Pimelles tourism and travel guide

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Visit Pimelles: highlights and tourist information

Pimelles 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 Pimelles in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Tanlay at 7 km and Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc at 7 km.

Pimelles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 7 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 7 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Tonnerre

at 15 km (direction west)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south-west)

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

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Montbard

at 27 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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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 28 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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Chablis

at 28 km (direction west)

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

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Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 30 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

Montreal

at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Pontigny

at 36 km (direction west)

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 40 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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Avallon

at 44 km (direction south-west)

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 45 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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Auxerre

at 45 km (direction west)

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

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Markets in and near Pimelles

• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (7km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (15km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (21km)
• Chaource: market Monday (25km)
• Montbard: market Friday (27km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (28km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (29km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (30km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (30km)
• Bar-sur-Seine: market Friday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Pimelles, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (41km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (27km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
• Vezelay (52km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (21km)
• Flavigny (45km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (27km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du prieuré (22km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (27km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (31km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (29km)

Geography and distances

Pimelles is in the eastern-center of France at 46 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Pimelles is 176 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 Pimelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ancy-le-Libre, Argentenay, Baon, Cruzy-le-Chatel and Gland.

This page in French: Visiter Pimelles