Alligny-Cosne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guedelon at 16 km from Alligny-Cosne

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Visit Alligny-Cosne: highlights and tourist information

Alligny-Cosne is situated in the Nievre 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 Alligny-Cosne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 16 km and Sancerre at 22 km.

Alligny-Cosne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Guedelon

at 16 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Guedelon guide

Sancerre

at 22 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

See Sancerre guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 31 km (direction south)

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Briare

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

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

See Briare guide

Clamecy

at 34 km (direction east)

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

See Clamecy guide

Gien

at 41 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view across the bridge to...

See Gien guide

Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 47 km (direction west), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

See Aubigny-sur-Nere guide

Corbigny

at 52 km (direction east-south-east)

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

See Corbigny guide

Auxerre

at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Auxerre guide

Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 65 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cher department

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

See Bourges Cathedral guide

Bourges

at 65 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cher department

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

See Bourges guide

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Map of places to visit near Alligny-Cosne

Markets in and near Alligny-Cosne

• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (20km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (21km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (21km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (21km)
• Chatillon-sur-Loire: market Thursday (28km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (29km)
• Vailly-sur-Sauldre: market Friday (31km)
• Briare: market Friday (33km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Alligny-Cosne, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (22km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (10km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (43km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (48km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (63km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (34km)
• Auxerre (54km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (33km)

Geography and distances

Alligny-Cosne is in the eastern-center of France at 52 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Alligny-Cosne is 165 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Alligny-Cosne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bitry, Dampierre-sous-Bouhy, Saint-Loup and Saint-Verain.

This page in French: Visiter Alligny-Cosne