Armes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Armes: highlights and tourist information

Armes 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 Armes in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Clamecy at 2 km and Vezelay at 15 km.

Armes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Clamecy

at 2 km (direction west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 15 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 15 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

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

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Corbigny

at 25 km (direction south-east)

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

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Avallon

at 28 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

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

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Guedelon

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

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

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Auxerre

at 38 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Montreal

at 38 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Chablis

at 44 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 50 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Pontigny

at 51 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Tonnerre

at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Map of places to visit near Armes

Markets in and near Armes

• Clamecy: market Saturday (2km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (25km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (27km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (28km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (31km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (36km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (37km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (41km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (44km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (45km)

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Tourist attractions near Armes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Vezelay (15km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (29km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (34km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (2km)
• Auxerre (37km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (54km)

Geography and distances

Armes is in the eastern-center of France at 59 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Armes is 179 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 Armes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breves, Chevroches, Clamecy, Dornecy, Licheres-sur-Yonne, Pousseaux, Rix, Surgy and Villiers-sur-Yonne.

This page in French: Visiter Armes