Couloutre tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guedelon at 20 km from Couloutre

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Visit Couloutre: highlights and tourist information

Couloutre 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 Couloutre in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 20 km and Clamecy at 23 km.

Couloutre, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Guedelon

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

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

See Guedelon guide

Clamecy

at 23 km (direction east)

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

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 30 km (direction south-west)

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

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Sancerre

at 30 km (direction west), in the Cher department

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

See Sancerre guide

Corbigny

at 38 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Corbigny guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 40 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

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

See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 40 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Briare

at 45 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

Nevers

at 46 km (direction south)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

See Nevers guide

Auxerre

at 51 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Auxerre guide

Gien

at 54 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

Chablis

at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Chablis guide

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Reserve excursions near Couloutre

Map of places to visit near Couloutre

Markets in and near Couloutre

• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (23km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (23km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (23km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (28km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (29km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (34km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (37km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (38km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (39km)
• Chatillon-sur-Loire: market Thursday (41km)

More information about Couloutre, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Couloutre, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Vezelay (40km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (10km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Forgeneuve (45km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (51km)
• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (23km)
• Auxerre (50km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (46km)

Geography and distances

Couloutre is in the eastern-center of France at 46 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Couloutre is 174 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 Couloutre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ciez, Menestreau, Menou and Perroy.

This page in French: Visiter Couloutre