Athie tourism and travel guide

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Visit Athie: highlights and tourist information

Athie 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 Athie in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbard at 9 km and Semur-en-Auxois at 10 km.

Athie, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montbard

at 9 km (direction north-east)

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

See Montbard guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 10 km (direction south-east)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 10 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Montreal

at 17 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 24 km (direction north-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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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction west-north-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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Avallon

at 27 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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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 32 km (direction south), in the Nievre department

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

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Saulieu

at 32 km (direction south)

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

See Saulieu guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 34 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Tonnerre

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

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Cote d'Or

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Markets in and near Athie

• Montbard: market Friday (9km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (16km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (24km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (27km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (32km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (38km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (40km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (40km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (43km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (44km)

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Tourist attractions near Athie, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (18km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (13km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Vezelay (40km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (22km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (24km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (49km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (20km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (9km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (52km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (0km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (9km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (13km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (33km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (41km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (51km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (19km)

Geography and distances

Athie is in the eastern-center of France at 65 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Athie is 201 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 Athie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bard-les-Epoisses, Corrombles, Corsaint, Crepand, Fain-les-Moutiers, Genay, Jeux-les-Bard, Millery, Moutiers-Saint-Jean, Quincerot, Quincy-le-Vicomte, Saint-Germain-les-Senailly, Senailly, Villaines-les-Prevotes and Viserny.

This page in French: Visiter Athie