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Visit Crain: highlights and tourist information

Crain 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 Crain in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Clamecy at 8 km and Vezelay at 16 km.

Crain, 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 south-south-west), in the Nievre department

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Avallon

at 27 km (direction east)

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

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Auxerre

at 30 km (direction east)

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

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Guedelon

at 30 km (direction west)

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

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Corbigny

at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Nievre department

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

See Corbigny guide

Montreal

at 36 km (direction east)

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

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Chablis

at 37 km (direction north-east)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Pontigny

at 44 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Tonnerre

at 48 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 53 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 53 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Markets in and near Crain

• Clamecy: market Saturday (8km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (20km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (27km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (28km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (29km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (30km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (32km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (37km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (38km)
• Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (41km)

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Tourist attractions near Crain, France

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

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Vezelay (16km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (38km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (36km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (42km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Saint-Léger (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (8km)
• Auxerre (29km)

Geography and distances

Crain is in the eastern-center of France at 30 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Crain is 172 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 Crain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andryes, Coulanges-sur-Yonne, Festigny, Licheres-sur-Yonne, Lucy-sur-Yonne, Pousseaux and Surgy.

This page in French: Visiter Crain