Arcy-sur-Cure travel guide
Visit Arcy-sur-Cure: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Vezelay at 15 km from Arcy-sur-Cure
Location: Arcy-sur-Cure is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 26 km from Auxerre, the department capital. (General information: Arcy-sur-Cure is 174 km from Paris and 397 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Arcy-sur-Cure: these include Vezelay at 15 km and Avallon at 17 km. Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) is a listed heritage site at 13 km and Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) is a listed heritage site at 15 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Arcy-sur-Cure reviews and comments:
Visit the caves at Arcy-sur-Cure - site of some of the oldest cave paintings to be found anywhere in the world and large caves with lakes and stalactites.
Arcy-sur-Cure, France Rating: 5/5 Reviewed by A Cave on
Selected places to visit and attractions near Arcy-sur-Cure, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Arcy-sur-Cure
See France This Way travel guides for Yonne and Burgundy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Arcy-sur-Cure.
Note that all distances from Arcy-sur-Cure shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Arcy-sur-Cure holidays and travel
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For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Yonne gites and villas
Markets near Arcy-sur-Cure
- Vermenton: market every Friday (7km)
- Avallon: market every Saturday (17km)
- Clamecy: market every Saturday (24km)
- Chablis: market every Sunday (24km)
- Auxerre: market every Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (25km)
- Tonnerre: market every Saturday (33km)
- Ancy-le-Franc: market every Thursday (35km)
- Toucy: market every Saturday (38km)
- Corbigny: market every Friday (39km)
- Aillant-sur-Tholon: market every Tuesday (43km)
- Saulieu: market every Saturday (51km)
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Arcy-sur-Cure and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Arcy-sur-Cure map below.
Heritage Site Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km); Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km); Vezelay (15km)
Most Beautiful Village Noyers-sur-Serein (21km)
Regional Natural Parc Morvan (45km)
Religious Monument Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (34km); Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (35km); Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (51km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin du moulin de Athie (38km); Parc de Saint-Léger (46km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Vezelay (16km); Clamecy (24km); Auxerre (25km)
Town Of Art And History Auxerre (26km)
Map of places to visit near Arcy-sur-Cure & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Arcy-sur-Cure
Canton: Vermenton
Arrondissement: Auxerre
Department: Yonne
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 89270
Distance to Arcy-sur-Cure
from Auxerre (local prefecture): 26 km
from Paris: 174 km
from Calais: 397 km
from Nice: 512 km
from Bordeaux: 453 km
from Strasbourg: 316 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Arcy-sur-Cure): Bessy-sur-Cure, Lucy-sur-Cure, Mailly-la-Ville, Precy-le-Sec, Saint-More, Sery and Voutenay-sur-Cure.
Getting here
Yonne is in the eastern-center of France. 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 Arcy-sur-Cure from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Arcy-sur-Cure