Chemilly-sur-Serein tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chemilly-sur-Serein: highlights and tourist information

Chemilly-sur-Serein is situated in the Yonne 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 Chemilly-sur-Serein in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chablis at 7 km and Tonnerre at 13 km.

Chemilly-sur-Serein, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chablis

at 7 km (direction north-west)

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

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Tonnerre

at 13 km (direction north-east)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Pontigny

at 19 km (direction north-west)

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Auxerre

at 22 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 23 km (direction east)

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

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Montreal

at 29 km (direction south-east)

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

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Avallon

at 31 km (direction south)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Montbard

at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 42 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Joigny

at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...

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Markets in and near Chemilly-sur-Serein

• Chablis: market Sunday (7km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (13km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (15km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (22km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (22km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (27km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (30km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (31km)
• Migennes: market Thursday (34km)
• Chaource: market Monday (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Chemilly-sur-Serein, France

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

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
• Vezelay (35km)
• Fontenay Abbey (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (13km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Joigny (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (24km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (37km)
• Jardin du prieuré (39km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (42km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (22km)
• Clamecy (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (51km)

Geography and distances

Chemilly-sur-Serein is in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Chemilly-sur-Serein is 164 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Chemilly-sur-Serein from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigremont, Beru, Chablis, Chichee, Fleys, Licheres-Pres-Aigremont, Molay, Poilly-sur-Serein, Sainte-Vertu and Viviers.

This page in French: Visiter Chemilly-sur-Serein