Chissey-les-Macon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chissey-les-Macon: highlights and tourist information

Chissey-les-Macon 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 Chissey-les-Macon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

Chissey-les-Macon, 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 east)

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

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Cormatin

at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Cluny

at 12 km (direction south-west)

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

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Tournus

at 13 km (direction east-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 14 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Macon

at 25 km (direction south-south-east)

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)

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

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Chalon-sur-Saone

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Belleville

at 46 km (direction south), in the Rhone department

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

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Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 48 km (direction west)

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

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Paray-le-Monial

at 48 km (direction west)

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

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Bourg-en-Bresse

at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Ain department

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

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Semur-en-Brionnais

Most Beautiful Village at 58 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Autun

at 58 km (direction north-west)

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Chissey-les-Macon

Map of places to visit near Chissey-les-Macon

Markets in and near Chissey-les-Macon

• Cluny: market Saturday (12km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (13km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (16km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (18km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (24km)
• Macon: market Saturday (26km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Plain: market Thursday (27km)
• Givry: market Thursday (28km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (30km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Chissey-les-Macon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (25km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (48km)
• Charlieu (60km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (3km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (11km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (12km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (14km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (18km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (36km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (49km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Digoine (40km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (41km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (44km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (48km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (12km)
• Tournus (13km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (30km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Confluence - la Seille (15km)
• Seille (Saône) (15km)
• Roche de Solutré (25km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (26km)
• Vonnas (40km)

Geography and distances

Chissey-les-Macon is in the eastern-center of France at 25 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Chissey-les-Macon is 315 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 Chissey-les-Macon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ameugny, Bissy-la-Maconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Blanot, Bray, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Chapaize, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cruzille, Grevilly, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Lugny, Malay, Martailly-les-Brancion, Massilly and Taize.

This page in French: Visiter Chissey-les-Macon