Saint-Valerien tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sens at 16 km from Saint-Valerien

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Visit Saint-Valerien: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Valerien 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-Valerien in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sens at 16 km and Moret-sur-Loing at 30 km.

Saint-Valerien, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sens

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the first...

See Sens guide

Moret-sur-Loing

at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

See Moret-sur-Loing guide

Joigny

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...

See Joigny guide

Montargis

at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

See Montargis guide

Fontainebleau

Castle at 39 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

See Fontainebleau guide

Provins

Heritage Site at 45 km (direction north-north-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The small town of Provins has retained a great deal of its medieval heritage,...

See Provins guide

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

See Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte guide

Bellegarde

at 53 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

Bellegarde is a small traditional town with an atractive moated castle in the centre...

See Bellegarde guide

Pontigny

at 55 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Pontigny guide

Auxerre

at 55 km (direction south-east)

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

See Auxerre guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Valerien

Market days in Saint-Valerien: weekly market: Saturday;

• Saint-Valerien: market Saturday (0km)
• Pont-sur-Yonne: market Wednesday & Sunday (14km)
• Sens: market Wednesday & Monday all day & Friday (14km)
• Courtenay: market Thursday (16km)
• Egreville: market Monday (17km)
• Villeneuve-la-Guyard: market Monday (18km)
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
• Saint-Julien-du-Sault: market Sunday (22km)
• Bray-sur-Seine: market Friday (28km)
• Moret-sur-Loing: market Tuesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Valerien, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (38km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Motte-Tilly (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Joigny (24km)
• Moret-sur-Loing (30km)
• Montargis (34km)
• Provins (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (41km)
• Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (49km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Thorigny (26km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (28km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (38km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (46km)
• Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (51km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (51km)
• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Sens (14km)
• Melun (52km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (52km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Valerien is in the eastern-center of France at 55 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Saint-Valerien is 93 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 Saint-Valerien from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brannay, Dollot, Foucheres, La Belliole, Montacher-Villegardin, Villebougis and Villeneuve-la-Dondagre.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Valerien