La Chapelle-Thecle tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Tournus abbey at 16 km from La Chapelle-Thecle

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Visit La Chapelle-Thecle: highlights and tourist information

La Chapelle-Thecle 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 La Chapelle-Thecle in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tournus abbey at 16 km and Tournus at 16 km.

La Chapelle-Thecle, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 16 km (direction west)

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

See Tournus abbey guide

Tournus

at 16 km (direction west)

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

See Tournus guide

Brancion

at 24 km (direction west)

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

See Brancion guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 32 km (direction north-west)

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

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Cormatin

at 33 km (direction west)

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

See Cormatin guide

Macon

at 36 km (direction south-west)

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

See Macon guide

Lons-le-Saunier

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Jura department

Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...

See Lons-le-Saunier guide

Cluny

at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Cluny guide

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 40 km (direction south-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

Solutre-Pouilly

at 42 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Jura department

The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...

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Chateau-Chalon

Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Jura department

One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...

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Belleville

at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone department

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

See Belleville guide

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Reserve excursions near La Chapelle-Thecle

Map of places to visit near La Chapelle-Thecle

Markets in and near La Chapelle-Thecle

• Louhans: market Monday (11km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (16km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Plain: market Thursday (19km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (20km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (21km)
• Saint-Amour: market Saturday (22km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Bois: market Saturday (24km)
• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (24km)
• Mervans: market Friday (27km)
• Bletterans: market Tuesday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near La Chapelle-Thecle, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Baume-les-Messieurs (44km)
• Chateau-Chalon (45km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (29km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (38km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (40km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (39km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Tournus (16km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (33km)
• Cluny (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Seille (Saône) (14km)
• Confluence - la Seille (14km)
• Roche de Solutré (42km)
• Source - la Seille (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (36km)
• Vonnas (39km)

Geography and distances

La Chapelle-Thecle is in the eastern-center of France at 36 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: La Chapelle-Thecle is 329 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 La Chapelle-Thecle from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bantanges, Huilly-sur-Seille, Jouvencon, La Chapelle-Naude, La Genete, Menetreuil, Montpont-en-Bresse and Rancy.

This page in French: Visiter La Chapelle-Thecle