Thury tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guedelon at 11 km from Thury

Visit Thury: highlights and tourist information

Thury is situated in the Yonne department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 11 km and Clamecy at 22 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Thury, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Thury in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

Guedelon

at 11 km (direction west)

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is...

See Guedelon guide

Clamecy

at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nievre department

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic...

See Clamecy guide

Auxerre

at 31 km (direction north-east)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre...

See Auxerre guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous...

See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Briare

at 42 km (direction west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing...

See Briare guide

Sancerre

at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for...

See Sancerre guide

Joigny

at 45 km (direction north-north-east)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of...

See Joigny guide

Chablis

at 45 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Chablis guide

Corbigny

at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Nievre department

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey...

See Corbigny guide

Avallon

at 47 km (direction east)

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

See Avallon guide

Pontigny

at 47 km (direction north-east)

The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known...

See Pontigny guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Nievre department

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Gien

at 51 km (direction west), in the Loiret department

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view...

See Gien guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Yonne

Map of places to visit near Thury

Markets in and near Thury

• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (8km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (17km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (18km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (22km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (29km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (31km)
• Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (32km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (34km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (34km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (36km)

More information about Thury, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Thury, France

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

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Vezelay (36km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (42km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (44km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (46km)
• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (46km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (22km)
• Auxerre (31km)
• Joigny (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (43km)

Geography and distances

Thury is in the eastern-center of France at 31 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Thury is 158 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 Thury from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lain, Lainsecq, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, Saints and Sougeres-en-Puisaye.

This page in French: Visiter Thury