Discover the north-west of Cluny, between the valleys of the Guye and the Gande.
A 52km route starting from Cluny with stops not to be missed, such as Taizé and its ecumenical community or the deanery of Saint-Hippolyte in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire.
Massilly
Located along the Voie Verte, this small village has recently created a sensitive natural area in the Marais des Tilles. Higher up in the village, the church and the small heritage of the commune (wash houses, watering place, menhir, ...)
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Taizé
It is impossible to walk through Taizé without stopping at the world-famous ecumenical community, which brings together thousands of young people every year. A few steps away, stroll through the narrow streets of the village, around the Romanesque church dating from the 12th century.e century.
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Ameugny
It is in the setting sun, illuminating the yellow ochre of the limestone of its stones, that the discreet beauty of the site is fully revealed to the walker. The well-restored houses are clustered around the church, a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art from the 12th century.e century.
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Cortevaix
From the church built in 1860, on the site of the former seigniorial chapel, one reaches the wash house and the fountain by a pretty alleyway, which hides an underground network that speleologists regularly explore but which still retains its mysteries because the progression is difficult.
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Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire
Tradition has it that the name "Bonnay" comes from "Bonne Aygue" (good water) because of the abundant and never-drying spring around which the village was built. Admire the castle (private) and the chapel in the hamlet of Besanceuil.
Don't miss Saint-Hippolyte where the monks of Cluny developed a deanery to administer the agricultural domain of which the church is the centre.
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Salornay-sur-Guye
Situated at the confluence of the Grosne and Guye rivers, the village has a heritage marked by these waterways: six washhouses, five bridges including the Sainte-Catherine bridge and the remains of the Clochette mill.
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Saint-Vincent-des-Près
Visit the Romanesque church of the XIe century and the deanery of Bezornay (private).
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La Vineuse-sur-Frégande
This commune includes the former villages of La Vineuse, Massy, Vitry-les-Cluny and Donzy-le-National. From the church square you can admire the superb panorama of the Charolais mountains.
Crossed by the Clapier stream, the hamlet of Massy has a Romanesque church built by the monks of Cluny and in the hamlet of Zublé you will find a 2.45m high menhir.
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Lournand
Discover the ruins of the castle of Lourdon. Invested as early as the XIIIe The castle was built in the 16th century by the abbots of Cluny, and was enriched over the centuries by other buildings, including a unique palm court, which can still be seen today.
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