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Visit Autun: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Autun is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 83 km from Macon, the department capital. (General information: Autun is 256 km from Paris and 478 km from the port at Calais).

For a detailed travel guide see Autun (page also includes a photo gallery for Autun)

Popular places to visit near Autun: these include Autun at 1 km and Morvan Regional Park at 37 km. Autun is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km and Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Autun: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Autun has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);

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Site visitor Annemieke Poirters: It was wonderful to be in Burgundy and enjoy the piece and quiet, the scenery and the lovely old towns with medieval old buildings. I thoroughly enjoyed Autun and would like to share my photos with you and others (see photo link above for photos).

Selected places to visit and attractions near Autun, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Autun 1km

Morvan Regional Park 37km

Saulieu 37km

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois 39km

Beaune 42km

Chalon-sur-Saone 47km

Things to see in Autun and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Autun

'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Sully (15km) : Jardin de la Chaux (29km) : Parc de Saint-Léger (38km) : Jardin du château de Limanton (42km) : Abbaye de la Bussière (44km) : Jardin du château de Digoine (45km) : Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (48km) : Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (49km) :
Beautiful Villages: Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (39km) :
Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (1km) : Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (36km) : Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (37km) : Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (39km) : Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (42km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Beaune (42km) :
Towns of Art and History: Autun (1km) : Chalon-sur-Saone (47km) :
Grand Site of France: Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (20km) :