Cruises from Macon
Mâcon, during WWII a major centre for the French Resistance, is a town in the Burgundy region in eastern France, located on the west bank of the Saône River. With buildings painted burnt sienna, buttermilk and rose, Mâcon has a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere. To get a feel of this town, head for the terrace of the café in the Maison de Bois, a house covered in elaborate wooden carvings normally reserved for interiors.
Read moreA walk around the town on the Heritage Trail brings you to the Hôtel Dieu, and the Old St Vincent Hospital. Mâcon is also the birthplace of one of France’s greatest writers, the poet Alphonse de Lamartine.
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