Semur-en-Auxois tourism and travel guide

Visit Semur-en-Auxois: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and extensive historic centre and a pretty riverside setting
Semur-en-Auxois is situated in the Cote d'Or department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Semur-en-Auxois. For detailed visitor information see the Semur-en-Auxois travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Semur-en-Auxois in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Fontenay Abbey at 15 km and Flavigny at 15 km.
Semur-en-Auxois, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Montbard
at 15 km (direction )A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the...
See Montbard guide

Fontenay Abbey
Abbey at 15 km (direction north-north-east)The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding...
See Fontenay Abbey guide

Flavigny
Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction east)The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls,...
See Flavigny guide

Montreal
at 23 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentBehind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very...
See Montreal guide

Morvan Regional Park
Natural Parc at 25 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre departmentMorvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with...
See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu
at 25 km (direction south-south-west)Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...
See Saulieu guide

Avallon
at 32 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentAvallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing...
See Avallon guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc
Castle at 34 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first...
See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide

Noyers-sur-Serein
Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite...
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Chateauneuf-en-Auxois
Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction south-east)The village of Chateauneuf-sur-Auxois, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France',...
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Chateau de Tanlay
Castle at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit...
See Chateau de Tanlay guide

Vézelay basilica
Church at 44 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentThe basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture,...
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Vezelay
Heritage Site at 44 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentEven if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in...
See Vezelay guide

Chatillon-sur-Seine
at 46 km (direction north-north-east)As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see...
See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Cote d'Or
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Markets in and near Semur-en-Auxois
- Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (11km)
- Montbard: market Friday (15km)
- Saulieu: market Saturday (25km)
- Avallon: market Saturday (31km)
- Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (34km)
- Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (38km)
- Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (45km)
- Tonnerre: market Saturday (48km)
- Vermenton: market Friday (48km)
- Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (50km)
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Tourist attractions near Semur-en-Auxois, France
What to do at Semur-en-Auxois? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Semur-en-Auxois.
Grand sites of France
- Alesia (13km)
Heritage sites
- Fontenay Abbey (17km)
- Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
- Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
- Vezelay (44km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Flavigny (15km)
- Noyers-sur-Serein (34km)
- Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (39km)
National Monuments
- Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (16km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chatillon-sur-Seine (46km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Morvan (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (15km)
- Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (25km)
- Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Potager du château de Lantilly (7km)
- Jardin du moulin de Athie (10km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (17km)
- Parc de Saint-Léger (28km)
- Jardin de la Chaux (34km)
- Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (42km)
- Abbaye de la Bussière (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Siège d'Alésia (14km)
Geography and distances
Semur-en-Auxois is in the eastern-center of France at 57 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Semur-en-Auxois is 211 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Semur-en-Auxois
from Dijon (prefecture): 57 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 424 km
from Nice: 479 km
from Bordeaux: 479 km
from Strasbourg: 282 km
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 Semur-en-Auxois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Courcelles-les-Semur, Genay, Juilly, Lantilly, Massingy-les-Semur, Millery, Pont-et-Massene, Saint-Euphrone, Vic-de-Chassenay and Villars-et-Villenotte.
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