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St Vincent’s Cathedral, a submerged monument at the heart of an exceptionally well-preserved complex!
Saint-Vincent Cathedral, a historic monument nestled at the heart of an exceptionally well-preserved complex!
The town of Chalon-sur-Saône is one of the few in France to still possess a complete ‘cathedral complex’, comprising not only the cathedral but also the bishop’s palace, the canons’ houses, the church and the cloister. The cloister opens onto a square that has been free of any buildings since the 17th century, lined with stone or half-timbered houses built between the 15th and 18th centuries, where people take to the terraces as soon as the first rays of sunshine appear…