Lamartine House – Greenway of Southern Burgundy loop from Pierreclos

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Mâcon

Pierreclos

Lamartine House – Greenway of Southern Burgundy loop from Pierreclos

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Lamartine House – Greenway of Southern Burgundy loop from Pierreclos

01:50

23.3km

490m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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2.62 km

Lamartine House

Highlight • Historical Site

The poet Alphonse de Lamartine spent his childhood and adolescence in this house built by his great-grandfather in 1705. This 19th century author and politician left his mark on France, notably through his fight for the abolition of slavery, the decree of which he signed in 1848, when he was head of the Provisional Government.

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4.51 km

Greenway of Southern Burgundy

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The Voie Verte de Bourgogne du Sud is France's oldest car-free rail trail. It runs for almost 70 kilometers through the vineyards and hills of southern Burgundy between the towns of Chalon-sur-Saône and Mâcon.

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5.79 km

Voie Verte de Bourgogne du sud

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Voie vertes are really nice to cycle on, no steep inclines or downhills.

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6.47 km

Voie Verte Bourgogne Sud

Highlight • Cycleway

The Voie Verte de Bourgogne du Sud is France's oldest car-free rail-trail cycle path. It runs for almost 70 kilometers through the vineyards and hills of southern Burgundy between the towns of Chalon-sur-Saône and Mâcon.

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6.66 km

View of the Château de Berzé-le-Châtel

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The Castle of Berzé-le-Châtel
(also known as Forteresse de Berzé) is the largest and best-preserved medieval castle in Southern Burgundy.

The complex dates back to a 10th-century castrum and was strategically built on a rocky outcrop to protect the nearby powerful Abbey of Cluny.

The fortress consists of three
ring walls and features 13 towers (including two keeps/donjons) as well as an imposing gatehouse. The heart of the interior is a remarkable Carolingian chapel.

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6.86 km

Château de Berzé

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Berzé is a family-owned castle, built by the ancestors of the current owners to protect the Abbey of Cluny. It dominates a magnificent panorama over the vineyards of the Solutré valley. Built between the 11th and 15th centuries around its Carolingian chapel, the castle retains its entire defensive system, thirteen towers including two keep, its impressive entrance castle and its medieval halls.
This makes it the largest and best preserved fortress in Burgundy.
The castle is made up of three ring walls. Each houses various gardens, orchards and vegetable gardens, as well as a French garden with box trees, statues, hornbeams and large yews cut like chess pieces. From the terraces, there is a magnificent view of the Lamartinien valley with its vineyards in the background.

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7.24 km

Medieval fortress of Berzé-le-Châtel

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The fortress was built from the 11th to the 15th century around a Carolingian chapel. Its role was to defend Cluny Abbey. The building retains its entire defensive system with two keeps and 11 towers.
Superbly preserved, you can enjoy the three enclosures, a catering service and a picnic area.

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8.35 km