Semur-en-Brionnais tourism and travel guide

Visit Semur-en-Brionnais: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: As well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the Chateau de Saint-Hugues and Collegiale Saint-Hilaire in Semur-en-Brionnais
Semur-en-Brionnais is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Semur-en-Brionnais. For detailed visitor information see the Semur-en-Brionnais travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Semur-en-Brionnais include "most beautiful village".
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-Brionnais in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Paray-le-Monial basilica at 21 km and Paray-le-Monial at 21 km.
Semur-en-Brionnais, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Anzy-le-Duc
at 7 km (direction north-north-west)Much the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory...
See Anzy-le-Duc guide

Paray-le-Monial basilica
Church at 21 km (direction north-north-west)Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...
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Paray-le-Monial
at 21 km (direction north-north-west)The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make...
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Lapalisse
at 35 km (direction west), in the Allier departmentThe renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its...
See Lapalisse guide

Cluny
at 48 km (direction east-north-east)As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny...
See Cluny guide

Solutre-Pouilly
at 49 km (direction east)Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the...
See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Oingt
Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Rhone departmentCompletely renovated in recent years, Oingt is one of the prettiest villages...
See Oingt guide

Theize
at 54 km (direction east-south-east), in the Rhone departmentThe quiet village of Theizé makes a pleasant detour when exploring the...
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Chateldon
at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its...
See Chateldon guide

Bagnols
at 55 km (direction east-south-east), in the Rhone departmentBagnols village with a castle is one of the pretty villages to...
See Bagnols guide

Cormatin
at 55 km (direction east-north-east)The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is...
See Cormatin guide

Anse
at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Rhone departmentThe quiet town of Anse retains some Roman remains that hint at...
See Anse guide

Thiers
at 62 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentNot always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical...
See Thiers guide

Eveux
at 64 km (direction south-east), in the Rhone departmentEveux, in the Rhone, is visited for the La Tourette Monastery designed...
See Eveux guide
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Markets in and near Semur-en-Brionnais
- Marcigny: market Monday (4km)
- Charlieu: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
- La Clayette: market Tuesday (16km)
- Chauffailles: market Friday (20km)
- Paray-le-Monial: market Friday (21km)
- Charolles: market Wednesday (23km)
- Roanne: market Sunday & Friday (24km)
- Le Donjon: market Tuesday (25km)
- Cours-la-Ville: market Wednesday & Saturday & Monday (25km)
- Digoin: market Sunday & Friday (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Semur-en-Brionnais, France
What to do at Semur-en-Brionnais? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Semur-en-Brionnais.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Oingt (52km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Charlieu (13km)
- Lapalisse (35km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (0km)
- Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (6km)
- Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (7km)
- Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (10km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (10km)
- Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (12km)
- Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (13km)
- Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (16km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (18km)
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (21km)
- Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (29km)
- Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (42km)
- Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (46km)
- Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (10km)
- Jardin du château de Chaumont (10km)
- Les Jardins du château de Drée (18km)
- Le jardin de Zéphyr (21km)
- Jardin du château de Digoine (33km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Cluny (48km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Le PAL (43km)
Towns of Art and history
- Paray-le-Monial (21km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Charolles (23km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (45km)
Geography and distances
Semur-en-Brionnais is in the eastern-center of France at 57 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Semur-en-Brionnais is 316 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Semur-en-Brionnais
Canton: Semur-en-Brionnais
Arrondissement: Charolles
Department: Saone-et-Loire
Region: Burgundy
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 71110
Distance to Semur-en-Brionnais
from Macon (prefecture): 57 km
from Paris: 316 km
from Calais: 546 km
from Nice: 379 km
from Bordeaux: 396 km
from Strasbourg: 377 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Semur-en-Brionnais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baugy, Briant, Chambilly, Mailly, Marcigny, Melay, Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray, Saint-Julien-de-Civry, Saint-Martin-du-Lac, Sainte-Foy and Sarry.
This page in French: Visiter Semur-en-Brionnais