Vauclaix tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Corbigny at 11 km from Vauclaix

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Visit Vauclaix: highlights and tourist information

Vauclaix 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 Vauclaix in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Corbigny at 11 km and Vezelay at 27 km.

Vauclaix, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Corbigny

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Corbigny guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 27 km (direction north-north-west), 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 27 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

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Avallon

at 29 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

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Saulieu

at 31 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Saulieu guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 31 km (direction east)

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

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Clamecy

at 34 km (direction north-west)

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

See Clamecy guide

Montreal

at 38 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Autun

at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 48 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Montbard

at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Montbard guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 60 km (direction 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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Map of places to visit near Vauclaix

Markets in and near Vauclaix

• Corbigny: market Friday (11km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (15km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (30km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (31km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (34km)
• La Machine: market Saturday (47km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (47km)
• Decize: market Friday (53km)
• Montbard: market Friday (59km)

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Tourist attractions near Vauclaix, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (38km)

Heritage sites

• Vezelay (27km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (5km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (24km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (31km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (48km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (24km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (25km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (27km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (28km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (49km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (34km)
• Autun (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bibracte (38km)

Geography and distances

Vauclaix is in the eastern-center of France at 57 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Vauclaix 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 Vauclaix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cervon, Gacogne and Mhere.

This page in French: Visiter Vauclaix