Paray-le-Monial

Paray-le-Monial is a little town in the Saône-et-Loire department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in France. It is the sister city of Bad Dürkheim, Germany and Wells, England.

Get in

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Basilica of Paray-le-Monial. The basilica is the major attraction in Paray-le-Monial. It was established in the 11th century and is nowadays quite popular with pilgrims. 
  • 🌍 Monastère de la Visitation, 13, rue de la Visitation, ☏ +33 3 85 81 09, . Monastery founded in 1626. 
  • The 18th-century cloister.
  • 🌍 La Clayette Castle (some 20 km to the south-east). Romantic moated castle. (updated May 2025)

Do

  • Club 4 is the only real club in town.

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • Hotel 3 Pigeons
  • Hotel Terminus which is in a short walking distance of the station. It has a wonderful garden to sit in summer.

Stay safe

The town is not very dangerous and there is hardly any crime. You can walk through the town at night at any time. Especially when it's pilgrim-season you should be careful as there are many tourists in town around that time.

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