Chapelle des Moines de Berze-la-Ville
Points of Interest & Landmarks
Sights & Landmarks
Attraction
About
Monk’s Chapel, Berzé-la-VilleAbbott Hugues of Semur, builder of the Maior Ecclesia, ordained the construction of a Chapel several miles from Cluny whose 12th century frescoes are wonderfully preserved.Putting your footsteps in those of that great abbott, this Chapel, only ten minutes from Cluny, will enable you to imagine the splendour of the Abbey church, before the vagaries of history plunged the frescoes of Cluny, produced in all likelihood by the very same artists, into oblivion.Towering above the Mâconnais vineyards, a visit will allow you to discover a number of frescoes of exceptional quality. Their pictorial style will take you into a world which blends monastic Burgundy with the Byzantine empire.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes