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Visit Montbard: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon in Montbard

Montbard is situated in the Cote d'Or department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Semur-en-Auxois at 15 km and Flavigny at 19 km.

Montbard, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 2 km (direction east)

The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 15 km (direction south)

One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and...

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...

See Flavigny guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 21 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

The 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...

See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide

Montreal

at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 31 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

The frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit to the...

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Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 32 km (direction north-east)

As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see the extraordinary...

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

Avallon

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...

See Avallon guide

Tonnerre

at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Tonnerre guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 39 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre department

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu

at 39 km (direction south-south-west)

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

See Saulieu guide

Chablis

at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Chablis guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...

See Vézelay basilica guide

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Market days in Montbard: weekly market: Friday;

• Montbard: market Friday (0km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (13km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (22km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (31km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (35km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (37km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (39km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (40km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (41km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Montbard, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (15km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (4km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)
• Vezelay (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (19km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (27km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (16km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (32km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (0km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (61km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (4km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (9km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (10km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (42km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (16km)

Geography and distances

Montbard is in the eastern-center of France at 63 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Montbard is 201 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Montbard from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Benoisey, Buffon, Courcelles-les-Montbard, Crepand, Fain-les-Montbard, Marmagne, Montigny-Montfort, Quincerot, Saint-Germain-les-Senailly, Saint-Remy and Senailly.

This page in French: Visiter Montbard