Château de Pierreclos

The Château de Pierreclos stands in the commune of Pierreclos in Saône-et-Loire, in the south of the historic region of Burgundy, now part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The village of Pierreclos lies about 15 km west of Mâcon, close to the rock of Solutré and the abbey of Cluny. The castle occupies the southern tip of a rocky knoll rising 20 metres above the valley of the Petite Grosne and the surrounding vineyards. Today it is the setting for a range of activities: a wine estate certified organic, weddings, receptions, guest rooms, historical visits and a shop selling regional produce. It is one of the fourteen exceptional sites open to the public brought together over the past twenty years or so under « La Route des châteaux en Bourgogne du Sud ».

Machine-translated from “Château de Pierreclos” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Pierreclos ranks #5,675 of 7,787 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #434 of the 516 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 550 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 64 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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