Urzy tourism and travel guide

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Visit Urzy: highlights and tourist information

Urzy is situated in the Nievre 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 Urzy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Nevers at 7 km and Apremont-sur-Allier at 19 km.

Urzy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Nevers

at 7 km (direction south-west)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

See Nevers guide

Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction south-west), in the Cher department

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...

See Apremont-sur-Allier guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 20 km (direction north-west)

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

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Sancerre

at 42 km (direction north-west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

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Corbigny

at 43 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Clamecy

at 52 km (direction north-east)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Map of places to visit near Urzy

Markets in and near Urzy

• Nevers: market Saturday all day (7km)
• Fourchambault: market Sunday (10km)
• La Machine: market Saturday (27km)
• Decize: market Friday (31km)
• Sancoins: market Wednesday (32km)
• Baugy: market Friday (36km)
• Lurcy-Levis: market Monday (41km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (42km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (43km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Urzy, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Apremont-sur-Allier (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (29km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Forgeneuve (5km)
• Parc floral d'Apremont (20km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (34km)
• Arboretum de Balaine (39km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (7km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (8km)

Geography and distances

Urzy is in the eastern-center of France at 7 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Urzy is 211 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Urzy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Balleray, Coulanges-les-Nevers, Guerigny, Parigny-les-Vaux, Saint-Martin-d'Heuille and Varennes-Vauzelles.

This page in French: Visiter Urzy