
Aperitifs with V.U.E.: Burgundy-Franche-Comté celebrates 50 years of World ...
On 06/03/2022 : Every Friday evening in June and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage, the 9 UNESCO sites of Burgundy-Franche-Comté ...
You are in Southern Burgundy and to set the scene, a few numbers are enough. The Saône-et-Loire has about 250 Romanesque churches and chapels, 190 castles, from the feudal fortress to the manor house and the Renaissance castle, about thirty of which are open to visitors, 100 museums, 7 caves and archaeological sites, not to mention a remarkable industrial heritage. Not to be missed: Paray-le-Monial and its Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the castles of Cormatin, Sully and Brancion, the abbeys of Cluny and Tournus. The Saône-et-Loire is also Chalon-sur-Saône and Mâcon, two beautiful cities on the banks of the Rhône, gastronomic restaurants and excellent wines, but also a land of know-how. Set off on the road to factories and factory outlets, heritage businesses, sock factories, chocolate or cigar factories, earthenware or perfume factories.
Come and hike on the bargemen's path, in the bocage, the vineyard or in the undergrowth, come and sail on the Saône, the Seille or the canal from Roanne to Digoin, come with your family to visit the theme parks and enjoy the activities dedicated to children. To continue with the figures, this country has thirty appellations of AOC and other PDO wines, Bresse poultry, goat cheeses from the Mâconnais and Charolais, Charolles beef, Bresse churned butter, Bresse cream. All good things! Finally, this department is home to the Solutré rock, a great site in France, a prehistoric, landscaped and wine-growing site in the Macônnais that attracts many visitors.
In Saône-et-Loire, nothing is fixed in the landscape or the climate: the weather changes quickly and the lights are varied, as are the atmospheres, sometimes it is the fog that blurs the contours, sometimes it is the sun that makes the blonde stones of the houses and the rocks of the hillsides shine. But of course, it is in summer that the sun shines the most. And it is in summer that the high tourist season is. Autumn is also very busy, especially in the vineyards. On Pentecost Sunday, the friends of François Mitterrand perpetuate the pilgrimage on the rock of Solutré. For the great street theatre festival of Chalon-sur-Saône, Chalon dans la rue, it is in July that you will have to come to Saône-et-Loire.
The Saône-et-Loire has a temperate climate with a slight continental tendency. The climate is generally temperate, with continental influence in the northern parts, while the south, with the Rhône corridor, benefits from Mediterranean influence. The weather is changing: dry and hot in Bresse, mild on the Mâconnais mountains and the Côte chalonnaise, foggy in the valleys, 180 days of rain or snow per year and torrential showers for the Morvan.
On 06/03/2022 : Every Friday evening in June and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage, the 9 UNESCO sites of Burgundy-Franche-Comté ...
From 05/06/2022 to 12/31/2022 : The time has come for Dijon to inaugurate its International City of Gastronomy and Wine, after 10 years of a project initiated by the city. The ...
In Saône-et-Loire, nothing is fixed in the landscape or the climate: the weather changes quickly and the lights are...
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The Saône-et-Loire has a temperate climate with a slight continental tendency. The climate is generally temperate, w...
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What if Saône-et-Loire was the destination for a romantic or family weekend? This department of Southern Burgundy has so much to reveal that it could even quickly make you want to stay longer. You will discover towns and villages with a superb heritage, abbeys and castles eager to reveal their history, and a nature that is conducive to multiple outdoor activities. On foot, by bike or even by boat, you can walk through the heart of famous ...
Various ways to discover the bucolic natural environment of Southern Burgundy The Creusot Montceau area, located in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is renowned for its rich industrial heritage. Visitors come here in part to contemplate the one that tells a part of the history of France, and whose structures seem to live in perfect harmony with nature It is precisely around the natural environment that we are ...
Like every3rd Thursday of November, this year again, we will toast to a new vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau. A perfect opportunity to follow in the footsteps of this region which extends its vineyards north of Lyon and which also includes the ten other Beaujolais crus An unmissable capital To discover the Beaujolais, you must start with its capital Villefranche-sur-Saône. Villefranche became the economic capital of the Beaujolais, ...
In a previous article, we mentioned the rich industrial past of the Creusot Montceau area. More particularly, how this heritage nowadays arouses the interest of architecture and history lovers, who stroll from site to site and wander through the museums. It is now time to take an interest in this part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region for the beautiful walks it offers in the middle of nature. Because the Creusot Monceau is a green and ...