View of Roche de Solutré

The Solutré rock is a limestone escarpment overlooking the town of Solutré-Pouilly, 8 km west of Mâcon. It is an emblematic site of Saône-et-Loire, in the south of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Protected under the law on classified sites and today a Grand Site de France, it draws its fame from several points of interest: a rare geological phenomenon in this region and the eponymous prehistoric site of a Paleolithic culture (the Solutrean), On its summit – which culminates at 493 meters – it shelters a specific environment (the limestone lawns of the Mâconnais) with particular fauna and flora.

Occupied by man for at least 55,000 years, it is also the cradle of Pouilly-Fuissé, a renowned white wine. It was publicized from the 1980s by the ritual ascension of President François Mitterrand accompanied by many friends.

Magnificent to observe and climb to admire the panorama