Clessy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Paray-le-Monial at 12 km from Clessy

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Visit Clessy: highlights and tourist information

Clessy 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 Clessy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Paray-le-Monial at 12 km and Paray-le-Monial basilica at 12 km.

Clessy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Paray-le-Monial

at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Anzy-le-Duc

at 26 km (direction south)

Much the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory of Anzy-le-Duc...

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Semur-en-Brionnais

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction south)

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

See Semur-en-Brionnais guide

Cluny

at 46 km (direction east)

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

See Cluny guide

Cormatin

at 46 km (direction east)

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

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Autun

at 47 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Autun guide

Lapalisse

at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Allier department

The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...

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Solutre-Pouilly

at 57 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Clessy

Markets in and near Clessy

• Gueugnon: market Thursday (6km)
• Digoin: market Sunday & Friday (12km)
• Paray-le-Monial: market Friday (12km)
• Charolles: market Wednesday (20km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (24km)
• Dompierre-sur-Besbre: market Saturday (31km)
• Le Donjon: market Tuesday (32km)
• Marcigny: market Monday (32km)
• La Clayette: market Tuesday (34km)
• Montchanin: market Wednesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Clessy, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Semur-en-Brionnais (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Charlieu (45km)
• Lapalisse (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (12km)
• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (25km)
• Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (26km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (43km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (44km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (45km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (45km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (46km)
• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Digoine (10km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (25km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (27km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (33km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (46km)
• Autun (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bibracte (41km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Le PAL (31km)

Towns of Art and history

• Paray-le-Monial (12km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (20km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (35km)

Geography and distances

Clessy is in the eastern-center of France at 63 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Clessy is 287 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 Clessy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chassy, Gueugnon, Oudry, Rigny-sur-Arroux and Saint-Vincent-Bragny.

This page in French: Visiter Clessy