Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

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 et gothique
89000 Auxerre

Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th–12th centuries in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, combines Romanesque crypt, medieval stained glass windows and unfinished facade, a witness to three centuries of enlivened construction in the Yonne.

Logis du Prieur
58400 La Charité-sur-Loire

The residence of the Prior of La Charité-sur-Loire, integrated into the Benedictine priory of the 11th century, is a major historic building located in the Nièvre, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, classified as a historical monument since 1840.

Château fort
71490 Couches

The Château de Marguerite de Bourgogne, a medieval fortress from the twelfth to the fifteenth century in Couches, dominated the Creuse valley and protected the Paris-Chalon road. Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and 19th century neo-Gothic elements.

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 de style Gothique
71640 Mellecey

The castle of Germolles, located in Mellecey in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a former 14th century Ducal residence, transformed into a marina by Marguerite de Flanders and Philippe le Hardi, bearing witness to the refined medieval architecture.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
71800 La Clayette

La Clayette Castle, a medieval building transformed in the 19th and 20th centuries, dominates a 30 ha park in Saône-et-Loire. Its moat, towers and outbuildings illustrate its architectural evolution since the 15th century.

Château de style Renaissance
71270 Pierre-de-Bresse

The castle of Pierre-de-Bresse, built in the 17th century in Pierre-de-Bresse in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a historical monument combining seigneurial architecture and landscape, now home to the Burgundy Bresse.