Château de Saint-Léger

#4592 among destinations in France

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The castle of Saint-Léger is located in the commune of Charnay-lès-Mâcon in Saône-et-Loire, at the eastern end of a rocky and partly wooded eminence overlooking the valley of the Petite Grosne.

Coordinates: 46°17'42"N, 4°45'57"E

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Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance

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Château de Saint-Léger – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rock of Solutré, Rock of Vergisson, Chevagny-les-Chevrières, Vergisson.

2.3 miW
Natural attraction, Geologic formation, Park
Rock of Solutré, Solutré-Pouilly
58 min walk • The Rock of Solutré is a limestone escarpment 8 km west of Mâcon, France, overlooking the commune of Solutré-Pouilly. It is an iconic site in the department of Saône-et-Loire, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Cliff, Natural attraction
Rock of Vergisson
70 min walk • The Rock of Vergisson is a limestone peak in Saône-et-Loire, France.
2.5 miN
Locality
Chevagny-les-Chevrières
65 min walk • Chevagny-les-Chevrières is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
2.4 miW
Area
Vergisson, Solutré-Pouilly
61 min walk • Vergisson is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
2.4 miS
Area
Chaintré, Vinzelles
61 min walk • Chaintré is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
2.7 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Chaintré
69 min walk • The Château de Chaintré is a historic château in Crêches-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.
2.2 miW
Botanical garden, Museum, Archaeological museum
Parc archéologique et botanique de Solutré, Solutré-Pouilly
57 min walk • The Archaeological and Botanical Park of Solutre is an archaeological site and botanical garden maintained by the Musée départemental de Préhistoire, Solutré-Pouilly, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. It is open daily but closed in December.
3.3 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Musée des Ursulines, Mâcon
85 min walk • The Musée des Ursulines is a museum of art and archaeology located in the former convent of the Ursulines in Macon since 1968. Renovated in 1992, it is labeled a museum of France, according to the law no 2002-5 of January 4, 2002.
2.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Leynes, Leynes
65 min walk • The Château de Leynes is an old fortified castle and priory in the commune of Leynes in the Saône-et-Loire département of France. The estate of Leynes was granted by Charles the Bald in a charter dated 19 March 875 to Tournus Abbey, a gift confirmed by the Pope in 1119.
3.2 miE
Church
St. Peter's Church, Mâcon
82 min walk • The Saint-Pierre de Mâcon church is a Catholic church located in Mâcon in Saône-et-Loire, France. It was built in the 19th century by the architect Berthier, a student of Viollet-le-Duc.
3.2 miE
Church
Cathédrale Saint-Vincent, Mâcon
83 min walk • The cathedral church of Saint-Vincent de Mâcon is the religious building that replaced the primitive cathedral of Mâcon, now called the Vieux-Saint-Vincent, at the very beginning of the 19th century.