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Visit Vassy: highlights and tourist information

Vassy 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 Vassy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 10 km and Montbard at 14 km.

Vassy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montreal

at 10 km (direction west)

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

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Montbard

at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 15 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 16 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction north-west)

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

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Avallon

at 21 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 32 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Nievre department

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

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Saulieu

at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 34 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 34 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Tonnerre

at 35 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Markets in and near Vassy

• Montbard: market Friday (14km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (21km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (22km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (23km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (32km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (34km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (35km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (39km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (41km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (44km)

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Tourist attractions near Vassy, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (24km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (18km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Vezelay (34km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (19km)
• Flavigny (28km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (53km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (27km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (14km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (48km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (6km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (16km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (18km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (32km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (41km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (56km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (25km)

Geography and distances

Vassy is in the eastern-center of France at 52 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Vassy is 197 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 Vassy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bard-les-Epoisses, Corrombles, Corsaint, Fain-les-Moutiers, Marmeaux, Moutiers-Saint-Jean, Pisy, Santigny and Vignes.

This page in French: Visiter Vassy