Mâconnais Region

The Mâconnais region to the south of the Côte Chalonnaise is named after the bridge town of Mâcon on the River Saône.

The signposted Route des Vins Mâconnais-Beaujolais was opened in 1986. It winds 280mi through the two regions. Information on the route can be obtained from the Cellier-Expo at Crèches-sur-Sâone, a village just south of Mâcon on the N6.

In the village of Lugny the Foire des Vins du Haut-Mâconnais festival takes place during the weekend of Palm Sunday. There is also a fair in Mâcon which lasts about ten days during mid-May.