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Auxerre travel guide

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Visit Auxerre: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Auxerre is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Yonne department. (General information: Auxerre is 149 km from Paris and 372 km from the port at Calais).

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

Popular places to visit near Auxerre: these include Auxerre at 1 km and Pontigny at 16 km. Auxerre is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km and Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 12km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Auxerre: Auxerre has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);

Selected places to visit and attractions near Auxerre, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Auxerre 1km

Pontigny 16km

Chablis 17km

Joigny 25km

Tonnerre 31km

Noyers-sur-Serein 33km

Clamecy 37km

Guedelon 39km

Vezelay 39km

Tanlay castle 39km

Avallon 42km

Ancy-le-Franc castle 44km

Montreal 45km

Things to see in Auxerre and nearby

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

'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (47km) :
Beautiful Villages: Noyers-sur-Serein (33km) :
Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (12km) : Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (17km) : Basilique Sainte Madeleine (Vezelay) (39km) :
Heritage Sites: Vezelay (39km) :
Towns of Art and History: Auxerre (1km) : Joigny (32km) :