Venarey-les-Laumes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Venarey-les-Laumes: highlights and tourist information

Venarey-les-Laumes 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 Venarey-les-Laumes in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Flavigny at 6 km and Semur-en-Auxois at 11 km.

Venarey-les-Laumes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 6 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Flavigny guide

Semur-en-Auxois

at 11 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 11 km (direction north-west)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 13 km (direction north-west)

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

See Montbard guide

Montreal

at 32 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 34 km (direction 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 34 km (direction south-west)

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

See Saulieu guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 34 km (direction 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 38 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction south-south-east)

The village of Chateauneuf-sur-Auxois, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France', also has...

See Chateauneuf-en-Auxois guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction west-north-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

Avallon

at 42 km (direction west), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 44 km (direction 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

Dijon

at 50 km (direction east-south-east)

There is a remarkable range of interesting historic sites in Dijon, perhaps our favourite...

See Dijon guide

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Map of places to visit near Venarey-les-Laumes

Markets in and near Venarey-les-Laumes

Market days in Venarey-les-Laumes: weekly market: Wednesday;

• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (0km)
• Montbard: market Friday (13km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (34km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (35km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (37km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (42km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (49km)
• Chenove: market Wednesday & Sunday (49km)
• Dijon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (50km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (51km)

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Tourist attractions near Venarey-les-Laumes, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (2km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (12km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (6km)
• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (38km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (39km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (5km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (38km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (13km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Potager du château de Lantilly (6km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (12km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (16km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (38km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (39km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (41km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Dijon (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (3km)

Geography and distances

Venarey-les-Laumes is in the eastern-center of France at 50 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Venarey-les-Laumes is 214 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 Venarey-les-Laumes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alise-Sainte-Reine, Benoisey, Bussy-le-Grand, Eringes, Flavigny, Gresigny-Sainte-Reine, Grignon, Juilly, Massingy-les-Semur, Menetreux-le-Pitois, Mussy-la-Fosse, Pouillenay and Seigny.

This page in French: Visiter Venarey-les-Laumes