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Paray-le-Monial travel guide
Paray-le-Monial is west of Cluny in the Sâone-et-Loire department, in southern Burgundy.
A quiet town, Paray-le-Moniam is in the rolling landscape of western Burgundy on the banks of the River Bourbince. The main street in the town deserves an amble - note particularly the 16th century Hotel de Ville and the Tour Saint-Nicolas.
The town has one major attraction however, that makes it both an unmissable part of the tourist trail (it attracts more than 1 million visitors each year) and an important pilgrimage centre - the Basilica du Sacré-Coeur.
The basilica at Paray-le-Monial is a fine, well-proportioned building, with the different parts of the building 'stacked' against the octagonal central tower, and having windows at various levels allowing light to illuminate the interior.
It became a pilgrimage centre from 1873 following revelations to Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque, and continues to attract 100,000 pilgrims each year.
For those with a fascination in architecture, the basilica also provides a glimpse of what the abbey at Cluny will have looked like in its original form.
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Places to visit - Paray-le-Monial
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Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)
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