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Visit Joigny: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see some medieval houses with wood-carvings and some more substantial 17th century townhouses

Joigny is situated in the Yonne department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Tourist classifications for Joigny include "recommended detour", "secteur sauvegarde" and "town of art and history". It is unusual for a town to have 3 awards, which indicates how important Joigny is as a tourist destination!

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Joigny in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pontigny at 25 km and Sens at 30 km.

Joigny, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Auxerre

at 24 km (direction south-east)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...

See Auxerre guide

Pontigny

at 25 km (direction east-south-east)

The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial Cistercian abbeys...

See Pontigny guide

Sens

at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the first...

See Sens guide

Chablis

at 35 km (direction east-south-east)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

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Tonnerre

at 45 km (direction east-south-east)

There are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and...

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Guedelon

at 48 km (direction south-south-west)

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being reconstructed using...

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Montargis

at 49 km (direction west), in the Loiret department

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction east-south-east)

The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Moret-sur-Loing

at 61 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

See Moret-sur-Loing guide

Briare

at 62 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the centre of...

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Montreal

at 68 km (direction south-east)

Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...

See Montreal guide

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Market days in Joigny: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;

• Joigny: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
• Migennes: market Thursday (9km)
• Saint-Julien-du-Sault: market Sunday (10km)
• Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (13km)
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (25km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (25km)
• Sens: market Wednesday & Monday all day & Friday (26km)
• Courtenay: market Thursday (26km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Joigny, France

What to do at Joigny? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Joigny.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (61km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (18km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (31km)
• Parc du château de Thorigny (34km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (25km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Sens (26km)

Geography and distances

Joigny is in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Joigny is 124 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Joigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beon, Cezy, Champlay, Champvallon, Chamvres, Epineau-les-Voves, Looze, Paroy-sur-Tholon, Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne and Villecien.

This page in French: Visiter Joigny