Provency tourism and travel guide

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Visit Provency: highlights and tourist information

Provency 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 Provency in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 6 km and Avallon at 7 km.

Provency, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montreal

at 6 km (direction east)

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

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Avallon

at 7 km (direction south-west)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 29 km (direction 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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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 30 km (direction north-east)

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

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Montbard

at 30 km (direction east-north-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 32 km (direction 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 32 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Clamecy

at 34 km (direction west-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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Tonnerre

at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 36 km (direction south-east), in the Nievre department

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

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Markets in and near Provency

• Avallon: market Saturday (7km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (21km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (29km)
• Montbard: market Friday (30km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (32km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (34km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (35km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (36km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (37km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Provency, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (40km)

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
• Vezelay (18km)
• Fontenay Abbey (34km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (17km)
• Flavigny (44km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (30km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (37km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (48km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (23km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (32km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (33km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (34km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (34km)
• Auxerre (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (41km)

Geography and distances

Provency is in the eastern-center of France at 40 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Provency is 188 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 Provency from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angely, Annay-la-Cote, Anneot, Athie, Avallon, Coutarnoux, Dissangis, Etaule, Lucy-le-Bois, Sainte-Colombe, Sauvigny-le-Bois, Sceaux and Thory.

This page in French: Visiter Provency