Varennes-sous-Dun: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Balade des Faillettes begins and ends in Varennes-sous-Dun. It passes through the Bois de Chemineau, where the legend of “les Faillettes”, the little fairies, originated.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Varennes-sous-Dun is planning a trip to this destination.

Landscape

Varennes-sous-Dun lies in the Sornin Valley. Mont Saint-Rigaud is a mountain in the area around Varennes-sous-Dun. The wider surrounding region also includes Mont Monnet, Mont Chonay and Grenet; all three are considered mountains there.

Culture and history

The Chapelle de la Croix Bouthier is a religious heritage site in Varennes-sous-Dun. It dates from the 15th century, was rebuilt at its present location in 1929 and restored in 2021. The chapel is open to the public and tourists.

The village church was built in the mid-19th century in the Neo-Gothic style. It replaced an earlier church dating from the late Middle Ages.

The Croix des Rongeaux, blessed in 1898, commemorates a wooden cross in the nearby hamlet of Les Chambons that was destroyed during the Revolution. In the hamlet of Les Croix, the oldest church in the municipality commemorates the murder of three cloth merchants who were robbed and stabbed at this location.

The Château de Grandvaux consists of a large square main building or keep, flanked by two round towers. It has mullioned and transomed windows as well as several loopholes.

Other cultural sites

In the wider surrounding region of Varennes-sous-Dun, the Château Saint Hugues is a castle. The Abbaye Bénédictine de Charlieu is a monastery there, the Église Saint-Hilaire de Semur-en-Brionnais is a church, and the Abbaye de la Bénissons-Dieu is a historic site.

Other destinations: Préty, Saint-Didier-Sur-Arroux, Charnay-Lès-Mâcon, Demigny, Saint-Léger-Lès-Paray, Saint-Bonnet-De-Joux, La Clayette, La Comelle

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