La Motte-Ternant tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Morvan Regional Park at 9 km from La Motte-Ternant

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Visit La Motte-Ternant: highlights and tourist information

La Motte-Ternant 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 La Motte-Ternant in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Morvan Regional Park at 9 km and Saulieu at 9 km.

La Motte-Ternant, 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 9 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 9 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 18 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 26 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

Montreal

at 33 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

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 33 km (direction north-west)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 33 km (direction north-west)

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

See Montbard 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 42 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

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

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 48 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

Corbigny

at 49 km (direction west), in the Nievre department

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

See Corbigny guide

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Map of places to visit near La Motte-Ternant

Markets in and near La Motte-Ternant

• Saulieu: market Saturday (9km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (26km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (26km)
• Montbard: market Friday (33km)
• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (36km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (36km)
• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (40km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (42km)
• Beaune: market Wednesday & Saturday (51km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (58km)

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Tourist attractions near La Motte-Ternant, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (26km)
• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (50km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (35km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
• Vezelay (47km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (26km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (26km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (48km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (18km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (9km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (33km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (45km)
• Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Saint-Léger (15km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (18km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (24km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (27km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (32km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (33km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (35km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (37km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Autun (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (27km)
• Cirque du Bout du Monde (45km)
• Bibracte (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beaune (51km)

Geography and distances

La Motte-Ternant is in the eastern-center of France at 53 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: La Motte-Ternant is 225 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 La Motte-Ternant from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fontangy, Juillenay, Lacour-d'Arcenay, Missery, Mont-Saint-Jean, Montlay-en-Auxois, Nan-sous-Thil, Noidan, Vic-sous-Thil and Villargoix.

This page in French: Visiter La Motte-Ternant