Villaines-en-Duesmois tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Fontenay Abbey at 13 km from Villaines-en-Duesmois

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Visit Villaines-en-Duesmois: highlights and tourist information

Villaines-en-Duesmois 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 Villaines-en-Duesmois in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fontenay Abbey at 13 km and Montbard at 15 km.

Villaines-en-Duesmois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Montbard

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Flavigny

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction south)

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

See Flavigny guide

Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 22 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

Semur-en-Auxois

at 25 km (direction south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Auxois guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

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

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

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Chateau de Tanlay

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

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

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Montreal

at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Montreal guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction 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

Tonnerre

at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Tonnerre guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Nievre department

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

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Saulieu

at 49 km (direction south-west)

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

See Saulieu guide

Avallon

at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Yonne department

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

See Avallon guide

Dijon

at 55 km (direction south-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Villaines-en-Duesmois

Markets in and near Villaines-en-Duesmois

• Montbard: market Friday (15km)
• Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (16km)
• Chatillon-sur-Seine: market Saturday (21km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (30km)
• Mussy-sur-Seine: market Thursday (33km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (36km)
• Essoyes: market Wednesday (42km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (46km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (49km)
• Chaource: market Monday (51km)

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Tourist attractions near Villaines-en-Duesmois, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (16km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (11km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Flavigny (18km)
• Noyers-sur-Serein (40km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (13km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Seine (22km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (55km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (15km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Abbaye de Fontenay (11km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (18km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (24km)
• Jardin du prieuré (46km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Dijon (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (16km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (41km)
• Quetigny (60km)

Geography and distances

Villaines-en-Duesmois is in the eastern-center of France at 55 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Villaines-en-Duesmois is 208 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 Villaines-en-Duesmois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chaume-les-Baigneux, Fontaines-en-Duesmois, Jours-les-Baigneux, Magny-Lambert, Puits, Saint-Marc-sur-Seine and Semond.

This page in French: Visiter Villaines-en-Duesmois