Paray-Le-Monial

Paray-le-Monial is crossed by the Canal of the Centre and the river of Bourbince. This City of Art presents one of the jewels of the clunisienne architecture, chef d'œuvre of the Burgundian Romanic art, the basilica of the Sacré-cœur; built under the supervision of the builder monk St-Hugues, abbot of Cluny.the appropriate Spiritual history for this place goes back up to 1671, date in which Saint-Marguerite-Marie Alacoque encouraged by her confessor Saint Claude La Colombière, will develop the cult of the Sacred Heart. Pilgrims from the whole world stream in this sanctuary city of France and international sessions of the charismatic movement are organized there.
Beyond a pole of the industrial ceramic, this town is animated by numerous cultural events, by concerts of sacred or profane music and thanks to the racecourse, the most important of Burgundy; it welcomes regularly the most relentless or coincidental race goers.

Wonder
There are cities which surprise and confuse, where we get surprised and confused, where one feels as a pleasure to be unusual and of exception. Paray-le-Monial is of these, thanks to its History and to its art of living allying serenity and will to be well in its time. Mosaic, detail of a bottom - relief of the master altar of the chapel of Colombière Placed in the borders of the Burgundian South, in the heart of the rich and generous Charolais country, Paray-le-Monial will reveal you one after the other all its trump cards: the beauty of the environment, the depth of the religious commitment, the sincerity of the reception. The basilica (in the end of XI-th century), jewel of the clunisien

Relax
Rounded off hills, languishing rivers, the vast spaces of the surrounding country invite to the pleasures of the open air. Everything offers itself to you: hikes, in cycle, on horseback, on circuits crossing the region, fishing in full of fish stream, bathing in swimming pool, but also parachuting, ULM or glider for those that love strong sensations. To relax, it is also, simply, to enjoy some good regional meals, of which the famous Charolais beef, prepared by the cooks of restaurants or inns which follow roads. And as in all Burgundy, it will be certainly suggested to you to sample a wine, red or white, famous vineyard or more modest naming, which will contribute to make an unforgettable moment.

Grow rich
A lot of other testimonies of past will retain you: the jayet House dating from the Italian Renaissance, luxurious residence of a rich cloth merchant, becomes today the city hall, the Tower Holy Nicolas, place of exhibitions, the chapel of the visitation, the alleys of the "old Paray"
More recently, the museum Paul Charnoz developed activities (temporary exhibitions, restorations) around the ceramic stone floor fabricated in Paray the monial; and the association Love as Mosaic has created a pole around this activity notably thanks to trainings realized by the biggest contemporary mosaic makers.
Finally, with the aim of the next discovery of the Eucharistic museum of Hiéron, artists expose their vision of the current sacred art.

To collect thoughts
In the end of XVII-th century, a nun of the order of Visitation, holy Marguerite-Marie, HAVE favoured revelations of the figure of Christ She received from him the message " here is this heart which so much loved the people ". Today Paray-le-Monial is a place of pilgrimage famous all over the world. Numerous monastic communities there are present and active. Every summer thousands of Christians gather there for a while of spiritual renewal.