Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse 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 Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Brancion at 8 km and Cluny at 9 km.

Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brancion

at 8 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Cluny

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Cormatin

at 11 km (direction north-west)

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

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Tournus

at 15 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 15 km (direction north-east)

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

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Macon

at 18 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Macon guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 19 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Chalon-sur-Saone

at 36 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Belleville

at 39 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 45 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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Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 50 km (direction west)

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse

Map of places to visit near Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse

Markets in and near Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse

• Cluny: market Saturday (9km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (13km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (15km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (17km)
• Macon: market Saturday (19km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (21km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (24km)
• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (31km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Plain: market Thursday (31km)
• Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (19km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (11km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (13km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (15km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (41km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Jardins du château de Drée (39km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (41km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (44km)
• Parc du château de Laye (45km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (9km)
• Tournus (15km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Confluence - la Seille (14km)
• Seille (Saône) (14km)
• Roche de Solutré (19km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (19km)
• Vonnas (32km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse is in the eastern-center of France at 18 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse is 322 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 Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aze, Bissy-la-Maconnaise, Blanot, Bray, Burgy, Clesse, Cortambert, Cruzille, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Grevilly, Lugny, Peronne, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay and Vire.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gengoux-de-Scisse