Moutiers-Saint-Jean tourism and travel guide

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Visit Moutiers-Saint-Jean: highlights and tourist information

Moutiers-Saint-Jean 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 Moutiers-Saint-Jean in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbard at 11 km and Semur-en-Auxois at 12 km.

Moutiers-Saint-Jean, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montbard

at 11 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Montbard guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Montreal

at 14 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west-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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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 24 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction east)

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

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Avallon

at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 31 km (direction south), in the Nievre department

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

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Saulieu

at 31 km (direction south)

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Tonnerre

at 37 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Markets in and near Moutiers-Saint-Jean

• Montbard: market Friday (12km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (18km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (24km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (24km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (31km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (37km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (38km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (41km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (42km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Moutiers-Saint-Jean, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (21km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (16km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Vezelay (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (22km)
• Flavigny (24km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (50km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (23km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (11km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (50km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (3km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (12km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (15km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (32km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (40km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (53km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (21km)

Geography and distances

Moutiers-Saint-Jean is in the eastern-center of France at 67 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Moutiers-Saint-Jean is 200 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 Moutiers-Saint-Jean from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Athie, Bard-les-Epoisses, Corrombles, Corsaint, Fain-les-Moutiers, Genay, Jeux-les-Bard, Pisy, Quincerot, Quincy-le-Vicomte, Saint-Germain-les-Senailly, Senailly, Vassy and Viserny.

This page in French: Visiter Moutiers-Saint-Jean