Volesvres tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Paray-le-Monial at 4 km from Volesvres

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Visit Volesvres: highlights and tourist information

Volesvres is situated in the Saone-et-Loire 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 Volesvres in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Paray-le-Monial at 4 km and Paray-le-Monial basilica at 4 km.

Volesvres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Paray-le-Monial

at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make the Basilica...

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Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...

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Anzy-le-Duc

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

Much the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory of Anzy-le-Duc...

See Anzy-le-Duc guide

Semur-en-Brionnais

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction south-south-west)

As well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the Chateau de...

See Semur-en-Brionnais guide

Cluny

at 39 km (direction east)

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...

See Cluny guide

Cormatin

at 41 km (direction east)

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight...

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Lapalisse

at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Allier department

The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...

See Lapalisse guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 47 km (direction east-south-east)

Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the village that...

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Brancion

at 50 km (direction east)

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...

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Belleville

at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Rhone department

Not an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites of interest...

See Belleville guide

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Map of places to visit near Volesvres

Markets in and near Volesvres

• Paray-le-Monial: market Friday (4km)
• Charolles: market Wednesday (10km)
• Digoin: market Sunday & Friday (14km)
• Gueugnon: market Thursday (16km)
• La Clayette: market Tuesday (23km)
• Marcigny: market Monday (24km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (26km)
• Le Donjon: market Tuesday (31km)
• Chauffailles: market Friday (33km)
• Charlieu: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)

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Tourist attractions near Volesvres, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Semur-en-Brionnais (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Charlieu (35km)
• Lapalisse (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (4km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (16km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (16km)
• Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (24km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (34km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (35km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (35km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (36km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (38km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Digoine (10km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (15km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (16km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (22km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (31km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (47km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Le PAL (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Paray-le-Monial (4km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (10km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (41km)

Geography and distances

Volesvres is in the eastern-center of France at 55 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Volesvres is 298 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 - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Volesvres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Hautefond, Paray-le-Monial, Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais and Saint-Leger-les-Paray.

This page in French: Visiter Volesvres