Courtois-sur-Yonne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Courtois-sur-Yonne: highlights and tourist information

Courtois-sur-Yonne 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 Courtois-sur-Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sens at 4 km and Joigny at 29 km.

Courtois-sur-Yonne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sens

at 4 km (direction east-north-east)

Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the first...

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Joigny

at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Moret-sur-Loing

at 36 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

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Provins

Heritage Site at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The small town of Provins has retained a great deal of its medieval heritage,...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 45 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Montargis

at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Pontigny

at 49 km (direction south-east)

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

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Auxerre

at 53 km (direction south-east)

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

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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 55 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

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Chablis

at 61 km (direction south-east)

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

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Markets in and near Courtois-sur-Yonne

• Sens: market Wednesday & Monday all day & Friday (4km)
• Pont-sur-Yonne: market Wednesday & Sunday (8km)
• Saint-Valerien: market Saturday (13km)
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
• Villeneuve-la-Guyard: market Monday (19km)
• Bray-sur-Seine: market Friday (21km)
• Saint-Julien-du-Sault: market Sunday (22km)
• Villeneuve-l'Archeveque: market Saturday (23km)
• Courtenay: market Thursday (25km)
• Egreville: market Monday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Courtois-sur-Yonne, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (45km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Motte-Tilly (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Joigny (25km)
• Moret-sur-Loing (36km)
• Provins (37km)
• Montargis (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (35km)
• Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (44km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Thorigny (13km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (38km)
• Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (39km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (45km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (55km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Sens (4km)
• Melun (56km)

Geography and distances

Courtois-sur-Yonne is in the eastern-center of France at 53 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Courtois-sur-Yonne is 97 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 Courtois-sur-Yonne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cuy, Evry, Maillot, Nailly, Paron, Saint-Clement, Saint-Denis, Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, Sens, Soucy, Villenavotte, Villeperrot and Villeroy.

This page in French: Visiter Courtois-sur-Yonne