Fontaines-les-Seches tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fontaines-les-Seches: highlights and tourist information

Fontaines-les-Seches 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 Fontaines-les-Seches in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc at 14 km and Montbard at 17 km.

Fontaines-les-Seches, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 14 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

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Montbard

at 17 km (direction south)

A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction south)

The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...

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Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see the extraordinary...

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 21 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Tonnerre

at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 32 km (direction south)

One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and...

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction south-south-east)

The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...

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Montreal

at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Chablis

at 42 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

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Avallon

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

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

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Pontigny

at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Markets in and near Fontaines-les-Seches

• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (15km)
• Montbard: market Friday (17km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (19km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (23km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (25km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (28km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (30km)
• Essoyes: market Wednesday (34km)
• Chaource: market Monday (35km)
• Bar-sur-Seine: market Friday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontaines-les-Seches, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (29km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (16km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (28km)
• Flavigny (32km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (27km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (19km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (17km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (16km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (25km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (26km)
• Jardin du prieuré (31km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (29km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (29km)

Geography and distances

Fontaines-les-Seches is in the eastern-center of France at 72 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Fontaines-les-Seches is 190 kilometres from Paris).

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 Fontaines-les-Seches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Balot, Gigny, Jully, Nesle-et-Massoult, Planay, Savoisy, Sennevoy-le-Bas, Sennevoy-le-Haut and Verdonnet.

This page in French: Visiter Fontaines-les-Seches