Arrans tourism and travel guide

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Visit Arrans: highlights and tourist information

Arrans is situated in the Cote d'Or 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 Arrans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbard at 8 km and Fontenay Abbey at 9 km.

Arrans, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montbard

at 8 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Montbard guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 9 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 15 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 23 km (direction south)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction west), 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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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction south-east)

The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...

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Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 27 km (direction north-east)

As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see the extraordinary...

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Montreal

at 27 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Tonnerre

at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Avallon

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

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

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Chablis

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

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

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre department

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

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Saulieu

at 47 km (direction south-south-west)

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

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Markets in and near Arrans

• Montbard: market Friday (8km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (15km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (20km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (26km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (31km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (32km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (34km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (38km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (41km)
• Chaource: market Monday (43km)

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Tourist attractions near Arrans, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (22km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (8km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)
• Vezelay (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (24km)
• Flavigny (26km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (21km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (27km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (8km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (8km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (15km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (17km)
• Jardin du prieuré (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (22km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (39km)

Geography and distances

Arrans is in the eastern-center of France at 68 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Arrans is 195 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Arrans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asnieres-en-Montagne, Buffon, Cry, Planay, Rougemont and Verdonnet.

This page in French: Visiter Arrans