~ Chateau Hotel near Macon, Burgundy, France ~

“ A charming and friendly hotel near Mâcon, France, providing a perfect base for those
who love Burgundy wines, in the footsteps of the poet Lamartine, climb the Solutré
rock like past President Mitterand, or visit the famous Cluny Abbey. ”

~ One of our "Chateaux & Hotels de Charme" ~
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~ The Swimming Pool ~

Hotel Château de la La Barge is the archetypal small French family-run hotel in Mâcon with a genuinely warm welcome and a well chosen wine list offering the best local vintages. Here you'll feel particularly at home with Geneviève and Patrick who will ensure that your stay in Mâcon is both relaxing and comfortable. The bedrooms are well appointed with extensive views.

Restaurant:
The watchwords of the hotel's gourmet restaurant are Gastronomy, Relaxation and Authenticity. Separate A La Carte, Bistro, Epicure and Bacchus menus cater for a wide variety of tastes and appetites, and the wine list features the finest local vintages in addition to selections from other French regions. A special menu is also available for children. The hotel restaurant is open 7 days a week from 3 January to 18 December for lunchtime and evening service.

Private Receptions:
The hotel Château de la Barge near Macon is perfect whatever the occasion - be it weddings, birthdays or family reunions. The superb setting of the chateau combines with the delicious cuisine to give you a special memory to cherish forever. Wedding receptions for up to 70 persons can be accommodated in the Salle des Granges situated at the rear of the Chateau, or for more intimate events the charming Salon Clause de Brosse can receive up to 25 persons. For larger receptions a fully-equipped marquee is available in the grounds of the chateau with wooden floors, heating and electricity, if required.

Business Meetings:
The seminar rooms at Château de la Barge provide all the comfort and facilities for a successful event for between 10 and 80 persons. The meeting rooms are fully equipped with video projectors, OHP, paperboards, screens, TV, DVD, VCR etc, and refreshments can be served in situ or during a break by the swimming pool or in the chateau grounds.

~ The main Restaurant with wood-panelled walls ~

In the Footsteps of Lamartine

Why a stop in Mâcon ??

Needless to say the vineyards are the region's most obvious attraction. Moreover, each year in May there is an extraordinary wine fair attracting thousands of devotees and connoisseurs from all over the world. If you are interested with older traditions you must head into the wine-producing Mâconnais and Beaujolais and even up to the cattle-country of the Charollais.

Evidence that man has lived in this region since prehistoric times has been found at Solutré (7 miles West of Mâcon) which has now given its name to an archeological period. This rocky escarpment (about 45 minutes to the top) that rises up out of the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards offers an outstanding panorama, stretching from the Saône valley and the Bresse to the Jura. "La Roche de Solutré" is now very popular since the late French Socialist President François Mitterand used to climb it every Pentecost's monday until he died. This pilgrimage became some sort of ritual during which it was obvious all close friends and family, ministers and courtiers had to gather there and be seen following him.

Cluny (18 miles NW of Mâcon) also is well worth a visit. The abbey, founded at the beginning of the 10th century by William the Pious, was then famous and powerful throughout the Christian world surpassing popes and kings in influence. This little town, set in a lovely rolling countryside, has a wealth of medieval and renaissance buildings, as well as a number of interesting Romanesque houses.

When it comes to the great Romantic poet and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine, you can't miss him in Mâcon where he was born. A handsome 18th century houses the museum dedicated to his memory. You can visit his family castle in Saint-Point, on the banks of the river Valouze, where the Lamartine legacy is most celebrated and where he is now buried. Don't neglect the house (now a private museum) in Milly where he spent his childhood and the small villages of Bussières and Pierreclos that played such a major part in his poet's life. The experience deeply moved Lamartine, who found it a powerful source of inspiration. "Milly ou la terre natale" but also "La vigne et la maison" are amongst his finest poems.

Wherever you coming from, Calais or Geneva, Italian and Spanish borders or the French Riviera, you should consider these surroundings of Mâcon. It's extremely easy to reach this pleasant Hostellerie of Château de la Barge which is finally a perfect base for you to discover all the treasures this part of southern Burgundy has to offer.

~ The Reception and Entrance Hall ~

~ The lounge Claude de Brosse ~
(For small and elegant meetings)

~ General view of the famous Cluny Abbey ~

~ The Solutré rock ~
(The beloved walk-climbing of former President Mitterand)

~ View of the nearby Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards ~

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