La Roche-en-Brenil tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Morvan Regional Park at 11 km from La Roche-en-Brenil

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Visit La Roche-en-Brenil: highlights and tourist information

La Roche-en-Brenil 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 Roche-en-Brenil in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Morvan Regional Park at 11 km and Saulieu at 11 km.

La Roche-en-Brenil, 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 11 km (direction south-south-east), 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 11 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Saulieu guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 17 km (direction north-east)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Montreal

at 22 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

Avallon

at 24 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

Montbard

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Montbard guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Flavigny guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 31 km (direction north-east)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 34 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 34 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 38 km (direction north-north-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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Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Corbigny

at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nievre department

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

See Corbigny guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 44 km (direction west-south-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

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Map of places to visit near La Roche-en-Brenil

Markets in and near La Roche-en-Brenil

• Saulieu: market Saturday (11km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (21km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (24km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (28km)
• Montbard: market Friday (30km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (40km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (44km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (46km)
• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (48km)
• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (50km)

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Tourist attractions near La Roche-en-Brenil, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (30km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (33km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Vezelay (34km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (31km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (38km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (39km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (13km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (11km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Saint-Léger (11km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (19km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (22km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (24km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (33km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (44km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (45km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (46km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (53km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (30km)
• Cirque du Bout du Monde (56km)

Geography and distances

La Roche-en-Brenil is in the eastern-center of France at 65 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: La Roche-en-Brenil is 213 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 Roche-en-Brenil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Dompierre-en-Morvan, Lacour-d'Arcenay, Molphey, Rouvray, Saint-Didier and Saint-Germain-de-Modeon.

This page in French: Visiter La Roche-en-Brenil