Chalon sur Soane, Burgundy

We drove to France this year, not much a flying enthusiast since the security and everything else was beefed up at airports - understandable but the 'chore' of flying is just too much for me..
So loaded the car up and off we went with a week in Burgundy and then a week in the Carmague area of southern France.
Had a great time and managed to visit some fine cathedrals and churches in Burgundy and some are shown here.
I only had the tripod with me on one of the visits so some are hand held or positioned on my bag on the floor, but they are OK.
The second week of the holiday I was 'banned' by the family of visiting churches and enjoying culture - had to lie on the beach and look like I was enjoying myself.... very difficult.

Seat of the ancient bishopric of Chalon-sur-Saône, St Vincent’s Cathedral stands in one of the liveliest squares of the old town ; the Place Saint Vincent.
Built from 1090 onwards, today’s St Vincent’s Cathedral was first of all constructed in a Romanesque style strongly influenced by the architecture of Cluny Abbey.
With a rich and complex history, St Vincent’s Cathedral is also characterised by Gothic architecture and has a neo-gothic façade.

Inside the cathedral is a fine Brussels tapestry dating from 1510, and also Romanesque capitals, a 16th century stained glass window and several rare statues

A must see for its burgundian history tied in to the city, wonderful art inside
The Collégiale Notre-Dame de Beaune is part of one of the last great churches of roman origins in Burgundy.
The chanoines order began the work of the church in the middle of the 12C ,and the construction from east to west does not finish until early in the 13C.
After the fire of 1272, work were done to rebuilt,and the roman windows were replaced by gothic as well as the ceiling and roof were modified.

The chapels were added in the 13C and 14C ;the most remarkable were the chapel of Saint-Léger decorated with paintings in mural and the chapel of Bouton dating from 1530. The gothic spiral was replaced by a roof imperial style from 1580 to 1588.

In 1844, Viollet-le-Duc established the price of restauration, the works were done from 1860 .

12th century Romanesque church wuth a great bell tower in the heart of this pretty little town.

I also have some pics of Dijon Cathedral which I will add soon...