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Visit Island: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Island is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 41 km from Auxerre, the department capital. (General information: Island is 190 km from Paris and 413 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Avallon at 5 km from Island
Popular places to visit near Island: these include Avallon at 5 km and Vezelay at 7 km.
Vezelay is a listed 'heritage site' at 7km and Basilique Sainte Madeleine (Vezelay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Island, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Island
See France This Way travel guides for Yonne and Burgundy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Island.
Note that all distances from Island shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Island holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Island (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
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
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 Island and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Saint-Léger (31km) : Jardin du moulin de Athie (33km) : Jardin de la Chaux (39km) : Potager du château de Lantilly (41km) : Abbaye de Fontenay (45km) : Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Noyers-sur-Serein (28km) :
- Religious monuments: Basilique Sainte Madeleine (Vezelay) (7km) : Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (26km) : Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (36km) : Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (39km) : Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (41km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezelay (7km) : Fontenay Abbey (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Auxerre (42km) :
- Grand Site of France: Alesia (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Island & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Island
Canton: Avallon
Arrondissement: Avallon
Department: Yonne
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 89200
Distance to Island
from Auxerre: 41 km
from Paris: 190 km
from Calais: 413 km
from Nice: 496 km
from Bordeaux: 449 km
from Strasbourg: 316 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Island): Anneot, Avallon, Domecy-sur-le-Vault, Etaule, Givry, Menades, Pierre-Perthuis, Pontaubert, Tharoiseau and Vault-de-Lugny.
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 Island from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Island