Vezelay travel guide
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Visit Vezelay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vezelay is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 39 km from Auxerre, the department capital. (General information: Vezelay is 186 km from Paris and 411 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Vezelay: these include Vezelay at 1 km and Avallon at 13 km. Basilique Sainte Madeleine (Vezelay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Vezelay is a listed 'heritage site' at 1km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Vezelay: Vezelay has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Vezelay, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Vezelay and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Vezelay
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Saint-Léger (37km) : Jardin du moulin de Athie (40km) : Jardin de la Chaux (44km) : Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (46km) : Potager du château de Lantilly (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Noyers-sur-Serein (32km) :
- Religious monuments: Basilique Sainte Madeleine (Vezelay) (1km) : Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (25km) : Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (33km) : Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (42km) : Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (48km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezelay (1km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Auxerre (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Vezelay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vézelay
Canton: Vézelay
Arrondissement: Avallon
Department: Yonne
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 89450
Distance to Vezelay
from Auxerre: 39 km
from Paris: 186 km
from Calais: 411 km
from Nice: 500 km
from Bordeaux: 442 km
from Strasbourg: 323 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Vezelay (within 6 km): Asquins : Domecy-sur-le-Vault : Foissy-les-Vezelay : Fontenay-Pres-Vezelay : Pierre-Perthuis : Saint-Pere : Tharoiseau :
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This page in French: Visitez Vezelay