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Visit Thizy: highlights and tourist information

Thizy 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 Thizy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 4 km and Avallon at 14 km.

Thizy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montreal

at 4 km (direction south-west)

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

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Avallon

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Montbard

at 22 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 22 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...

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 24 km (direction 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

Castle at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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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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Tonnerre

at 32 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Chablis

at 34 km (direction north-west)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 35 km (direction south-south-east), 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-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Markets in and near Thizy

• Avallon: market Saturday (14km)
• Montbard: market Friday (22km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (24km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (26km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (30km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (32km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (33km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (35km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (40km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Thizy, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (33km)

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Fontenay Abbey (26km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• Vezelay (26km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (15km)
• Flavigny (36km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (59km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (22km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (43km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (50km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (15km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (24km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (26km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (33km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (42km)
• Auxerre (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (33km)

Geography and distances

Thizy is in the eastern-center of France at 45 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Thizy is 191 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 Thizy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angely, Annoux, Athie, Blacy, Dissangis, Marmeaux, Montreal, Santigny, Sceaux, Talcy, Trevilly and Vignes.

This page in French: Visiter Thizy