Moutiers-en-Puisaye tourism and travel guide

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Visit Moutiers-en-Puisaye: highlights and tourist information

Moutiers-en-Puisaye 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 Moutiers-en-Puisaye in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 4 km and Clamecy at 31 km.

Moutiers-en-Puisaye, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Guedelon

at 4 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Clamecy

at 31 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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Briare

at 33 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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Auxerre

at 36 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Sancerre

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

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

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Gien

at 42 km (direction west), in the Loiret department

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

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Joigny

at 45 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 46 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 46 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 50 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre department

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

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Chablis

at 52 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Pontigny

at 52 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Montargis

at 54 km (direction north-west), in the Loiret department

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

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Corbigny

at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Nievre department

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

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Reserve excursions near Moutiers-en-Puisaye

Map of places to visit near Moutiers-en-Puisaye

Markets in and near Moutiers-en-Puisaye

• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (2km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (9km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (16km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (20km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (28km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (29km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (31km)
• Chatillon-sur-Loire: market Thursday (32km)
• Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (32km)
• Briare: market Friday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Moutiers-en-Puisaye, France

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

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
• Vezelay (46km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (40km)
• Joigny (44km)
• Montargis (54km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (46km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (51km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (37km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (39km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (31km)
• Auxerre (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (34km)

Geography and distances

Moutiers-en-Puisaye is in the eastern-center of France at 36 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Moutiers-en-Puisaye is 151 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 Moutiers-en-Puisaye from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Roncheres, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye and Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing.

This page in French: Visiter Moutiers-en-Puisaye