Bitry tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guedelon at 12 km from Bitry

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Visit Bitry: highlights and tourist information

Bitry 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 Bitry in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 12 km and Sancerre at 25 km.

Bitry, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Guedelon

at 12 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Guedelon guide

Sancerre

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

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

See Sancerre guide

Briare

at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the centre of...

See Briare guide

Clamecy

at 33 km (direction east)

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

See Clamecy guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Gien

at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view across the bridge to...

See Gien guide

Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 48 km (direction west), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

See Aubigny-sur-Nere guide

Auxerre

at 50 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Auxerre guide

Corbigny

at 52 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Corbigny guide

Pontigny

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

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

See Pontigny guide

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Map of places to visit near Bitry

Markets in and near Bitry

• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (14km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (17km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (17km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (21km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (24km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (25km)
• Chatillon-sur-Loire: market Thursday (27km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (32km)
• Briare: market Friday (32km)
• Vailly-sur-Sauldre: market Friday (32km)

More information about Bitry, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Bitry, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (25km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (14km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (40km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (33km)
• Auxerre (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (32km)

Geography and distances

Bitry is in the eastern-center of France at 56 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Bitry is 161 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 Bitry from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alligny-Cosne, Dampierre-sous-Bouhy, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Saint-Loup and Saint-Verain.

This page in French: Visiter Bitry