Saint-Brisson tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Brisson: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Brisson is situated in the Nievre 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 Saint-Brisson in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saulieu at 11 km and Morvan Regional Park at 11 km.

Saint-Brisson, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saulieu

at 11 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Saulieu guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 11 km (direction east)

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

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Avallon

at 28 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Corbigny

at 31 km (direction west)

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

See Corbigny guide

Montreal

at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Semur-en-Auxois

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

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 34 km (direction west-north-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 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Vezelay guide

Autun

at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

The village of Chateauneuf-sur-Auxois, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France', also has...

See Chateauneuf-en-Auxois guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction east-north-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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Montbard

at 44 km (direction 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 44 km (direction north-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 48 km (direction west-north-west)

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

See Clamecy guide

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Brisson

Markets in and near Saint-Brisson

• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (8km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (11km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (28km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (31km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (38km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (41km)
• Montbard: market Friday (44km)
• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (45km)
• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (48km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (48km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Brisson, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (39km)
• Alesia (42km)

Heritage sites

• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Vezelay (34km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
• Fontenay Abbey (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (42km)
• Flavigny (43km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (46km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (1km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (25km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (39km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (44km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Saint-Léger (4km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (10km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (35km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (38km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (41km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (41km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (41km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Autun (38km)
• Clamecy (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bibracte (39km)
• Siège d'Alésia (43km)
• Cirque du Bout du Monde (53km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Brisson is in the eastern-center of France at 77 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Saint-Brisson is 219 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Saint-Brisson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Champeau-en-Morvan, Gouloux and Saint-Agnan.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Brisson