Vieux-Chateau tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Montreal at 11 km from Vieux-Chateau
Visit Vieux-Chateau: highlights and tourist information
Vieux-Chateau 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 Vieux-Chateau in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Montreal at 11 km and Semur-en-Auxois at 15 km.
Vieux-Chateau, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Montreal
at 11 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne departmentBehind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...
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Semur-en-Auxois
at 15 km (direction east)One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and...
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Avallon
at 17 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentAvallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...
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Morvan Regional Park
Natural Parc at 22 km (direction south-south-east), in the Nievre departmentMorvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...
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Saulieu
at 22 km (direction south-south-east)Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...
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Montbard
at 23 km (direction north-east)A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...
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Fontenay Abbey
Abbey at 24 km (direction north-east)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 27 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yonne departmentThe half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...
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Vézelay basilica
Church at 29 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentThe basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...
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Vezelay
Heritage Site at 29 km (direction west), in the Yonne departmentEven if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...
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Flavigny
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction east)The village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...
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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc
Castle at 34 km (direction east), in the Yonne departmentThe 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...
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Corbigny
at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nievre departmentCorbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...
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Chateau de Tanlay
Castle at 42 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne departmentThe frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit to the...
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Markets in and near Vieux-Chateau
- Avallon: market Saturday (17km)
- Saulieu: market Saturday (22km)
- Montbard: market Friday (23km)
- Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (26km)
- Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (30km)
- Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (34km)
- Vermenton: market Friday (37km)
- Corbigny: market Friday (42km)
- Tonnerre: market Saturday (45km)
- Chablis: market Sunday (46km)
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Tourist attractions near Vieux-Chateau, France
What to do at Vieux-Chateau? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vieux-Chateau.
Grand sites of France
- Alesia (28km)
Heritage sites
- Fontenay Abbey (27km)
- Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
- Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
- Vezelay (29km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Noyers-sur-Serein (27km)
- Flavigny (30km)
- Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (47km)
National Monuments
- Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (31km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chatillon-sur-Seine (55km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Morvan (22km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (22km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (38km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du moulin de Athie (14km)
- Potager du château de Lantilly (20km)
- Parc de Saint-Léger (21km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (27km)
- Jardin de la Chaux (30km)
- Abbaye de la Bussière (52km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Auxerre (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Siège d'Alésia (28km)
Geography and distances
Vieux-Chateau is in the eastern-center of France at 70 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Vieux-Chateau is 203 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Vieux-Chateau
from Dijon (prefecture): 70 km
from Paris: 203 km
from Calais: 421 km
from Nice: 485 km
from Bordeaux: 466 km
from Strasbourg: 296 km
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 Vieux-Chateau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bussieres, Cisery, Corrombles, Courcelles-Fremoy, Epoisses, Forleans, Guillon, Montberthault, Rouvray, Saint-Andre-en-Terre-Plaine, Sainte-Magnance, Sauvigny-le-Beureal, Savigny-en-Terre-Plaine, Sincey-les-Rouvray and Toutry.
This page in French: Visiter Vieux-Chateau