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Wine route - maconnais- beaujolais - 1

Sciences & discovery  Sites and museums  Traditions and specialities 

The caveaux ones and cellars of all dimensions; about fifty churches and abbeys of cluny and tournus; prehistoric castles in charge of history, museums and caves; the rock of solutré, celebrates in more than one way.

The lamartine route

The lamartine route


  This circuit is dedicated to Lamartine, poet and statesman, Enfant cherished of the Country, crosses the “Valley Lamartinien”; follow the panels “Lamartine Road”. All the villages stages belong to the Wine trail: for the tourist assets, the quality of their vintages and the beauty of the sites.
  Macon – Monceau Prisse – La Roche Vineuse – Buissieres – Pierreclos – Serrieres – Tramayes – Saint Point – Berze Le Chatel – Berze La Ville – Sologny – Milly Martine - Macon
  Mâcon – Direction Cluny – Charolles par Charnay lès Mâcon
  To see:
  Childhood: Milly Lamartine - Visit family house Adolescence: Buissières - Sologny Castles or it lived and attended: Prissé - Heap, Pierreclos, Saint Not, Berzé Châtel, Tramayes. Village of his/her friends: The Vinous Rock - Serrières - Berzé the city - Solutré - Tramayes Romance churches: Berzé the City, Bussière, Milly Lamartine, Pierreclos - Saint Not - Serrières (neogothic), Tramayes Museums: Lamartine Mâcon - Milly Lamartine - Saint Not - the Vinous Rock (museum of the vine) Tomb: Saint Not Vault tasting - Co-operative Cellars: Prissé - Sologny Particular cellars and Panoramas: in all the villages

Macon - ige - cluny -tournus - macon

Macon - ige - cluny -tournus - macon


  Macon – Hurigny – Ige – Cluny – Blanot – Chapaize – Brancion – Martailly – Ozenay – Tournus – Plottes – Chardonnay – Uchizy – Lugny – Bissy la Maconnaise – Saint Gengoux de Scisse – Aze – Saint Maurice de Satonnaux – Laize - Macon

  Cluny, Tournus, Briancion and Champaize are strong times of this excursion which requires one day. This circuit will interest especially the visitors on the basis of Cluny or of Tournus. Visit recommended: rise with the view-point of the Holy Mount Romain (table of orientation). Mâcon: Hurigny direction by D 82 To see: Romance churches: Hurigny - Igé - Chapaize - Brancion - Ozenay - Chardonnay - Uchizy - Lugny - Bissy Mâconnaise - Saint Gengoux de Scissé - Saint Maurice de Satonnay - Laizé. Abbeys: Cluny - Tournus Castles: Briançon - Ozenay Museums: Cluny - Tournus - Azé Caves: Azé - Blanot Village curiosities: Plottes Co-operative Caveaux and Caves: Igé- Chardonnay - Lugny - Saint Gengoux de Scissé - Azé Particular cellars and Panoramas: in all the villages

Macon - tournus - macon

Macon - tournus - macon


  Macon – Hurigny – Laize – Clesse – Saint Maurice de Satonnay – Ige – Aze – Peronne – Vire – Burgy – Lugny – Bissy la Maconnaise – Cruzille – Martailly – Briancon – Mancey – Tournus – Ozenay – Grevilly – Chardonnay – Uchizy – Fleurville - Saint Albain – Saint Martin Belle Roche – Sennece les Macon Sance – Macon
  It is longest of the circuits. It passes very close to, him also, Tournugeois. Complete is attractive by its diversity. It comprises considerable of Romance churches and as much cellars co-operative allowing of useful comparisons before purchases. Mâcon: Hurigny direction by D82 To see: Abbeys: Tournus Romance churches: Hurigny - Laizé - Clessé - Saint Maurice de Satonnay - Igé - Azé - Péronne - Transfered - Burgy - Lugny - Bissy Mâconnaise - Brancion - Ozenay - Grévilly - Chardonnay - Uchivy - Albain Saint - Martin Saint Beautiful Rock - Sancé Castle: Briançon - Fleurville Museums: Cruzille - Transfered - Mâcon Horsemanship - Pony: Laizé (children - teenagers) Caves: Azé Caveaux - Co-operative Cellars: Clessé - Igé - Transfered - Lugny - Mancey - Chardonnay - Sennecé Mâcon - Azé Particular cellars and Panorama: in all the villages

Du pouilly loché et du pouilly vinzelles

Du pouilly loché et du pouilly vinzelles


  Macon – Loche – Vinzelles – Macon

  Eh oui, Mâcon, « Porte Est » de la Route des Vins appartient à la banlieue parisienne puisque des TGV ultra rapides relient « Paris Mâcon » ( Gare de Loché ) en 1h 45. Et « Macon Genève » en 2 heures. Quant à Lyon, elle est à 1heure de Mâcon par train normal ( Gare de Mâcon ).

  Le plus court des circuits, situé près de la gare TGV Mâcon- Loché.

  Mâcon : Direction Cluny – A charnay : Davayé – Solutré par D54

  A voir :

  Eglises : Loché ( Romane XII siècle ) – Vinzelles XVI siècle
  Gare du TGV : Taxis – Produits régionaux
  Châteaux : Vinzelles – Layé ( ne se visite pas )
  Caveau – Cave : Les Grands Crus blancs – Vinzelles – Loché
  Caves particulières et Panorama : dans tous les villages

Saint veran

Saint veran


  Macon – Charnay – Prisse – Davaye – Solutre Pouilly – Chasselas – Leynes – Saint Verand – Chanes – Macon

  A succession of landscapes. Rural, thousand-year-old and always robust churches Romance. Walks with feet in peaceful villages, in the search of moyenâgeux vestiges, houses mâconnaises with gallery and laundrettes old. Mâcon: Cluny direction - A Charnay by D54, Davayé - Solutré - Cellar of Charnay - Prissé To see: Romance churches: Charnay Mâcons - Davayé - Solutré Pouilly - Chasselas - Saint Vérand - Chânes - Leynes (XVIème century) Museum: Solutré-Pouilly Viticultural college: Davayé Co-operative Caveaux and Caves: Charnay - Solutré-Pouilly Cellars Particular and Panorama: In all the villages

Roman churches

Roman churches


  Macon – Sance – Laize – Clesse – Saint Albain – Peronne – Cluny – Saint Point – Berze la Ville – Charnay – Loche - Macon

  Remarks: All these Roman churches of our two circuits all are classified

Pleasure in the beaujolais region

Pleasure in the beaujolais region


  Single and exceptional, discover a ludic and teaching place of interest devoted to the vine and and the traditions of the Beaujolais wine through 3 thematized spaces: history of the vine, the magic world of the trains, universe of savours and the scents with the center of wine making and the gardens. Presentations original and varied for any public (exposure, spectacles, audio-visual, tasting). Opened all the year (closing in January)

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