We woke up to a lovely sunrise over the Saone in Macon. Soon thereafter, I was off on another bike ride along the river and through the town, stopping along the way to visit several churches and neighborhoods.
The Église Saint Pierre is one of the more attractive churches in Macon. It looks old but only dates to the 1800s. By contrast, the Ancienne Cathédrale Saint-Vincent dates to the 11th c., but it was heavily damaged during the French Revolution. It was replaced in the 1800s by the new Cathédrale Saint-Vincent, built in the Neoclassical style with Corinthian columns and colorful stained glass windows.
On the opposite shore is a quiet neighborhood surrounding the Eglise de Saint Laurent and its peaceful cemetery, in which many of the graves were adorned with colorful ceramic floral bouquets.
Back in the main town, the Maison de Bois (literally “house of wood”) is the oldest house in Mâcon, dating to c. 1500, with ornate wooden panelling.
After lunch, the ship set sail for Tournus while Pam went on a wine tasting excursion, as we’ll see in the next video.
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