Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres 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-Vincent-Des-Pres in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cluny at 9 km and Cormatin at 12 km.

Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cluny

at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Cluny guide

Cormatin

at 12 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Cormatin guide

Brancion

at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Brancion guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 23 km (direction south-east)

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Macon

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Macon guide

Tournus

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tournus guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Tournus abbey guide

Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 34 km (direction 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 34 km (direction west)

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

See Paray-le-Monial guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 41 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 42 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 43 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 43 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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres

Map of places to visit near Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres

Markets in and near Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres

• Cluny: market Saturday (9km)
• Charolles: market Wednesday (22km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (25km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (27km)
• Macon: market Saturday (28km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (28km)
• La Clayette: market Tuesday (29km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (29km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (30km)
• Montchanin: market Wednesday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (23km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Semur-en-Brionnais (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Charlieu (46km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (3km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (8km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (16km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (27km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (28km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (31km)
• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (42km)
• Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (43km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (48km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Jardins du château de Drée (27km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (28km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (31km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (33km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (34km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (9km)
• Tournus (28km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (23km)
• Confluence - la Seille (29km)
• Seille (Saône) (29km)

Towns of Art and history

• Paray-le-Monial (34km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (22km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (28km)
• Vonnas (44km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres is in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres is 312 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-Vincent-Des-Pres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Buffieres, Chateau, Cherizet, Chiddes, Donzy-le-National, Flagy, La Vineuse, Massy, Pressy-sous-Dondin, Saint-Andre-le-Desert, Saint-Martin-de-Salencey, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sivignon and Vitry-les-Cluny.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres