Fain-les-Moutiers tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Montbard at 11 km from Fain-les-Moutiers
Visit Fain-les-Moutiers: highlights and tourist information
Fain-les-Moutiers is situated in the Cote d'Or 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 Fain-les-Moutiers in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Montbard at 11 km and Fontenay Abbey at 13 km.
Fain-les-Moutiers, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Montbard
at 11 km (direction east-north-east)A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...
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Fontenay Abbey
Abbey at 13 km (direction east-north-east)The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...
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Semur-en-Auxois
at 14 km (direction south-east)One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and...
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Montreal
at 14 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne departmentBehind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...
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Noyers-sur-Serein
Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...
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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc
Castle at 22 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...
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Avallon
at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne departmentAvallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...
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Flavigny
Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction east)The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...
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Chateau de Tanlay
Castle at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit to the...
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Morvan Regional Park
Natural Parc at 33 km (direction south), in the Nievre departmentMorvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...
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Saulieu
at 33 km (direction south)Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...
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Tonnerre
at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne departmentThere are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and...
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Vézelay basilica
Church at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne departmentThe basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...
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Vezelay
Heritage Site at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne departmentEven if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...
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Markets in and near Fain-les-Moutiers
- Montbard: market Friday (11km)
- Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (19km)
- Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (22km)
- Avallon: market Saturday (25km)
- Saulieu: market Saturday (33km)
- Tonnerre: market Saturday (35km)
- Vermenton: market Friday (37km)
- Chablis: market Sunday (40km)
- Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (41km)
- Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (43km)
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Tourist attractions near Fain-les-Moutiers, France
What to do at Fain-les-Moutiers? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fain-les-Moutiers.
Grand sites of France
- Alesia (22km)
Heritage sites
- Fontenay Abbey (15km)
- Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
- Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
- Vezelay (37km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Noyers-sur-Serein (21km)
- Flavigny (25km)
- Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (52km)
National Monuments
- Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (24km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chatillon-sur-Seine (42km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Morvan (35km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (11km)
- Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (51km)
- Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du moulin de Athie (4km)
- Potager du château de Lantilly (13km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (15km)
- Parc de Saint-Léger (34km)
- Jardin de la Chaux (42km)
- Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (55km)
- Abbaye de la Bussière (56km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Siège d'Alésia (22km)
Geography and distances
Fain-les-Moutiers is in the eastern-center of France at 69 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Fain-les-Moutiers is 198 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Fain-les-Moutiers
from Dijon (prefecture): 69 km
from Paris: 198 km
from Calais: 412 km
from Nice: 492 km
from Bordeaux: 478 km
from Strasbourg: 285 km
Getting here
Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Fain-les-Moutiers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Athie, Bard-les-Epoisses, Corsaint, Jeux-les-Bard, Moutiers-Saint-Jean, Pisy, Quincerot, Quincy-le-Vicomte, Saint-Germain-les-Senailly, Senailly, Vassy and Viserny.
This page in French: Visiter Fain-les-Moutiers