Breves tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Clamecy at 8 km from Breves
Visit Breves: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitBreves 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 Breves in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Clamecy at 8 km and Vezelay at 12 km.
Breves, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Clamecy
at 8 km (direction west-north-west)The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre...
See Clamecy guide

Vezelay
Heritage Site at 12 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne departmentEven if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in...
See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica
Church at 12 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne departmentThe basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture,...
See Vézelay basilica guide

Corbigny
at 19 km (direction south-south-east)Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey...
See Corbigny guide

Avallon
at 24 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne departmentAvallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing...
See Avallon guide

Montreal
at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne departmentBehind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very...
See Montreal guide

Guedelon
at 39 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne departmentAt the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being...
See Guedelon guide

Noyers-sur-Serein
Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne departmentThe half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite...
See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Auxerre
at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne departmentWith its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses...
See Auxerre guide

Chablis
at 46 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yonne departmentBest known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis...
See Chablis guide

Morvan Regional Park
Natural Parc at 49 km (direction east-south-east)Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with...
See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu
at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentSaulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...
See Saulieu guide

La Charite-sur-Loire
at 52 km (direction west-south-west)In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery...
See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Tonnerre
at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne departmentThere are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital...
See Tonnerre guide
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Map of places to visit near Breves
Markets in and near Breves
- Clamecy: market Saturday (8km)
- Corbigny: market Friday (19km)
- Avallon: market Saturday (24km)
- Vermenton: market Friday (29km)
- Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (38km)
- Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (39km)
- Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (42km)
- Toucy: market Saturday (42km)
- Chablis: market Sunday (47km)
- Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (47km)
More information about Breves, Burgundy
Tourist attractions near Breves, France
What to do at Breves? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Breves.
Heritage sites
- Vezelay (12km)
- Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (12km)
- Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
- Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Noyers-sur-Serein (43km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Morvan (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (23km)
- Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (24km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (38km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (41km)
- Parc de Saint-Léger (43km)
- Jardin de la Chaux (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Pougues-les-Eaux (54km)
Geography and distances
Breves is in the eastern-center of France at 58 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Breves is 185 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Breves
from Nevers (prefecture): 58 km
from Paris: 185 km
from Calais: 413 km
from Nice: 502 km
from Bordeaux: 431 km
from Strasbourg: 334 km
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 Breves from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amazy, Armes, Asnois, Chamoux, Chevroches, Dornecy, Flez-Cuzy, La Maison-Dieu, Metz-le-Comte, Tannay, Teigny and Villiers-sur-Yonne.
This page in French: Visiter Breves