Blanot tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cluny at 7 km from Blanot

Visit Blanot: highlights and tourist information

Blanot is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Blanot in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cluny at 7 km and Brancion at 8 km.

Blanot, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Cluny

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny...

See Cluny guide

Brancion

at 8 km (direction north-east)

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre...

See Brancion guide

Cormatin

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is...

See Cormatin guide

Tournus

at 17 km (direction east-north-east)

The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will...

See Tournus guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction east-north-east)

The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style...

See Tournus abbey guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 20 km (direction south)

Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the...

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Macon

at 20 km (direction south-south-east)

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to...

See Macon guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your...

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Belleville

at 40 km (direction south), in the Rhone department

Not an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites...

See Belleville guide

Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 47 km (direction west)

Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...

See Paray-le-Monial basilica guide

Paray-le-Monial

at 47 km (direction west)

The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make...

See Paray-le-Monial guide

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Ain department

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide

Semur-en-Brionnais

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the...

See Semur-en-Brionnais guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Saone-et-Loire

Arrange a visit to Blanot

Map of places to visit near Blanot

Markets in and near Blanot

• Cluny: market Saturday (7km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (16km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (17km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (18km)
• Macon: market Saturday (21km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (21km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (26km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Plain: market Thursday (32km)
• Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (33km)
• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (34km)

More information about Blanot, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Blanot, France

What to do at Blanot? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Blanot.

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (19km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (43km)
• Charlieu (55km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (7km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (10km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (10km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (10km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (13km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (14km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (39km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (47km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Jardins du château de Drée (37km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (39km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (40km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (45km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (7km)
• Tournus (17km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Confluence - la Seille (17km)
• Seille (Saône) (17km)
• Roche de Solutré (19km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (21km)
• Vonnas (35km)

Geography and distances

Blanot is in the eastern-center of France at 20 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Blanot is 319 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Blanot from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ameugny, Aze, Bissy-la-Maconnaise, Bray, Chissey-les-Macon, Cluny, Cortambert, Cruzille, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Lugny, Massilly, Peronne, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse and Taize.

This page in French: Visiter Blanot

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