Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Saône-et-Loire

Eglise romane
71250 Cluny

The Abbey of Cluny, a former Benedictine abbey founded in 910, located in Cluny in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, was a major spiritual and intellectual center of the Middle Ages, now partially preserved.

Eglise romane
71110 Semur-en-Brionnais

The Collège Saint-Hilaire de Semur-en-Brionnais, built in the 12th century, is a Burgundy Romanesque jewel combining clunisian and local influences, classified as a historical monument since 1862 in Saône-et-Loire.

Château fort
71460 Sercy

The castle of Sercy, built between the 12th and 15th century in Sercy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a remarkable medieval castle, partially classified as a historical monument since 1974, combining defensive architecture and Romanesque elements.

Château fort
71110 Semur-en-Brionnais

The Château Saint Hugues de Semur-en-Brionnais, built in the 12th century, is a Burgundian castle located on a rocky spur. It is famous as the birthplace of St.Hugues and has been listed as a historical monument since 1971.

Château fort
71460 Bissy-sur-Fley

The Château Pontus de Tyard, built between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century in Bissy-sur-Fley in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a castle surrounded by a rectangular enclosure, marked by its history linked to the Tyard family and the poetry of the Pleiade.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
71450 Blanzy

The Château du Plessis, located in Blanzy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a 13th century building profoundly renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries, combining medieval and neo-Gothic architecture in a preserved historical setting.

Château de style Louis XIII
71360 Sully

Sully Castle, built between the 16th and 19th centuries in Sully (Saône-et-Loire), is a majestic Renaissance quadrilateral surrounded by moat, historical property of the Mac Mahon family, Dukes of Magenta.

Eglise romane
71800 Vareilles

The church of Saint-Martin de Vareilles, built in the 4th quarter of the 12th century, is a Romanesque monument located in the Brionnais, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, known for its listed choir and bell tower.