Chardonnay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Brancion at 5 km from Chardonnay

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Visit Chardonnay: highlights and tourist information

Chardonnay 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 Chardonnay in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Brancion at 5 km and Tournus at 7 km.

Chardonnay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brancion

at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Brancion guide

Tournus

at 7 km (direction north-east)

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

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Tournus abbey

Abbey at 7 km (direction north-east)

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

See Tournus abbey guide

Cormatin

at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Cormatin guide

Cluny

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Cluny guide

Macon

at 23 km (direction south)

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...

See Macon guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 26 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Ain department

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

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide

Belleville

at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Rhone department

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

See Belleville guide

Autun

at 65 km (direction north-west)

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide

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

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Map of places to visit near Chardonnay

Markets in and near Chardonnay

• Tournus: market Saturday (7km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (11km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (14km)
• Cluny: market Saturday (17km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (23km)
• Macon: market Saturday (24km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Plain: market Thursday (24km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (28km)
• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (28km)
• Louhans: market Monday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Chardonnay, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (26km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (6km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (7km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (11km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (20km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (20km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Jardins du château de Drée (48km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Tournus (7km)
• Cluny (17km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (31km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Confluence - la Seille (6km)
• Seille (Saône) (6km)
• Roche de Solutré (26km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (24km)
• Vonnas (34km)

Geography and distances

Chardonnay is in the eastern-center of France at 23 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Chardonnay is 321 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 Chardonnay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bissy-la-Maconnaise, Burgy, Cruzille, Farges-les-Macon, Grevilly, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Lacrost, Le Villars, Lugny, Martailly-les-Brancion, Montbellet, Ozenay, Plottes, Royer, Tournus and Uchizy.

This page in French: Visiter Chardonnay