The Lamartine Road

This itinerary has been devoted to Alphonse de Lamartine, celebrated poet, author and statesman. The highlights of this 60-km route which starts from Mâcon (Lamartine's birthplace) and continues through what is known as "Lamartine's Valley": the Lamartine Museum in Mâcon, the Monceau Chateau in Prissé and its "Pavillon des Girondins", the Chateau at Berzé-le-Châtel in the Mâconnais, the poet's childhood home in Milly-Lamartine, the Pierreclos Château, the Saint-Point Château, Bussières, with its church, Lamartine's tombstone and the Monsard hillside. Pamphlet available in tourist offices along the route.