Balot tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chatillon-sur-Seine at 13 km from Balot

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Visit Balot: highlights and tourist information

Balot 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 Balot in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chatillon-sur-Seine at 13 km and Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc at 20 km.

Balot, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 20 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Montbard guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 26 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

See Chateau de Tanlay guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Flavigny guide

Tonnerre

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

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

See Tonnerre guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 36 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Montreal

at 42 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Chablis

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

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

See Chablis guide

Avallon

at 53 km (direction west-south-west), 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 Balot

Markets in and near Balot

• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (12km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (19km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (20km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (21km)
• Montbard: market Friday (22km)
• Essoyes: market Wednesday (28km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (30km)
• Bar-sur-Seine: market Friday (33km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (34km)
• Chaource: market Monday (35km)

More information about Balot, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Balot, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (31km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (19km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (34km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (35km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (29km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (13km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (19km)
• Jardin du prieuré (30km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (30km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (30km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (25km)

Geography and distances

Balot is in the eastern-center of France at 71 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Balot is 193 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 Balot from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bissey-la-Pierre, Fontaines-les-Seches, Laignes, Marcenay and Nesle-et-Massoult.

This page in French: Visiter Balot