Passy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cormatin at 12 km from Passy

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Passy Excursions & Activities

Visit Passy: highlights and tourist information

Passy 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 Passy in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cormatin at 12 km and Cluny at 15 km.

Passy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cormatin

at 12 km (direction east)

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

See Cormatin guide

Cluny

at 15 km (direction south-east)

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

See Cluny guide

Brancion

at 20 km (direction east)

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

See Brancion guide

Tournus

at 29 km (direction east)

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

See Tournus guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 29 km (direction east)

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

See Tournus abbey guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 31 km (direction south-east)

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Paray-le-Monial basilica guide

Paray-le-Monial

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Paray-le-Monial guide

Macon

at 34 km (direction south-east)

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

See Macon guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 36 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Anzy-le-Duc

at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Anzy-le-Duc guide

Semur-en-Brionnais

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Brionnais guide

Autun

at 49 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Autun guide

Belleville

at 51 km (direction south-south-east), in the Rhone department

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

See Belleville guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Passy

Map of places to visit near Passy

Markets in and near Passy

• Cluny: market Saturday (15km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (20km)
• Charolles: market Wednesday (23km)
• Montchanin: market Wednesday (23km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (28km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (29km)
• Le Creusot: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (30km)
• Givry: market Thursday (31km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (32km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Passy, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (30km)
• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (57km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Semur-en-Brionnais (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Charlieu (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (8km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (11km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (15km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (20km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (25km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (26km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (30km)
• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (43km)
• Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (46km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (51km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Digoine (24km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (31km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (35km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (36km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (36km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (15km)
• Tournus (29km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (30km)
• Confluence - la Seille (31km)
• Seille (Saône) (31km)
• Bibracte (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Paray-le-Monial (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (23km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (35km)
• Vonnas (50km)

Geography and distances

Passy is in the eastern-center of France at 34 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Passy is 305 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 Passy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cherizet, Chevagny-sur-Guye, La Guiche, Le Rousset, Massy, Sailly, Saint-Andre-le-Desert, Saint-Huruge, Saint-Marcelin-de-Cray, Saint-Martin-de-Salencey, Saint-Martin-la-Patrouille, Saint-Ythaire, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sigy-le-Chatel and Vitry-les-Cluny.

This page in French: Visiter Passy