Chalaux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chalaux: highlights and tourist information

Chalaux 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 Chalaux in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Avallon at 17 km and Vézelay basilica at 19 km.

Chalaux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Avallon

at 17 km (direction ), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Vezelay guide

Corbigny

at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Corbigny guide

Montreal

at 25 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 25 km (direction east)

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

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu

at 25 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Saulieu guide

Clamecy

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Clamecy guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction north-north-east), 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

Montbard

at 45 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Montbard guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Flavigny guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 52 km (direction north-north-east), 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

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Markets in and near Chalaux

• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (16km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (17km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (20km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (25km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (32km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (38km)
• Montbard: market Friday (45km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (47km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (52km)

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Tourist attractions near Chalaux, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (49km)

Heritage sites

• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Vezelay (19km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Fontenay Abbey (49km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (40km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (16km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (16km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (25km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (34km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (45km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Saint-Léger (19km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (25km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (36km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (37km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (41km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (42km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (49km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (32km)
• Autun (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (49km)

Geography and distances

Chalaux is in the eastern-center of France at 69 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Chalaux is 205 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 Chalaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Marigny-l'Eglise, Saint-Andre-en-Morvan and Saint-Martin-du-Puy.

This page in French: Visiter Chalaux