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| Saône-et-Loire department | |
| Capital | Mâcon |
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| Residents | 552.185 (2018) |
| surface | 8,575 km² |
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Saône-et-Loire is a department in the former French region Burgundythat 2016 in the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté rose. It bears the ordinal number 71 and borders the département in the north Côte-d'Or, in the East law, in the southeast Ain, in the south to the departments Rhône and Loire, in the west Allier as well as in the northwest to the département Nièvre.
Regions
places
- 1 Mâcon
- is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department; pretty town with an old bridge over the Saône, a large lake and an important wine fair - 2 Chalon-sur-Saône - largest city in the department; City of trade and art, a trading center of European importance in the Middle Ages; Birthplace of photography
- 3 Autun - The history of the city goes back to Gallo-Roman times, from which a Gallic temple, ancient city gates and a Roman theater have been preserved
Mâcon
Chalon-sur-Saône market square
Autun, Porte Saint-André
- 4 Charolles -
- 5 Cluny - with a historically important Benedictine abbey
- 6 Cuisery -
- 7 Digoin - Small town on the Loire, at the intersection of the "Canal du Center"
Charolles
Cluny
Cuisery
Digoin
- 8 Le Creusot - Center of a small industrial area, location of the armaments industry since the 18th century
- 9 Louhans -
- 10 Paray-le-Monial - historical city with Romanesque basilica and Renaissance town hall
- 11 Semur-en-Brionnais
- awarded as one of the most beautiful villages in France, with a Romanesque church and castle ruins, birthplace of St. Hugo of Cluny
Le Creusot
Louhans
Paray-le-Monial
Semur-en-Brionnais
Other goals
- Bibracte near Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, in the 2nd to 1st century BC Capital of the Celtic tribe of the Haedu, important center of handicrafts and trade, scene of the battle of Bibracte (58 BC); Today research center and innovative museum on Celtic culture (also suitable for families) Website
background
The department is home to the Charolais cattle, who not only look pretty, but also produce particularly tender and tasty meat.
language
French (with different accents)
getting there
By plane
Mâcon is 90 kilometers from the Lyon airport away. It takes about an hour by car. Alternatively, you can take the “Rhônexpress” tram to Lyon-Part Dieu station (every 15 minutes, travel time half an hour) and from there with the TGV (approx. Half an hour to Mâcon-Loche, 40 minutes to Le Creusot, one Hour to Chalon-sur-Saône) or in rapid succession with the regional train (TER) in approx. 50 minutes to Mâcon-Center, in 1:20 hours to Chalon-sur-Saône.
By train
TGV stops are in Mâcon, Chalon-sur-Saône and Le Creusot. From Paris and Lyon, TGVs run every two hours to Le Creusot, they take 1:20 hours from Paris and 40 minutes from Lyon. There are four direct TGVs daily from Lyon to Mâcon, they take 24–34 minutes; to Chalon-sur-Saône two TGVs a day, they take an hour. The surcharge is hardly worthwhile on this route: the TER regional trains, which run at least once an hour, need only 48 minutes to Mâcon and 1:22 hours to Chalon-sur-Saône. Five TGVs run daily from Paris to Mâcon, travel time a good 1½ Hours, as well as one daily to Chalons-sur Saône (2½ hours)
From the German-speaking countries, most rail connections go via Paris, where you have to change the station (trains from Germany arrive at Gare du Nord or Gare de l'Est, trains to Burgundy leave at Gare de Lyon or Bercy). From Switzerland you can also take the TGV Lyria to Dijon and change there to regional trains.
In the street
The A 6 motorway runs through the department.
mobility
This department is shaped by the central canal (Canal du Center), which connects the two rivers Saône and Loire. Anyone who has a houseboat or a bicycle can use the canal to develop the region. Bikes and boats can also be rented.
Tourist Attractions
Churches and monasteries
- Cluny Abbey. Large and historically significant Benedictine monastery, which was one of the most important religious centers in Europe in the Middle Ages and the starting point for the influential Cluniac monastery reform.
- Saint-Philibert Abbey, in Tournus. Benedictine monastery with a simple Romanesque monastery church.
- Romanesque churches in Brionnais: over 100 larger and smaller Romanesque churches and chapels bear witness to the influence of Cluny's architecture. Sometimes they are exposed in the center of the village, but sometimes they are also hidden in a meadow. Recommended as a starting point Paray-le-Monialwhose basilica is considered the finest example of Cluniac architecture.
Palaces and castles
- La Clayette Castle. Romantic moated castle.
- Germolles Castle near Givry, 9 km west of Chalon-sur-Saône. The only surviving late medieval summer residence of the Dukes of Burgundy.
- Cormatin moated castle. From the 17th century with luxuriously furnished rooms, a large ornamental garden and a labyrinth.
various
- Limestone cliffs of Solutré-Pouilly. Unusually shaped rock (from a certain perspective it should be reminiscent of a sphinx) with a spectacular panorama, which already served as a place of pilgrimage and sacrifice in the Stone Age Départemental de Préhistoire museum issued; Excellent vineyards in the surrounding area, beautiful hiking area.
Cloister of Cluny Abbey
Central nave of Saint-Philibert in Tournus
Paray-le-Monial basilica
La Clayette Castle
Germolles Castle
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Cormatin Castle
Solutré rock
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activities
- Cycling / hiking, e.g. B. on the "green path" (La Voie verte) South Burgundy (74 km) or along the Canal du Center from the Saône to the Loire (128 km), see Burgundy for cyclists.
kitchen
Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé! - Every year on the third Thursday of November, the new Beaujolais wine arrives in bars and restaurants across France and in selected locations around the world. This wine comes from the historic province and wine-growing region of Beaujolais north of Lyon, which includes parts of the northern Rhône and parts of the southern Saône-et-Loire. It is a young wine that should be drunk as soon as possible as it does not age very well.
The cuisine in Saône-et-Loire is particularly known for its snails (Escargots de Bourgogne). Prepared the Burgundy way, they are a delicacy.
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Web links
http://www.saone-et-loire.gouv.fr/ - Official website of the Saône-et-Loire department
