Villeneuve-Saint-Salves tourism and travel guide

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Visit Villeneuve-Saint-Salves: highlights and tourist information

Villeneuve-Saint-Salves 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 Villeneuve-Saint-Salves in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pontigny at 7 km and Auxerre at 9 km.

Villeneuve-Saint-Salves, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pontigny

at 7 km (direction north-east)

The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial Cistercian abbeys...

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Auxerre

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...

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Chablis

at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

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Joigny

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...

See Joigny guide

Tonnerre

at 24 km (direction east)

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

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 32 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 39 km (direction east)

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

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 44 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 44 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Vezelay guide

Avallon

at 45 km (direction south-east)

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

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Clamecy

at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre department

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

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Montreal

at 45 km (direction south-east)

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

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Guedelon

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being reconstructed using...

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Markets in and near Villeneuve-Saint-Salves

• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (12km)
• Migennes: market Thursday (16km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (17km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (22km)
• Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (23km)
• Joigny: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (24km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (28km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Villeneuve-Saint-Salves, France

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

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Vezelay (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (31km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Joigny (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (7km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (8km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du prieuré (45km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (9km)
• Clamecy (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Sens (47km)

Geography and distances

Villeneuve-Saint-Salves is in the eastern-center of France at 9 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Villeneuve-Saint-Salves is 147 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 Villeneuve-Saint-Salves from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beine, Bleigny-le-Carreau, Hery, Lignorelles, Moneteau, Montigny-la-Resle, Pontigny, Rouvray, Seignelay, Venouse and Venoy.

This page in French: Visiter Villeneuve-Saint-Salves