Saint-Germain-les-Senailly tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Germain-les-Senailly: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Germain-les-Senailly is situated in the Cote d'Or 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-Germain-les-Senailly in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbard at 6 km and Fontenay Abbey at 8 km.

Saint-Germain-les-Senailly, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montbard

at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 8 km (direction east-north-east)

The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 13 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Montreal

at 19 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 21 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Avallon

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

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

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

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 35 km (direction south), in the Nievre department

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

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Saulieu

at 35 km (direction south)

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

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Tonnerre

at 36 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 38 km (direction north-east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 42 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Germain-les-Senailly

Markets in and near Saint-Germain-les-Senailly

• Montbard: market Friday (6km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (15km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (22km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (29km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (35km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (36km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (37km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (41km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (43km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (43km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Germain-les-Senailly, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (18km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (10km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Vezelay (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (22km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (24km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (51km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (38km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (6km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (35km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (54km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (4km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (10km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (10km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (37km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (45km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (53km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (18km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Germain-les-Senailly is in the eastern-center of France at 65 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Germain-les-Senailly is 200 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Saint-Germain-les-Senailly from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Athie, Buffon, Champ-d'Oiseau, Crepand, Fain-les-Moutiers, Montbard, Montigny-Montfort, Moutiers-Saint-Jean, Quincerot, Quincy-le-Vicomte, Saint-Remy, Senailly, Villaines-les-Prevotes and Viserny.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Germain-les-Senailly