Lavau tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guedelon at 13 km from Lavau

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Visit Lavau: highlights and tourist information

Lavau is situated in the Yonne 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 Lavau in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 13 km and Briare at 19 km.

Lavau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Guedelon

at 13 km (direction east)

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being reconstructed using...

See Guedelon guide

Briare

at 19 km (direction west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the centre of...

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Gien

at 28 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view across the bridge to...

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Sancerre

at 31 km (direction south-south-west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

See Sancerre guide

Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

See Aubigny-sur-Nere guide

Clamecy

at 43 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nievre department

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

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 47 km (direction south), in the Nievre department

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Montargis

at 48 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loiret department

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Auxerre

at 49 km (direction east-north-east)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...

See Auxerre guide

Joigny

at 53 km (direction north-east)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...

See Joigny guide

Bellegarde

at 60 km (direction north-west), in the Loiret department

Bellegarde is a small traditional town with an atractive moated castle in the centre...

See Bellegarde guide

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Map of places to visit near Lavau

Markets in and near Lavau

• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (8km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (12km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (14km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (16km)
• Chatillon-sur-Loire: market Thursday (17km)
• Briare: market Friday (20km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (21km)
• Chatillon-Coligny: market Friday (27km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (28km)
• Gien: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Lavau, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (31km)
• Montargis (48km)
• Joigny (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (27km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (27km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (32km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (43km)
• Auxerre (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (20km)
• Aubigny-sur-Nere (43km)
• Quiers-sur-Bezonde (61km)

Geography and distances

Lavau is in the eastern-center of France at 49 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Lavau is 148 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Lavau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Faverelles and Thou.

This page in French: Visiter Lavau