Guidebook for Burnand
Arts & Culture
Cluny is known for being a great power from the 10th century with its Roman churches and a Benedictine abbey holding 10,000 monks! A must-see for all visitors to the area…
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Cluny
Cluny is known for being a great power from the 10th century with its Roman churches and a Benedictine abbey holding 10,000 monks! A must-see for all visitors to the area…
Inventor of photography, this museum is a must for photography enthusiasts. There is also his house museum Maison Nicéphore Niépce in Varennes le Grande nearby where the first photograph was taken...
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Musee Nicephore Niepce
28 Quai des MessageriesInventor of photography, this museum is a must for photography enthusiasts. There is also his house museum Maison Nicéphore Niépce in Varennes le Grande nearby where the first photograph was taken...
Sightseeing
Thousands of young people gathering from all over the world in this small village worship place. It is an icon for a new kind of spirituality for everyone.
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Taizé
Thousands of young people gathering from all over the world in this small village worship place. It is an icon for a new kind of spirituality for everyone.
Highest point in the area with a spectacular view and impressive romanesque church in a charming village. On a clear day one could see the Mont Blanc...
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Mont-Saint-Vincent
Highest point in the area with a spectacular view and impressive romanesque church in a charming village. On a clear day one could see the Mont Blanc...
Brancion (Xth, XIIth, XIVth) is the most important stronghold of southern Burgundy. Famous for its strategic location and history. Jocerand de Brancion, companion of St. Louis, killed at the Crusades at the Battle of Mansourah. Châtellenie Ducale (end of the 13th century) then Royale, it remained a living example of the military architecture of the Middle Ages. This Bourguignon village where time seems to have stopped will seduce you with its charm and calm. You can make a stopover or even spend a few days in a charming hostel, simple and pleasant.
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Brancion
Brancion (Xth, XIIth, XIVth) is the most important stronghold of southern Burgundy. Famous for its strategic location and history. Jocerand de Brancion, companion of St. Louis, killed at the Crusades at the Battle of Mansourah. Châtellenie Ducale (end of the 13th century) then Royale, it remained a living example of the military architecture of the Middle Ages. This Bourguignon village where time seems to have stopped will seduce you with its charm and calm. You can make a stopover or even spend a few days in a charming hostel, simple and pleasant.
Begun in 1605, the Château of Cormatin is unique in France for its exceptionally well-preserved interiors from the reign of Louis XIII (1628). The guided tour includes: turn-of-the-century sitting rooms, the kitchens and a grand "open" staircase, wide moats. The 12-ha grounds feature: a fine boxwood maze.
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Château de Cormatin
Grande RueBegun in 1605, the Château of Cormatin is unique in France for its exceptionally well-preserved interiors from the reign of Louis XIII (1628). The guided tour includes: turn-of-the-century sitting rooms, the kitchens and a grand "open" staircase, wide moats. The 12-ha grounds feature: a fine boxwood maze.
Autun was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Roman capital to the Gallic people Aedui, who had Bibracte as their political centre. The city boasts two ancient Roman gates and other ruins dating to the time of Augustus, an ancient theatre, which was one of the largest in the western part of the empire with a 17,000 seat capacity and the so-called Temple of Janus, only two walls (faces) of which remain.
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Autun
Autun was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Roman capital to the Gallic people Aedui, who had Bibracte as their political centre. The city boasts two ancient Roman gates and other ruins dating to the time of Augustus, an ancient theatre, which was one of the largest in the western part of the empire with a 17,000 seat capacity and the so-called Temple of Janus, only two walls (faces) of which remain.
Set in the heart of Romanesque Burgundy, Paray-le-Monial attracts thousands of visitors every year. Known for its Basilica, a masterpiece of twelfth-century Cluniac art, the fame of the City of the Sacred Heart extends around the world. In the 17th century, Christ appeared three times to a young nun from the convent of the Visitation, Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, and bared his heart to her. She was given the task of spreading his message to the world: “This is the heart which has so loved mankind”. Pilgrims came here to rediscover in the Sacred Heart the meaning of their own lives and for a powerful spiritual experience.
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Paray le Monial
Set in the heart of Romanesque Burgundy, Paray-le-Monial attracts thousands of visitors every year. Known for its Basilica, a masterpiece of twelfth-century Cluniac art, the fame of the City of the Sacred Heart extends around the world. In the 17th century, Christ appeared three times to a young nun from the convent of the Visitation, Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, and bared his heart to her. She was given the task of spreading his message to the world: “This is the heart which has so loved mankind”. Pilgrims came here to rediscover in the Sacred Heart the meaning of their own lives and for a powerful spiritual experience.
Parks & Nature
Known as President Mitterand's favorite site, The Rock of Solutre houses rests of the Paleolitikum and its half buried departmental Museum of Prehistory showing 25,000 years of the past. Find out about the mystery of bones of horses found at the foot of this strange mountain.
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Roche de Solutré
Roche de SolutréKnown as President Mitterand's favorite site, The Rock of Solutre houses rests of the Paleolitikum and its half buried departmental Museum of Prehistory showing 25,000 years of the past. Find out about the mystery of bones of horses found at the foot of this strange mountain.
Human beings have occupied these caves from the Middle Stone Age until the Middle Ages. They left many tools and everyday objects. But cave bears and lions were other less welcome guests…
The tour shows exceptional remains of bears including several complete skeletons, the complete skull from one of the ten known cave lions in France. The wealth of the collections in the caves or in the archaeological museum and the unusual geology of the site place the Grottes d‘Azé among the greatest prehistoric caves. Enjoy your trip to the centre of the earth…
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Les Grottes d'Azé
135 route de DonzyHuman beings have occupied these caves from the Middle Stone Age until the Middle Ages. They left many tools and everyday objects. But cave bears and lions were other less welcome guests…
The tour shows exceptional remains of bears including several complete skeletons, the complete skull from one of the ten known cave lions in France. The wealth of the collections in the caves or in the archaeological museum and the unusual geology of the site place the Grottes d‘Azé among the greatest prehistoric caves. Enjoy your trip to the centre of the earth…
Shopping
On the Côte Chalonnaise, Buxy welcomes you in a green setting in the heart of the vineyards. In the medieval city, let yourself be charmed by the picturesque streets and old houses. Then take a walk or bike ride on the nearby Greenway. And if you love fine wines, follow the Route des Grands Vins and visit the huge "Wine store" for an amazing choice of local wines.
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Vignerons de Buxy
4-6 Rte de ChalonOn the Côte Chalonnaise, Buxy welcomes you in a green setting in the heart of the vineyards. In the medieval city, let yourself be charmed by the picturesque streets and old houses. Then take a walk or bike ride on the nearby Greenway. And if you love fine wines, follow the Route des Grands Vins and visit the huge "Wine store" for an amazing choice of local wines.
Buxy, Montagny-les-Buxy, Jully-les-Buxy ans Saint-vallerin: it is here, in our authentic little Burgundy villages, in deeply undulating terrain, that Montagny is born. Under the jealousy guarded care of a hundred dynamic and meticulous viticulteurs, the Chardonnay vines are persuaded to offer up their best to the unfathomable skills of private cellars or cooperatives.
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Montagny-lès-Buxy
Buxy, Montagny-les-Buxy, Jully-les-Buxy ans Saint-vallerin: it is here, in our authentic little Burgundy villages, in deeply undulating terrain, that Montagny is born. Under the jealousy guarded care of a hundred dynamic and meticulous viticulteurs, the Chardonnay vines are persuaded to offer up their best to the unfathomable skills of private cellars or cooperatives.
Everything Else
High points are the beautiful river Saone and its two islands and the historical centre of the city. The museum of Photography Niepce Nicephore (photography was invented in the area). Chalon-Sur-Saone is wonderfully French in the best sense of the word.
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Chalon-sur-Saône
High points are the beautiful river Saone and its two islands and the historical centre of the city. The museum of Photography Niepce Nicephore (photography was invented in the area). Chalon-Sur-Saone is wonderfully French in the best sense of the word.
Food Scene
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18 Av. de la PromenadeLife of our pretty medieval village St Gengoux le National.
Good food and atmosphere complimenting an interesting and historical city site, Cluny
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Hostellerie Le Potin Gourmand
4 Pl. du Champ de FoireGood food and atmosphere complimenting an interesting and historical city site, Cluny
The St Martin restaurant or Table de la Chapaize are two good value restaurants for better quality meals, in a village with a famous Romanesque church.
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Chapaize
The St Martin restaurant or Table de la Chapaize are two good value restaurants for better quality meals, in a village with a famous Romanesque church.
La Terrasse
22 Grande RueNice terrace across the famous Chateau de Cormatin
There are four restaurants with Michelin stars in this charming little city on the Saone: Restaurant Greuze - Chef : Yohann Chapuis Restaurant Aux Terrasses - Chef : Jean-Michel Carrette Meulien Restaurant - Chef : Valéry Meulien Le Quartier Gourmand - Chef : Robert Jacquet.
An important site is also the medieval church of St. Philibert.
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Tournus
There are four restaurants with Michelin stars in this charming little city on the Saone: Restaurant Greuze - Chef : Yohann Chapuis Restaurant Aux Terrasses - Chef : Jean-Michel Carrette Meulien Restaurant - Chef : Valéry Meulien Le Quartier Gourmand - Chef : Robert Jacquet.
An important site is also the medieval church of St. Philibert.
Essentials
The medieval city of Saint-Gengoux-le-National invites you for multiple discoveries. Explore its rich heritage along the cobbled lanes surrounding the Romanesque and Gothic church and the royal keep. At La Crémaillère gallery, the Museum of Cooperage recalls that Saint-Gengoux is between Mâcon and Côte Chalonnaise. To explore by bike, follow the Greenway that passes nearby.
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Saint-Gengoux-le-National
The medieval city of Saint-Gengoux-le-National invites you for multiple discoveries. Explore its rich heritage along the cobbled lanes surrounding the Romanesque and Gothic church and the royal keep. At La Crémaillère gallery, the Museum of Cooperage recalls that Saint-Gengoux is between Mâcon and Côte Chalonnaise. To explore by bike, follow the Greenway that passes nearby.