Dornes tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Moulins at 16 km from Dornes
Visit Dornes: highlights and tourist information
Dornes 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 Dornes in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Moulins at 16 km and Souvigny at 23 km.
Dornes, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Moulins
at 16 km (direction south), in the Allier departmentIn the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...
See Moulins guide
Souvigny
at 23 km (direction south-west), in the Allier departmentThe Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the Dukes of...
See Souvigny guide
Apremont-sur-Allier
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Cher departmentThe story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...
See Apremont-sur-Allier guide
Nevers
at 35 km (direction north-west)The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...
See Nevers guide
Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule
at 45 km (direction south), in the Allier departmentThe quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...
See Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule guide
Herisson
at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Allier departmentThe ruined castle and the historic centre along the banks of the Aumance river...
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Reserve excursions near Dornes
Map of places to visit near Dornes
Markets in and near Dornes
- Decize: market Friday (15km)
- Yzeure: market Wednesday (16km)
- Moulins: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
- La Machine: market Saturday (22km)
- Bourbon-l'Archambault: market Saturday (27km)
- Noyant-d'Allier: market Wednesday (31km)
- Lurcy-Levis: market Monday (32km)
- Dompierre-sur-Besbre: market Saturday (33km)
- Nevers: market Saturday all day (35km)
- Sancoins: market Wednesday (36km)
More information about Dornes, Burgundy
Tourist attractions near Dornes, France
What to do at Dornes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Dornes.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Apremont-sur-Allier (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Georges (Bourbon-l'Archambault) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (28km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (58km)
Remarkable gardens
- Arboretum de Balaine (8km)
- Parc floral d'Apremont (32km)
- Forgeneuve (35km)
- Jardin du château de Limanton (43km)
- Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (45km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Le PAL (33km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Pougues-les-Eaux (45km)
- Montmarault (53km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (31km)
Geography and distances
Dornes is in the eastern-center of France at 35 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Dornes is 250 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Dornes
from Nevers (prefecture): 35 km
from Paris: 250 km
from Calais: 484 km
from Nice: 454 km
from Bordeaux: 369 km
from Strasbourg: 390 km
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 Dornes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aurouer, Saint-Ennemond, Saint-Parize-en-Viry and Toury-Lurcy.
This page in French: Visiter Dornes