Thoisy-le-Desert tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateauneuf-en-Auxois at 9 km from Thoisy-le-Desert

Visit Thoisy-le-Desert: highlights and tourist information

Thoisy-le-Desert is situated in the Cote d'Or 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 Thoisy-le-Desert in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateauneuf-en-Auxois at 9 km and Saulieu at 22 km.

Thoisy-le-Desert, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

The village of Chateauneuf-sur-Auxois, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France',...

See Chateauneuf-en-Auxois guide

Saulieu

at 22 km (direction west)

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

See Saulieu guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 22 km (direction west), in the Nievre department

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

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction west)

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

See Flavigny guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 31 km (direction north-west)

One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very...

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Beaune

at 34 km (direction south-east)

Beaune is the centre of the famous wine region of the same...

See Beaune guide

Nuits-Saint-Georges

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

A quiet town, Nuits-Saint-Georges wil be part of your tour of the...

See Nuits-Saint-Georges guide

Autun

at 37 km (direction south-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you...

See Autun guide

Dijon

at 40 km (direction east)

There is a remarkable range of interesting historic sites in Dijon, perhaps...

See Dijon guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 44 km (direction north-north-west)

The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding...

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 44 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Montbard guide

Montreal

at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Avallon

at 54 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

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Map of places to visit near Thoisy-le-Desert

Markets in and near Thoisy-le-Desert

• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (19km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (22km)
• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (28km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (33km)
• Beaune: market Wednesday & Saturday (34km)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges: market Friday (34km)
• Chenove: market Wednesday & Sunday (37km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (37km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (38km)
• Dijon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (40km)

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Tourist attractions near Thoisy-le-Desert, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (33km)
• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (51km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (9km)
• Flavigny (30km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (35km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (22km)
• Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (34km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (37km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de la Bussière (15km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (18km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (27km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (27km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (29km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (35km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (41km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Autun (37km)
• Dijon (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque du Bout du Monde (31km)
• Siège d'Alésia (33km)
• Bibracte (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beaune (34km)
• Quetigny (45km)

Geography and distances

Thoisy-le-Desert is in the eastern-center of France at 40 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Thoisy-le-Desert is 241 kilometres from Paris).

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 Thoisy-le-Desert from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arconcey, Bellenot-sous-Pouilly, Chailly-sur-Armancon, Chatellenot, Creancey, Essey, Maconge, Meilly-sur-Rouvres, Pouilly-en-Auxois and Rouvres-sous-Meilly.

This page in French: Visiter Thoisy-le-Desert