This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

The Best Attractions In Cluny

x
Cluny is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is 20 km northwest of Mâcon. The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 910. The height of Cluniac influence was from the second half of the 10th century through the early 12th. The abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562, and many of its valuable manuscripts were destroyed or removed.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

The Best Attractions In Cluny

  • 1. Abbey of Cluny Cluny
    Cluny Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to St Peter. The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with three churches built in succession from the 4th to the early 12th centuries. The earliest basilica was the world's largest church until the St. Peter's Basilica construction began in Rome.Cluny was founded by William I, Duke of Aquitaine in 910. He nominated Berno as the first Abbot of Cluny, subject only to Pope Sergius III. The abbey was notable for its stricter adherence to the Rule of St. Benedict, whereby Cluny became acknowledged as the leader of western monasticism. The establishment of the Benedictine Order was a keystone to the stability of European society that was achieved in the 11th century. In 1790...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 2. Berze le Chatel Cluny
    Berzé-le-Châtel is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France. The trouvère Hugues IV de Berzé was the ruler of Berzé-le-Châtel in the early 13th century. It is said that the Berzé-le-Châtel's basement extends 1000 feet into the ground.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Haras National de Cluny Cluny
    The Haras Nationaux is the national public administrative body responsible for the regulation and administration of breeding of horses and donkeys in France. It administers twenty-two regional Haras, or horse-breeding centres. It was a branch of the French ministry of agriculture from 1870 until 1999, when it became independent. In 2010, together with the École nationale d'équitation, the national riding school, it became part of the new Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Equitation.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Eglise Notre-Dame de Cluny Cluny
    Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, in full Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre , is a Melkite Greek Catholic parish church in Paris, France, and one of the city's oldest religious buildings. Built in Romanesque style during the 13th century, it is situated in the 5th arrondissement, on the Left Bank of the Seine River, about 500 meters away from the Musée de Cluny and in the proximity of the Maubert-Mutualité Paris Métro station. It shares a city block with the Square René Viviani. Also hosted the wedding of Greg and Audrey Ruffini. Originally a Roman Catholic place of worship, Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre was built in stages from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and granted to the Eastern Catholic Melkite community in 1889. Its design was modified several times, and the resulting church is significantly sma...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 7. Le PAL Dompierre Sur Besbre
    Le pal is a French park that combines two activities: an amusement park and a zoo near the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Bresbre, close to Dompierre-sur-Besbre, in the Allier, France. Created in 1973, the site became a theme park in 1981. With 86 acres it offers 25 attractions and more than 600 animals in semi-captivity, among several animal shows.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 10. La Roche de Solutre Solutre Pouilly
    La Clayette is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 11. Chateau de Cormatin Cormatin
    Château is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Cluny Videos

Menu