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Visit Noyers-sur-Serein: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns in this region

Noyers-sur-Serein is situated in the Yonne department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Tourist classifications for Noyers-sur-Serein include "most beautiful village".

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 17 km and Tonnerre at 18 km.

Noyers-sur-Serein, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Montreal

at 17 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Tonnerre

at 18 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 18 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Chablis

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Avallon

at 24 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Montbard

at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 29 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Pontigny

at 32 km (direction north-west)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 32 km (direction south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 32 km (direction south-west)

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...

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Auxerre

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Clamecy

at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nievre department

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

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Markets in and near Noyers-sur-Serein

• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (15km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (18km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (20km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (20km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (24km)
• Montbard: market Friday (27km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (33km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (38km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (39km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (39km)

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Tourist attractions near Noyers-sur-Serein, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (41km)

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Fontenay Abbey (30km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Vezelay (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (45km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (27km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (24km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (30km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (33km)
• Jardin du prieuré (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (33km)
• Clamecy (44km)
• Joigny (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (49km)

Geography and distances

Noyers-sur-Serein is in the eastern-center of France at 34 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Noyers-sur-Serein is 177 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 Noyers-sur-Serein from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annay-sur-Serein, Censy, Grimault, Jouancy, Molay, Moulins-en-Tonnerrois, Sainte-Vertu and Sarry.

This page in French: Visiter Noyers-sur-Serein