Gien-sur-Cure tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saulieu at 19 km from Gien-sur-Cure

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Visit Gien-sur-Cure: highlights and tourist information

Gien-sur-Cure 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 Gien-sur-Cure in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saulieu at 19 km and Morvan Regional Park at 19 km.

Gien-sur-Cure, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saulieu

at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Saulieu guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 19 km (direction north-east)

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

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Autun

at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

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

See Autun guide

Corbigny

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Corbigny guide

Avallon

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

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

See Avallon guide

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Chateauneuf-en-Auxois guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 45 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 45 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Montreal

at 45 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 53 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Flavigny guide

Clamecy

at 56 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Map of places to visit near Gien-sur-Cure

Markets in and near Gien-sur-Cure

• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (10km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (19km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (25km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (34km)
• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (35km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (42km)
• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (44km)
• Le Creusot: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (45km)
• Montchanin: market Wednesday (52km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (52km)

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Tourist attractions near Gien-sur-Cure, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (24km)
• Alesia (53km)

Heritage sites

• Vezelay (45km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (42km)
• Flavigny (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (15km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (19km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la Chaux (9km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (16km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (32km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (32km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (35km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Autun (25km)
• Clamecy (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bibracte (24km)
• Cirque du Bout du Monde (45km)
• Siège d'Alésia (54km)

Geography and distances

Gien-sur-Cure is in the eastern-center of France at 73 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Gien-sur-Cure is 231 kilometres from Paris).

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 Gien-sur-Cure from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cussy-en-Morvan, Menessaire and Moux-en-Morvan.

This page in French: Visiter Gien-sur-Cure