Lucy-le-Bois tourism and travel guide

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Visit Lucy-le-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Lucy-le-Bois 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 Lucy-le-Bois in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Avallon at 7 km and Montreal at 11 km.

Lucy-le-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Avallon

at 7 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Avallon guide

Montreal

at 11 km (direction east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-east)

The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...

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Chablis

at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

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Clamecy

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nievre department

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 31 km (direction north-east)

The 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 34 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Tonnerre

at 34 km (direction north-north-east)

There are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and...

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Montbard

at 34 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 36 km (direction north-north-east)

The frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit to the...

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 36 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Auxerre

at 36 km (direction north-west)

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

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Markets in and near Lucy-le-Bois

• Avallon: market Saturday (7km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (17km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (30km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (30km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (31km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (34km)
• Montbard: market Friday (34km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (36km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (37km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (39km)

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Tourist attractions near Lucy-le-Bois, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (45km)

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
• Vezelay (15km)
• Fontenay Abbey (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (17km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (37km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (40km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (44km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (27km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (36km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (36km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (38km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (30km)
• Auxerre (36km)

Geography and distances

Lucy-le-Bois is in the eastern-center of France at 36 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Lucy-le-Bois is 184 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 Lucy-le-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annay-la-Cote, Anneot, Coutarnoux, Etaule, Girolles, Precy-le-Sec, Provency, Sainte-Colombe, Sauvigny-le-Bois, Tharot and Thory.

This page in French: Visiter Lucy-le-Bois