Givry lies in the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise, surrounded by vine-covered slopes. When planning a stay, you can choose from several highlights: wines from the appellation, walking and cycling routes, and historic buildings. Acrogivry, with its high ropes courses and mini golf, is another option.
Wine and Local Produce
The Givry AOC covers mainly Pinot Noir red wines and Chardonnay white wines. The tourist office in Givry sells a selection of more than 30 wines from this appellation at producer prices. The appellation and the grape varieties mentioned offer an introduction to the local wine scene; the selection at the tourist office provides a concrete connection to the appellation’s offerings.
Domaine Desvignes offers a guided tour with commentary through its vineyards and wine cellar. This provides two different ways to explore the subject: the tourist office focuses on selecting wines, while the tour focuses on vineyards and the cellar. If you would like to make wine a theme of your stay, you can consider these offerings according to their respective focus.
Walking, Cycling and Acrogivry
The “Givry: Découverte nature de la Côte Chalonnaise” route starts in Givry, is 9.9 kilometers long and is rated moderate. Its length and difficulty rating help you assess this hike as a tour option in its own right.
A cycling loop through Givry follows the Voie Verte on the return journey. This is a former railway line that has been converted into a cycle path. This makes the description of the cycling route distinct from that of the hiking route: the hike is described by its length and difficulty rating, while the return along the converted railway line is a notable point on the cycling loop.
Acrogivry is located in Givry’s municipal forest and offers 31 high ropes courses with more than 350 aerial activities. The site also has a 12-hole mini golf course beneath century-old oak trees. The high ropes courses and mini golf are two different activities at this location; the figures also give a concrete sense of the scale and design of what is on offer.
Buildings and History
The Church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Givry was built between 1772 and 1791 in the Neoclassical style. It is listed as a Monument historique and is the work of Emiland Gauthey. Its construction dates, style and architectural attribution make it a particularly easy-to-place highlight for a cultural and historical stay.
The Church of Saint-Martin de Cortiambles has a bell tower dating from the 12th century and two side chapels from the 15th century. The building thus brings together elements from different centuries: the tower is considerably older than the two chapels.
The Halle Ronde offers another perspective on architectural history. Lazare Narjoux built the listed Monument historique in 1825; it formerly served as a grain market. So, alongside church buildings, you can also include a building’s former use in your exploration of Givry.
The Givry G1 hiking trail leads to the Impluvium washhouse in Cortiambles. This adds a specific destination on a named route to the area’s historic buildings. If you are interested in culture, you can explore the churches, the Halle Ronde and the washhouse according to their different features: construction date and style, former use, or their place as a destination on a hiking trail.
When choosing a hotel, you can take into account the focus of your stay: wine and a cellar tour, a hike or cycling loop, activities at Acrogivry, or historic buildings. Givry brings these varied interests together with the wine landscape of the Côte Chalonnaise, without requiring every trip to follow the same itinerary.
Discover more destinations: Charolles, La Comelle, Saint-Laurent-D'andenay, Curgy, Clessé, La Chapelle-De-Guinchay, Azé, Allériot.
See the regional travel overview: Saône-Et-Loire.
