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

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71710 Charmoy

The Tower of the Bost de Charmoy is a medieval quadrangular dungeon of the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, located in Charmoy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, former post of defense and seigneurial dwelling.

Château fort
71960 Pierreclos

The Château de Pierreclos, built on a rocky hill in Saône-et-Loire, has dominated the Burgundy vineyard since the Middle Ages. This historic monument combines defensive architecture and seigneurial residence, open today to the public.

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.

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.

Oppidum
71990 Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray

L'oppidum du Mont-Beuvray, or Bibracte, is a major Gallo-Roman site located in Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. A former capital of the Eduans, this vast 135-hectare fortified oppidum bears witness to Celtic civilization and its early Romanization.

Eglise romane
71630 Saint-Point

The Romanesque church of Saint-Donat de Saint-Point (XI-XII century) houses the tomb of Lamartine. Ranked a historical monument in 1948, it is distinguished by its austere bedside and adorned bell tower, located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Porte-de-ville
71400 Autun

The Arroux Gate, built in the third century in Autun (Saône-et-Loire), is a monumental Roman gate of the Augustostodunum compound, combining defence and architectural prestige.

Ferme
71370 Baudrières

The Bressane farmhouse of Tenarre, dated from the seventeenth century, is a historical monument located in Baudrières in Saône-et-Loire, typical of Burgundy rural architecture.