Southern
Burgundy boasts the greatest concentration
of Romanesque vestiges in all of France; it
encompasses 253 churches, which have been inspired
by either the Cluny or Tournus "school" of
Romanesque architecture.
Cathédrale Saint-Lazare
71400 AUTUN
Chapelle des Moines
71960 BERZE-LA-VILLE
Abbaye de Cluny
71250 CLUNY
Site Archéologique de Saint-Clément
71000 MACON
Vieux Saint-Vincent
71000 MACON
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur
71600 PARAY-LE-MONIAL
Vitrine de l'Art Roman
71110 SEMUR-EN-BRIONNAIS
Abbatiale Saint-Philibert
71700 TOURNUS
The Romanesque bell
tower of the Palinges church is
exceptional by its 7-sided shape,
as opposed to the more conventional
4 or 8 sides. The signs of perfection
in such geometry were already visible.