Your stay in South Burgundy | chalon-sur-saone

Your stay in South Burgundy

Come and discover Chalon-sur-Saône and its region, and make the most of 2 days of discovery. Guided tours, museums, walks, tastings, visits to Cormatin, Tournus and Cluny.

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2 days

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min 30 pers.

Day 1

GUIDED TOUR OF THE OLD TOWN
Born from the Saône as a port for the Eduens in Gallic times, Chalon-sur-Saône enjoyed its heyday in the early and late Middle Ages as the capital of the Merovingian kingdom of Burgundy, then as a venue for major international trade fairs. Chalon-sur-Saône also owes its fame to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, born here in 1765. He invented photography in 1824, a few kilometers from here. Now a Ville d’Art et d’Histoire, you’ll discover the old town with its timber-framed houses built between the 15th and 17th centuries, the Cathédrale Saint-Vincent and the classical residences of the 17th and 18th centuries.

TRADITIONAL LUNCH

IN THE CITY

GUIDED TOUR OF THE NIÉPCE MUSEUM
Chalon-sur-Saône, the cradle of photography, is home to Europe’s 1st image museum. Niépce’s photos, personal objects and cameras were collected as early as 1861. Since the Museum’s opening in 1974, the collections have grown considerably, and today allow both laymen and enlightened amateurs to explore the history of photography through cameras and images.

DEPARTURE FOR RULLY, CRÉMANT COUNTRY

VISIT AND TASTING AT AN ESTATE

You’ll discover the technical know-how involved in making crémant and appreciate the finesse and delicacy of its bubbles.

CHECK-IN AT YOUR HOTEL IN CHALON/SAÔNE

DINNER AND OVERNIGHT STAY

©Chalon Sur Saone Musee Denon 2020 Rozenn Krebel 87|ROZENN KREBEL

©Cathedrale Saint Vincent Chalon Sur Saone

©Rully Chateau Vignes June 2016 25|jerome MARCHE

Day 2

DEPARTURE FOR CORMATIN

GUIDED TOUR OF THE CHÂTEAU DE CORMATIN AND ITS MAGNIFICENT FRENCH GARDEN
Surrounded by a wide moat, the château, built in 1606, impresses with its monumental, military-style facades. It also boasts an architectural feat: a 21-meter-high empty staircase, the oldest and largest of its kind.

LUNCH IN TOURNUS

GUIDED TOUR OF TOURNUS ABBEY
A world-famous masterpiece of Romanesque art, the abbey is striking for its fortress-like appearance (11th-13th century). The abbey church, cloister, chapter house, refectory and storeroom make up one of the few surviving 11th-century monastic complexes in Europe.

GUIDED TOUR OF THE HÔTEL DIEU
Built in the 17th century and enlarged until the end of the 18th, Tournus’ Hôtel-Dieu, with its three wards, is not afraid to rival
to rival that of Beaune. The old wards have been restored with their original furnishings to recreate the atmosphere of the time. The traditional closed oak beds are still lined up with their central stove and period utensils.

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