Ige tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ige: highlights and tourist information

Ige 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 Ige in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cluny at 8 km and Solutre-Pouilly at 11 km.

Ige, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cluny

at 8 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Solutre-Pouilly

at 11 km (direction south)

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

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Macon

at 12 km (direction south-east)

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

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Brancion

at 16 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Cormatin

at 17 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Tournus

at 22 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 23 km (direction north-east)

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

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Belleville

at 32 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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Bourg-en-Bresse

at 43 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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Chalon-sur-Saone

at 43 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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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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Dombes

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

The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching...

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Oingt

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction south-south-west), in the Rhone department

Completely renovated in recent years, Oingt is one of the prettiest villages in the...

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Reserve excursions near Ige

Map of places to visit near Ige

Markets in and near Ige

• Cluny: market Saturday (7km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (10km)
• Macon: market Saturday (13km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (15km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (19km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (22km)
• Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (25km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (28km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (29km)
• Beaujeu: market Wednesday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Ige, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (11km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (35km)
• Charlieu (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (6km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (8km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (18km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (45km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (47km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Jardins du château de Drée (34km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (34km)
• Parc du château de Laye (37km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (43km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (44km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (7km)
• Tournus (22km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (11km)
• Confluence - la Seille (20km)
• Seille (Saône) (20km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (13km)
• Vonnas (28km)

Geography and distances

Ige is in the eastern-center of France at 12 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Ige is 327 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 Ige from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aze, Berze-la-Ville, Berze-le-Chatel, Clesse, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Hurigny, La Roche-Vineuse, Laize, Milly-Lamartine, Peronne, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Sologny and Verze.

This page in French: Visiter Ige