Touillon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Fontenay Abbey at 5 km from Touillon

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Visit Touillon: highlights and tourist information

Touillon 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 Touillon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fontenay Abbey at 5 km and Montbard at 7 km.

Touillon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Montbard guide

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction south-east)

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

See Flavigny guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 19 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide

Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 27 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

Montreal

at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Chateau de Tanlay guide

Tonnerre

at 41 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Tonnerre guide

Avallon

at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre department

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

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu

at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saulieu guide

Chablis

at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Chablis guide

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Markets in and near Touillon

• Montbard: market Friday (7km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (13km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (25km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (26km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (37km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (37km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (41km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (42km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (44km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (58km)

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Tourist attractions near Touillon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (14km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (3km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (17km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (33km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (12km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (7km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (3km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (12km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (16km)
• Jardin du prieuré (46km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (47km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (14km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (43km)

Geography and distances

Touillon is in the eastern-center of France at 59 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Touillon is 204 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 Touillon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fain-les-Montbard, Fresnes and Marmagne.

This page in French: Visiter Touillon