Sailly tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cormatin at 9 km from Sailly

Cormatin Hotels & holiday rentals

Places to visit nearby

Sailly Excursions & Activities

Car hire in France

Cormatin Hotels & holiday rentals

Sailly Excursions & Activities

Visit Sailly: highlights and tourist information

Sailly 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 Sailly in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cormatin at 9 km and Cluny at 14 km.

Sailly, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cormatin

at 9 km (direction east)

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

See Cormatin guide

Cluny

at 14 km (direction south-east)

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

See Cluny guide

Brancion

at 18 km (direction east)

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

See Brancion guide

Tournus

at 26 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 27 km (direction east)

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

See Tournus abbey guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Macon

at 33 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 35 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 35 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 35 km (direction west)

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

See Paray-le-Monial guide

Anzy-le-Duc

at 46 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 47 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Semur-en-Brionnais guide

Belleville

at 50 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

Autun

at 50 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Autun guide

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

Find Cormatin hotels & holiday rentals

Reserve excursions near Sailly

Map of places to visit near Sailly

Markets in and near Sailly

• Cluny: market Saturday (14km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (22km)
• Montchanin: market Wednesday (24km)
• Charolles: market Wednesday (25km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (26km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (26km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (30km)
• Givry: market Thursday (30km)
• Le Creusot: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (31km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (31km)

More information about Sailly, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Sailly, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (29km)
• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (59km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Semur-en-Brionnais (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Charlieu (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (13km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (14km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (23km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (24km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (27km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (31km)
• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (45km)
• Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (47km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (52km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Digoine (27km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (32km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (37km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (37km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (14km)
• Tournus (26km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Confluence - la Seille (29km)
• Seille (Saône) (29km)
• Roche de Solutré (29km)
• Bibracte (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Paray-le-Monial (35km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (25km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (33km)
• Vonnas (49km)

Geography and distances

Sailly is in the eastern-center of France at 33 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Sailly is 306 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 Sailly from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bonnay, Cherizet, Chevagny-sur-Guye, Cortevaix, Curtil-sous-Burnand, Flagy, Massy, Passy, 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 Sailly