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Visit Macon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Macon is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Saone-et-Loire department. (General information: Macon is 340 km from Paris and 561 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Macon
Popular places to visit near Macon: these include Macon at 1 km and Cluny at 20 km. Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson is a listed 'grand site of france' at 8km and Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Macon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Macon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Macon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Macon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de Laye (28km) : Le jardin de Zéphyr (37km) : Les Jardins du château de Drée (40km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (41km) : Jardin du château de Chaumont (49km) :
- National Monuments: Brou Royal Monastery (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (20km) : Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (20km) : Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (28km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (29km) : Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (30km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (44km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Vonnas (16km) : Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (22km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Trevoux (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (8km) :
Map of places to visit near Macon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Mâcon
Canton: Mâcon
Arrondissement: Mâcon
Department: Saone-et-Loire
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 71870
Distance to Macon
from Macon: 0 km
from Paris: 340 km
from Calais: 561 km
from Nice: 347 km
from Bordeaux: 451 km
from Strasbourg: 336 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Macon (within 6 km): Chaintre : Chanes : Charnay-les-Macon : Creches-sur-Saone : Crottet : Feillens : Grieges : Hurigny : Pont-de-Veyle : Replonges : Saint-Laurent-sur-Saone : Sance : Varennes-les-Macon : Vinzelles :
Macon holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in France Burgundy
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Holiday rentals: Saone-et-Loire gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Macon