Nuits tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc at 6 km from Nuits

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Visit Nuits: highlights and tourist information

Nuits 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 Nuits in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc at 6 km and Montbard at 15 km.

Nuits, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 6 km (direction north-west)

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

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Montbard

at 15 km (direction south-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 16 km (direction north-west)

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

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction south-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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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction west)

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

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Tonnerre

at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Montreal

at 25 km (direction south-west)

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

See Montreal guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 28 km (direction south-south-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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Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see the extraordinary...

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Chablis

at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Avallon

at 35 km (direction south-west)

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

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Pontigny

at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 45 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Map of places to visit near Nuits

Markets in and near Nuits

• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (7km)
• Montbard: market Friday (15km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (23km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (28km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (30km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (31km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (32km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (35km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (35km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Nuits, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (30km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (16km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Vezelay (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (17km)
• Flavigny (34km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (15km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (16km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (18km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (24km)
• Jardin du prieuré (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (30km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (38km)

Geography and distances

Nuits is in the eastern-center of France at 49 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Nuits is 186 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 Nuits from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ancy-le-Franc, Asnieres-en-Montagne, Chassignelles, Cry, Etivey, Fulvy, Perrigny-sur-Armancon, Ravieres, Stigny and Villiers-les-Hauts.

This page in French: Visiter Nuits