Fontangy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Morvan Regional Park at 12 km from Fontangy

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Visit Fontangy: highlights and tourist information

Fontangy 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 Fontangy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Morvan Regional Park at 12 km and Saulieu at 12 km.

Fontangy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 12 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nievre department

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu

at 12 km (direction west-south-west)

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

See Saulieu guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-east)

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

See Flavigny guide

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

The village of Chateauneuf-sur-Auxois, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France', also has...

See Chateauneuf-en-Auxois guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Montbard guide

Montreal

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Avallon

at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

Autun

at 44 km (direction south), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 47 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 47 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Vezelay guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

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

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

See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Cote d'Or

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Map of places to visit near Fontangy

Markets in and near Fontangy

• Saulieu: market Saturday (12km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (23km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (29km)
• Montbard: market Friday (31km)
• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (36km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (37km)
• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (41km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (44km)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges: market Friday (51km)
• Beaune: market Wednesday & Saturday (51km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontangy, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (24km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (33km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (23km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (26km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (47km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (12km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (31km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (46km)
• Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Saint-Léger (17km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (21km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (22km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (26km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (31km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (32km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (33km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (39km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Autun (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (24km)
• Cirque du Bout du Monde (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beaune (51km)

Geography and distances

Fontangy is in the eastern-center of France at 52 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Fontangy is 224 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 Fontangy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aisy-sous-Thil, Charny, Clamerey, La Motte-Ternant, Marcigny-sous-Thil, Missery, Mont-Saint-Jean, Montlay-en-Auxois, Nan-sous-Thil, Noidan, Normier, Precy-sous-Thil, Vic-sous-Thil and Villargoix.

This page in French: Visiter Fontangy