Poilly-sur-Serein tourism and travel guide

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Visit Poilly-sur-Serein: highlights and tourist information

Poilly-sur-Serein 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 Poilly-sur-Serein in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chablis at 9 km and Noyers-sur-Serein at 11 km.

Poilly-sur-Serein, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chablis

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Tonnerre

at 12 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 17 km (direction east-north-east)

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 20 km (direction east)

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

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Pontigny

at 21 km (direction north-west)

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

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Auxerre

at 24 km (direction west)

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

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Montreal

at 27 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Avallon

at 31 km (direction south)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Montbard

at 37 km (direction east-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 39 km (direction east-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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Clamecy

at 44 km (direction 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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Markets in and near Poilly-sur-Serein

• Chablis: market Sunday (9km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (12km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (16km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (20km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (24km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (29km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (30km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (30km)
• Migennes: market Thursday (36km)
• Montbard: market Friday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Poilly-sur-Serein, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (52km)

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
• Vezelay (35km)
• Fontenay Abbey (40km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (11km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (26km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (35km)
• Jardin du prieuré (38km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (40km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (24km)
• Clamecy (44km)
• Joigny (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (50km)

Geography and distances

Poilly-sur-Serein is in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Poilly-sur-Serein is 166 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 Poilly-sur-Serein from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigremont, Annay-sur-Serein, Beru, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Chichee, Fleys, Licheres-Pres-Aigremont, Molay, Sainte-Vertu, Viviers and Yrouerre.

This page in French: Visiter Poilly-sur-Serein