Santigny tourism and travel guide

Visit Santigny: highlights and tourist information

Santigny 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 Santigny in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 7 km and Noyers-sur-Serein at 17 km.

Santigny, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montreal

Montreal

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Montreal guide
Noyers-sur-Serein

Noyers-sur-Serein

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

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide
Montbard

Montbard

at 18 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...

See Montbard guide
Avallon

Avallon

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Avallon guide
 
 
Semur-en-Auxois

Semur-en-Auxois

at 18 km (direction east-south-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
Fontenay Abbey

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 20 km (direction east-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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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide
Vézelay basilica

Vézelay basilica

Church at 30 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 30 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Vezelay guide
Chateau de Tanlay

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Flavigny

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Flavigny guide
Morvan Regional Park

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 33 km (direction south-south-east), in the Nievre department

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

See Morvan Regional Park guide
 
 
Saulieu

Saulieu

at 33 km (direction south-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Saulieu guide
Tonnerre

Tonnerre

at 34 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Tonnerre guide

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Markets in and near Santigny

  • Avallon: market Saturday (18km)
  • Montbard: market Friday (18km)
  • Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (23km)
  • Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (26km)
  • Vermenton: market Friday (31km)
  • Saulieu: market Saturday (33km)
  • Tonnerre: market Saturday (34km)
  • Chablis: market Sunday (36km)
  • Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (40km)
  • Clamecy: market Saturday (47km)

More information about Santigny, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Santigny, France

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

Grand sites of France

  • Alesia (28km)

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (18km)
  • Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (33km)
  • Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (45km)
  • Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (49km)
  • Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du moulin de Athie (10km)
  • Potager du château de Lantilly (20km)
  • Abbaye de Fontenay (22km)
  • Parc de Saint-Léger (32km)
  • Jardin de la Chaux (41km)
  • Abbaye de la Bussière (60km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Siège d'Alésia (29km)
 
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Geography and distances

Santigny is in the eastern-center of France at 49 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Santigny is 194 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Santigny

Canton: Guillon

Arrondissement: Avallon

Department: Yonne

Region: Burgundy

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 89420

Distance to Santigny

from Auxerre (prefecture): 49 km

from Paris: 194 km

from Calais: 410 km

from Nice: 494 km

from Bordeaux: 472 km

from Strasbourg: 292 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 Santigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blacy, Corrombles, Marmeaux, Montreal, Pisy, Talcy, Thizy, Trevilly, Vassy and Vignes.

This page in French: Visiter Santigny

 
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