Southern Burgundy has become a popular spot, the region is "going green"! Whether your preference is for vineyards or pastureland, this part of France is sure to win you over! A gastronomic reference and land of bounty, Southern Burgundy sets the standard when it comes to enjoying not only the finest foods and wines, but also cultural attractions and heritage sites.

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Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy… so many prestigious appellations whose reputations no longer need justification. In travelling through the Mâconnais vineyards, you'll have the opportunity to taste local wines directly at the estate and learn what makes our regional production so special. Also see : www.vins- macon.com and www.route-vins.com

You can find here some pictures of the nicest castles in south burgundy. The websites are avalaible just behind, or you can open the link on each picture.

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Berzé-le-chatel, Brancion, Brandon, Cormatin, Couches, Demigny, Digoine, Drée, Germolles, La Ferté, Pierreclos, Pierre-de-Bresse, Rully, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Point, Sully.

Malay and Ougy, Chapaize, Lancharre, Ameugny, Taizé, St Hyppolite, Lys et Chissey-les-Macon, Blanot for starters…   Also see : www.cluny-tourisme.com

- St Gengoux-le-National:  church, many historical homes
- Brancion:  fortified village, church, castle, a beautiful panorama
- Bonnay, Besanceuil…   to name a few.

Whether a hiking, cycling or roller skating enthusiast, the local, Greenway, which passes through Cluny, spans the department over a stretch of 120 km and follows the former railway line between Charnay-lès-Mâcon and Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune (complete with parking lots, water fountains, toilets, picnic grounds, shelters, benches, bicycle parking racks, bicycle and roller skate rental offices, etc.).
The equivalent amenity along the Saône River, the Blue Path,gently wends its way along the river's edge.
Three national hiking trails converge on Cluny : GR 76, GR 76C, and GR 76D.
Cluny is also a stopover on the Way of Saint James pilgrimage route.

When you are in the Mâconnais region :
The prehistoric sites of Solutré and Vergisson, along with the Departmental Prehistory Museum www.solutre.com

France's famous poet and statesman was also a native son of Southern Burgundy. The itinerary of famous Lamartine sites includes: Prissé, Monceau, Berzé-le-Châtel, Milly-Lamartine, Saint-Point, Pierreclos, Bussières, and Mâcon. Consult : www.cluny-tourisme.com

La Chapelle des Moines (The Monks' Chapel) was built on a rocky spur overlooking the Mâconnais landscape.
Saint-Hugues, an early Cluny abbot, enjoyed relaxing at Berzé's small hermitage and meditating on the fate of the European order. When the chapel was destroyed by a thunderstorm, Saint-Hugues commissioned its reconstruction. But it would fall upon his successor to oversee decoration of the chapel by Italian artists during the first half of the 12th century, which explains the heavy Byzantine influence. www.art-roman.net

Local wines and wine-making traditions :
Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran, Mâcon-Villages, Burgundy… so many prestigious appellations whose reputations no longer need justification. In travelling through the Mâconnais vineyards, you'll have the opportunity to taste local wines directly at the estate and learn what makes our regional production so special. Also see : www.vins- macon.com and www.route-vins.com

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