Saint-Denis tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sens at 3 km from Saint-Denis
Visit Saint-Denis: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitSaint-Denis 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 Saint-Denis in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Sens at 3 km and Joigny at 29 km.
Saint-Denis, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Sens
at 3 km (direction north-east)Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne,...
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Joigny
at 29 km (direction south-south-east)In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you...
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Provins
Heritage Site at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Seine-et-Marne departmentThe small town of Provins has retained a great deal of its...
See Provins guide

Moret-sur-Loing
at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne departmentMoret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...
See Moret-sur-Loing guide

Fontainebleau
Castle at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne departmentThe extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau,...
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Montargis
at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret departmentWith more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in...
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Pontigny
at 49 km (direction south-east)The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial...
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Auxerre
at 53 km (direction south-east)With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses...
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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Castle at 55 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne departmentThe Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style...
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Chablis
at 61 km (direction south-east)Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis...
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Map of places to visit near Saint-Denis
Markets in and near Saint-Denis
- Sens: market Wednesday & Monday all day & Friday (3km)
- Pont-sur-Yonne: market Wednesday & Sunday (8km)
- Saint-Valerien: market Saturday (14km)
- Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
- Villeneuve-la-Guyard: market Monday (19km)
- Bray-sur-Seine: market Friday (21km)
- Saint-Julien-du-Sault: market Sunday (22km)
- Villeneuve-l'Archeveque: market Saturday (22km)
- Courtenay: market Thursday (26km)
- Joigny: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Denis, France
What to do at Saint-Denis? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Denis.
Heritage sites
- Fontainebleau Palace (46km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Motte-Tilly (29km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Joigny (25km)
- Provins (37km)
- Moret-sur-Loing (37km)
- Montargis (47km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (35km)
- Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (44km)
- Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Thorigny (12km)
- Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (38km)
- Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (38km)
- Domaine national de Fontainebleau (46km)
- Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (55km)
- Arboretum national des Barres (58km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Sens (3km)
- Melun (57km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Denis is in the eastern-center of France at 53 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Saint-Denis is 97 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Denis
from Auxerre (prefecture): 53 km
from Paris: 97 km
from Calais: 319 km
from Nice: 590 km
from Bordeaux: 478 km
from Strasbourg: 333 km
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 Saint-Denis from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Courtois-sur-Yonne, Cuy, Evry, Gisy-les-Nobles, Maillot, Malay-le-Grand, Nailly, Paron, Saint-Clement, Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, Sens, Soucy, Villenavotte and Villeperrot.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Denis
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