Not to be missed
For local heritage enthusiasts:
In Tournus:
- Saint-Philibert abbey (200,000 visitors every year), built around 1000 AD
- Sainte-Madeleine church
- Saint-Valérien church
- The Greuze museum, dedicated to the painter who was born in Tournus
- Hôtel-Dieu, which houses one of the most beautiful apothecary shops in Burgundy
- The Musée du vélo, which showcases all types of bicycles from different eras
- The circuit of romanesque churches in the vicinity of Tournus (Chapaize, Brancion, etc.)
Surrounding area:
- Cuisery, a village renowned for books, where you will also find the family-friendly Centre Eden
- Famous châteaux (Brancion, Cormatin, Pierreclos, Berzé-le-Chatel, Sully, Couches, Dree…)
- Solutré and Vergisson rock formations
- Romanèche Thorins with its wine theme park Hameau Du Vin and Touroparc zoo
- The history of photography museum à Saint-Loup-de-Varennes
- The Nicéphore Niépce museum in Chalon-sur-Saône
- Mâcon, where you will find the Maison de Lamartine, the poet’s childhood home, and the Ursulines museum
- Cluny and its abbey, the flour store, the cheese tower, the art and archaeology museum, and the stud farm (haras)
- Taizé, a small village which is home to a Christian ecumenical monastic community
- Blanot and Azé caves
- Louhans and its bustling Monday market
For food and wine lovers:
- Tournus has two Michelin-starred restaurants waiting to welcome you
- Many other restaurants offer traditional or specialist cuisine
- A host of wine cellars offer opportunities to taste the great wines of Burgundy (we are very close to the Burgundy/Mâconnais/Beaujolais wine routes)
- There are also many Burgundian specialities for you to try: cheese (Epoisses, Chaource, Brillat Savarin, etc.), jambon persillé (terrine with chopped parsley), oeufs en meurette (poached eggs and meurette sauce), coq au vin, beef bourguignon, Burgundy fondue, snails, frog’s legs, Bresse poultry, gougères (cheese-filled choux pastry), pain d’épices (gingerbread), corniottes (a shortcrust pastry base covered with choux pastry) and many other delicacies!
For exercise enthusiasts:
- The voie bleue (blue way), which links Tournus and Mâcon along the Saône river, for walkers and cyclists
- The voie verte (green way), which links Mâcon to Chalon-sur-Saône and winds through the countryside, which you can join at Cormatin from Tournus
- Tournus swimming pool
- Mâcon la Salle golf course
- Chalon-sur-Saône public golf course
- Hiking trails
- Boat trips along the Saône and Seille rivers and others
- La Truchère nature reserve, for walking enthusiasts
