Balleray tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Nevers at 13 km from Balleray

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Visit Balleray: highlights and tourist information

Balleray 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 Balleray in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Nevers at 13 km and La Charite-sur-Loire at 23 km.

Balleray, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Nevers

at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

See Nevers guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction south-west), in the Cher department

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...

See Apremont-sur-Allier guide

Corbigny

at 37 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Corbigny guide

Sancerre

at 44 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cher department

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

See Sancerre guide

Clamecy

at 46 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Clamecy guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Avallon

at 66 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

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Map of places to visit near Balleray

Markets in and near Balleray

• Nevers: market Saturday all day (13km)
• Fourchambault: market Sunday (16km)
• La Machine: market Saturday (25km)
• Decize: market Friday (31km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (36km)
• Sancoins: market Wednesday (39km)
• Baugy: market Friday (42km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (44km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (46km)
• Lurcy-Levis: market Monday (46km)

More information about Balleray, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Balleray, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Vezelay (56km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Apremont-sur-Allier (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (23km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Forgeneuve (10km)
• Parc floral d'Apremont (26km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (29km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (36km)
• Arboretum de Balaine (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (13km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (14km)

Geography and distances

Balleray is in the eastern-center of France at 13 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Balleray is 210 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 Balleray from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Montigny-Aux-Amognes, Nolay, Ourouer, Poiseux, Saint-Martin-d'Heuille, Saint-Sulpice and Urzy.

This page in French: Visiter Balleray