Flowered villages and towns of saone-et-loire

A high colored region. since 1995, saone-et-loire raises the distinction "trophy of the flowered region", reward allotted by the national committee of flower.

The villas from the belle epoque  Starting point:  Beyond the Bridge of Préconil: with the n° 5 bd Jean Mill, Hotel-restaurant " La Belle Aurore " conceived by Rene DART in 1925. Continue on the sea’s banks towards the town’s centre. On the left, the n° 26, av Lattre de Tassigny: Basorelief "Les Tritons" of the local sculptor Jean PORTAL. On the avenue Charles de Gaulle, at n° 24: mosaic carried out by Laszlo BARTA (1902-1961), painter and Hungarian mosaïst. At the n° 30, bd Charles of Gaulle: Basorelief symbolizing Sainte-Maxime, carved by Jean PORTAL. To the right, the Casino: built by Rene DARTS in 1927-1928. Opposite, with the n° 1, bd Jean Jaurès: the "Palais des Sirènes" built in joint ownership by the architecte Henri BRET, in 1929. Continue in direction of the town's centre . Before crossing the avenue, next to the Office of Tourism, note the sculpture "Le Jour" of Jean PORTAL. Take the 1st street on the left, between the bank and the bar. With the n° 2 avenue of Verdun: from Louis Blanc place, you'll see " Le Palais du Soleil ", designed by the architecte Andre BARBIER - BOUVET in 1930. Take the Sarrasins street on the right. At n° 16, street Paul Bert: " Maison provençale moderne " designed by Rene DARTS in 1920. Continue straight, turn left by the Montée de la Résistance and pass under the porch. You'll see at the top of the staircases a beautiful villa carried out by R. DARTS in 1932. Turn to the right on the Hoche street and go till the Berthie Albrecht Avenue. This avenue is rich in a whole series of villas of a beautiful architectural quality. Nevertheless, we will concentrate on those of the years 20-30. Return to the centre town by the sea's banks on the General Leclerc Avenue. At the n° 27: "Saint-Hilaire" built by the architecte Rene DARTS in 1930. The first "Large Hotel" of Sainte-Maxime faces him at the end of l?allée Saudan bordered of palm trees. With the n° 5: villa "Les Oursins" built by the architects Gustave and Gaston LAUZANNE in 1929. Go down the stairs right after this villa. You will join the large pier of the port to have an interesting sight on these villas and buildings close to the sea. Take again the avenue on the sea's banks in direction of the town's centre . The Eglise square was increased and restored by the architecte Rene DARTS in 1938. While coming out from the Eglise, take to the right to cross the Place of the Palm trees. On your right at n° 28, Perished Gabriel street : " Hôtel des Palmiers " conceived by R. DARTS in 1927. Go down again on the street on the sea shore by the stairs. On right side, at n° 110 Charles of Gaulle, avenue : old house built in 1870, whose frontage was modified in 1927, in the taste of the mad years, by the architecte Henry POMEY.

welcome in la clayette  La Clayette- pronounced Clette - owes its name to its geographical situation, key of the entry of southern Bourgogne. The image of Sieve, is of course the one of its castle partly of the 14th century and which was the most powerful seigniory of the région until the Revolution.  The 30 hectares lake girds the castle in a feeric decoration and is prolonged by a surface of leisures which offers a choice of varied activities: miniature golf, walk and health course, pedal boats, swimming pool. This green station of holidays is also known for the horse impassioned, organizing each year, horse-races and famous contests.  To see : automobile museum.

welcom to le creusot  Creusot sounds like the symbol of the industrial revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries in France, true emperors of iron and steel. This fame which symbolizes the glorious hammer rammer of 100 tons, set up at the entrance of the town, worth to Creusot to be a significant pole of technical and cultural tourism: the castle of the Glassmaking, old crystal manufacture of the Queen Marie-Antoinette then residence of the Schneider family and today seat of Ecomusée, thus constitutes one of the high French places of the industrial inheritance.  With its landscaped garden of 28 hectares dating from the beginning of the century and its old smelters of the crystal, transformed at the 20th century into a theatre and vault, it is a magic place

welcome to charolles  Charolles, where the castle of the Counts of Charolais from which there remains the Tower of Charles le Téméraire, most famous of them, is an old Celtic ttown, originally called "Kadrigel" which means "fortress surrounded by water". Today, the town with its thirty bridges and footbridges is called "small Venice Charolaise". Charolles, classified as "remarkable tasting site, is known to be the cradle of the famous white bovine race and of the ovine race whose tasty meat is appreciated by the gastronomists.

welcome to montceau-les-mines  Born thanks to the coal mining in the middle of the 19th century, Montceau is the youngest town of Bourgogne. Of its formidable expansion results a very characteristic mining town inheritance, with its public buildings and its monuments, its seat of Management of the Collieries.  Today that economic reconversion is almost completed.  Montceau takes care of this inheritance. The frontages of the centre town houses are vain colored of pastel. The old sites of coal mining became a vast area of relaxation decorated from the point of view on the lakes resulting from the last phase of extraction.  Lastly, on the Channel of the Center which crosses the town right through, the port of Montceau is from now on with its harbour office the obliged stopover of the yachtmen who appreciate to see here comfort and services.

Welcome to mâcon .  Mâcon, capital of the Saone-et-Loire region, is also capital of the wines. Southern door from Bourgogne and its vineyards, the ttown is also close to the Beaujolais wine. Main town of the Saone, it is proud of its flowered quays with the pastel frontages which gives it a royal face, seen from the old St. Larent bridge. In the north of this one, the majestic river, is spread out in a nautical basin which acomodates international sporting events such as the oar or the motonautism

Welcome to paray-le-monial  Paray-le-Monial is crossed by the Canal du Centre and the Bourbince river. This town of Art presents one of the jewels of architecture clunisienne, master peace of the bourguignan Roman art, the basilica of Sacré-Cœur, built under the direction of the monk builder St-Hugues, abbot of Cluny. Beyond a pole of industrial ceramics, this town is animated by many cultural events, by concerts of sacred music or layman and thanks to its hippodrome, most significant of Bourgogne, it accomodates regularly the keenest or occasional racegoers