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Wine route - maconnais- beaujolais - 2

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.

Mâcon - cluny - mâcon

Mâcon - cluny - mâcon


  Macon – Chevagny les Chevrieres – Verze – Ige – Azé – Saint Gengoux de Scisse – Bissy la Maconnaise – Blanot – Bray – Cormatin – Cluny – Berze la Chatel – La Roche Vineuse – Prisse Monceau – Charnay les Macon – Macon

  The day is necessary. 95 km only, of the often guided visits and 17 different stages. Mâcon: Direction Cluny - Charolles by Charnay - lès Mâcon To see: Romance churches: Azé, Igé, Holy Gengoux de Scissé - Bissy Mâconnaise - Bray - Sologny - Berzé the city - Charnau lès Mâcon Abbey: Cluny Gothic church: Chevagny chevrières Castles: Cormentin - Berzé Châtel - Prissé Heap Museums: Mâcon - Cluny - Azé - the Vinous Rock (museum of the vine) Caves: Azé - Blanot Curiosity Villagers: The Vinous Rock - Archaeology - Sorlin Saint Press: Saint Gengoux de Scissé Caveaux - Co-operative Cellars: Verzé - Igé - Azé - Gengoux Saint - of Scissé - Sologny - Prissé - Charnay lès Mâcon particular Cellars and Panoramas: in all the villages

Cluny - tournus - cluny

Cluny - tournus - cluny


  Cluny – Cormentin – Bonnay – Saint Gengoux le National – Mancey – Tournus – Ozenay – Martailly les Brancion – Chapaize – Bruay – Blanot – Cluny

  Same top-places as in the preceding circuit, but the landscapes change around Saint Gengoux the National. The vines are rarer but the cultural interest is assured. Mâcon: Direction Cluny - Charolles by Chanay Mâcon - Exit of Cluny: Massilly by D 981 Abbeys: Cluny - Tournus Romance churches: Bonnay - Gengoux Saint the National - Ozenay - Brancion - Chapaize - Bray. Castles: Cormentin - Ozenay - Briançon Museums: Cluny - Tournus Caves: Blanot Village sites: Mancey Medieval city: Gengoux saint the National Caveaux - co-operative Cellars: Gengoux saint the National - Mancey Particular cellars and panoramas: In all the villages

Macon - tournus

Macon - tournus


  Macon – Hurigny – Laize – Saint Maurice de Satonnay – Clesse – Peronne – Vire – Fleurville –Uchizy – Chardonnay – Ozenay – Tournus

  Course of a half day intended for the visitors eager to connect Mâcon - Tournus or Tournus-Mâcon by the vineyard. Mâcon: Hurigny direction by D82 To see: Abbey: Tournus Romance churches: Hurigny - Laizé - Saint Maurice de Satonnay - Clessé - Péronne - Transfered - Uchizy - Chardonnay - Ozenay Castle: Ozenay - Fleurville Museums: Transfered - Mâcon Caveaux - Co-operative Cellars: Cléssé - Transfered - Chardonnay Particular cellars and Panoramas: in all the villages

Macon - vergisson - solutre - pouilly fuisse - chain

Macon - vergisson - solutre - pouilly fuisse - chain


  It is mâconnais it charmer who allures by his small valleys with the soft curves. It is the climbing of famous Roche and the meeting, with the Museum of Prehistory, with a 30.000 years civilization before JC. With also discovered of Pouilly Fouissé in the cellars of the four surrounding villages. Mâcon: Cluny direction - A Charnay: Davayé - Solutré by D54 To see: Churches: Vergisson - Solutré Pouilly - Fuissé - Chaintré Museums: Solutré (Prehistory) - Mâcon Sites: Rocks of solutré and Vergisson - Fuissé Caveaux: Solutré - Pouilly - Chaintré - Co-operative Cellar: Chaintré Walks: With back of Asses around the Rocks of Solutré- Vergisson Rises: Rocks of Solutré - Vergisson - Duration: 1heure Particular cellars and Panoramas: In all the villages

Macon - chaintre - chanes - saint verand - leynes -

Macon - chaintre - chanes - saint verand - leynes -


  It is the pleasant walk with the research of the Beaujolais wines of different Natures. And the stage of Romanèche - Thorins, hundred historical percent. Mâcon: Lyon direction by RN6 - Round not Direction TGV by D169. Crossroads arranged Vinzelles - Soldering irons - Julienas, etc To see: Romance churches: Chânes - Vérand Saint - Holy Chasselas Love - Bellevue - Crêches on the Saone - Leynes (XVI century) - the Vault of Guinchay (Gothic) Castles: Chaintré - Chânes - Leynes - Chasselas - the Vault of Guinchay - Crêche on the Saone. Museums: Romanèche - Thorins (Companion of the Turn of France) Park attraction - zoo: Touroparc with Romanèche - Thorins Museum of the vine: The Hamlet of the Beaujolais wine with Romanèche Thorins The Station Museum of the Train Site: Pruzilly - Vast panorama - Windmill in Romanèche - Thorins Co-operative Caveaux and Caves: Chaintré - Romanèche - Thorins - Saint Love - Bellevue- Chénas Cellars Particular and Panorama: In all the villages

Roman churches

Roman churches


  Cluny – Cormantin – Chapaize – Saint Gengoux le National – Brancion – Ozenay – Tournus – Uchizy –Bissy la Maconnaise – Blanot – Ige - Cluny

  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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