Saône-et-Loire is one of the four departments of Burgundy. Tourism in this region is founded on its varied landscape (the Saône plain, the Mâconnais, and the Charolais), its gastronomy with the prestigious mâconnais wines, the charolais beef, the poulet de Bresse (Bresse chicken), and its rich architectural sites, (Autun, Cluny, Paray-le-Monial, and Tournus)
Sights
Natural sites
The Arboretum de Pézanin, Azé's grottes The Régional Natural Park of the Morvan The Saint-Cyr Mount, the top of southern Burgundy The Roche de Solutré
Cities and villages
Mâcon, city in wine site Charolles, cradle of the charolais beef Autun, Morvan's door Berzé-le-Châtel, strengthen village Cluny, and its millennium abbey Dompierre-les-Ormes, with the ‘’Galerie Européenne de la Forêt et du bois’’ and the Arboretum de Pézanin
Public opened castle
Château de Sully Château de Pierreclos Château de Cormatin Château de Drée Château de Saint-Point Château de Couches Château de Pierre-de-Bresse
Important tourist sites The Galerie européenne de la forêt et du bois (European Gallery of forest and wood) The Cluny abbey, et the Haras of Cluny, The Taizé community, EuroVelo 6 and green ways Wine: the hameau Dubœuf, in Romanèche-Thorins, wines of the chalonais and maconnais
Wine
Mâconnais :
Chalonnais :
Most visited sites
+ 26 Sites most visited in southern Burgundy Location Number of visitors in 2013chiffres clés du tourisme en Bourgogne Type Basilica of Paray-le-Monial (free) Paray-le-Monial Church Abbaye Saint Philibert Tournus Abbey Parc des Combes Le Creusot Amusement park Touroparc Zoo Romanèche-Thorins Amusement park Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie et Abbaye de Cluny Cluny Abbey site Hameau du vin Romanèche-Thorins Wine village Communauté de Taizé Taizé Religious community Château de Cormatin Cormatin Chateau Temple des mille Bouddhas La Boulaye Buddhist temple Cathédrale Saint Lazare Autun Cathedral Musée Bibracte Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray Muaeum Ecomusée de la Bresse Pierre-de-Bresse Museum Acrogivry Givry Musée de la Préhistoire de Solutré Solutré Museum Musée Nicéphore-Niépce Chalon-sur-Saône Photography museum Diverti'Parc Toulon-sur-Arroux Amuesement parks Arboretum de Pézanin (free) Dompierre-les-Ormes Arboretum Château de Couches Couches Chateau Château de Sully Sully Chateau Grottes d'Azé Azé Cave Brancion Medieval village Musée Rolin Autun Museum Haras national de Cluny Cluny Centre EDEN Cuisery Château de Pierreclos Pierreclos Chateau Galerie européenne de la forêt et du bois (free 1st Sunday of ever month) Dompierre-les-Ormes
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