First in Cluny: Abbaye de Cluny
9 places to visit stand within 1 km of the middle of Cluny. The list adds 2 places within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 3 galleries, 2 attractions and 2 abbeys. In town, 3 sites are listed historic monuments. A day out reaches Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus, 24 km away.
Cluny’s big names
2 abbeys, a gallery and a fort follow Abbaye de Cluny.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Carmel de la Paix, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cluny; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (5) and museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Cluny. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
It starts in town with 9 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its centre.
Musée d'art et d'archéologie de Cluny
Museum in Cluny, France.
Abbatiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Cluny
Abbatial church located in Saône-et-Loire, in France.
The 9 places in Cluny first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus, at 24 km, heads the 12.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus24 km northeast, in TournusMuseumMuseumCathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent20 km southeast, in MâconChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corcelle7.9 km south, in BourgvilainChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nobles16 km northeast, in La Chapelle-sous-BrancionGardenGardenArboretum de Pézanin17 km southwest, in Dompierre-les-OrmesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lugny12 km east, in LugnyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleure20 km northeast, in ÉtrignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sigy-le-Châtel15 km northwest, in Sigy-le-ChâtelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Leynes19 km south, in LeynesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Drée30 km southwest, in CurbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chaintré22 km southeast, in ChaintréAttractionAttractionChateau de Chaumont-Laguiche19 km west, in Saint-Bonnet-de-JouxPlaces within 40 km of Cluny with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Cluny
What is there to see in Cluny?
The first on our list in Cluny are Abbaye de Cluny, Musée d'art et d'archéologie de Cluny, Cluny III and Fortifications de Cluny. We list 9 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cluny?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'art et d'archéologie de Cluny, Les Mains Libres, Palais de l’abbé Jean de Bourbon and Substance.
Which places in Cluny are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Cluny are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Abbaye de Cluny, Cluny III and Fortifications de Cluny.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cluny?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus (24 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (20 km), Château de Corcelle (7.9 km), Château de Nobles (16 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Cluny, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.