Lixy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sens at 14 km from Lixy

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Visit Lixy: highlights and tourist information

Lixy 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 Lixy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sens at 14 km and Moret-sur-Loing at 26 km.

Lixy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sens

at 14 km (direction east)

Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the first...

See Sens guide

Moret-sur-Loing

at 26 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

See Moret-sur-Loing guide

Fontainebleau

Castle at 35 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Joigny

at 36 km (direction south-east)

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

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Montargis

at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

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

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Provins

Heritage Site at 39 km (direction north-north-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The small town of Provins has retained a great deal of its medieval heritage,...

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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 46 km (direction north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

See Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte guide

Bellegarde

at 56 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

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

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Pontigny

at 59 km (direction east-south-east)

The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial Cistercian abbeys...

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Auxerre

at 60 km (direction south-east)

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

See Auxerre guide

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Markets in and near Lixy

• Saint-Valerien: market Saturday (6km)
• Pont-sur-Yonne: market Wednesday & Sunday (9km)
• Villeneuve-la-Guyard: market Monday (12km)
• Sens: market Wednesday & Monday all day & Friday (14km)
• Egreville: market Monday (18km)
• Courtenay: market Thursday (22km)
• Bray-sur-Seine: market Friday (22km)
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: market Tuesday & Friday (23km)
• Moret-sur-Loing: market Tuesday (26km)
• Donnemarie-Dontilly: market Monday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Lixy, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (35km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Motte-Tilly (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (26km)
• Joigny (29km)
• Montargis (38km)
• Provins (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (34km)
• Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (39km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Thorigny (23km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (34km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (35km)
• Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (46km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (46km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Sens (14km)
• Melun (47km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (48km)

Geography and distances

Lixy is in the eastern-center of France at 60 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Lixy is 88 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 Lixy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blennes, Brannay, Dollot, Saint-Serotin, Vallery, Villebougis and Villethierry.

This page in French: Visiter Lixy