Tonnerre tourism and travel guide

Visit Tonnerre: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: There are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and the water source called the Fosse Dionne

Tonnerre 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 Tonnerre in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chablis at 14 km and Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc at 17 km.

Tonnerre, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 8 km (direction east)

The frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit...

See Chateau de Tanlay guide

Chablis

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Chablis guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 17 km (direction east-south-east)

The 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 18 km (direction south)

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Pontigny

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Pontigny guide

Auxerre

at 31 km (direction west)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses...

See Auxerre guide

Montreal

at 35 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Montreal guide

Montbard

at 37 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Montbard guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Avallon

at 41 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Avallon guide

Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 45 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see...

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

Joigny

at 45 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Joigny guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 46 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 46 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Vezelay guide

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Map of places to visit near Tonnerre

Markets in and near Tonnerre

Market days in Tonnerre: weekly market: Saturday;

• Tonnerre: market Saturday (0km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (14km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (16km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (21km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (24km)
• Chaource: market Monday (26km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (28km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (31km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (32km)
• Migennes: market Thursday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Tonnerre, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (52km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (39km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
• Vezelay (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (18km)
• Flavigny (57km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (28km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du prieuré (26km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (38km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (39km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (31km)
• Joigny (45km)
• Clamecy (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (39km)

Geography and distances

Tonnerre is in the eastern-center of France at 31 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Tonnerre is 164 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 Tonnerre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cheney, Dannemoine, Epineuil, Junay, Molosmes, Serrigny, Tissey, Vezinnes and Viviers.

This page in French: Visiter Tonnerre