Bibracte:This city was the capital of the Eduens where the Gauls used to gather round their chief Vercingetorix. It's 7 kms away, on the Mont Beuvray. There you can visit the diggings of the museum dedicated to the celtic civilization, one of the most beautiful museums of France, 1600 m² of exhibitions. The center of archeological researches offers various workshops and the possibility both to adults and children to make discoveries from April to October.

Autun: It used to be called Augustodunum and was " Rome's sister".It's 20 kms away from St Léger. There you can see very well kept roman ruins but also an impressive cathedral, a marvel of roman art.

Many castles and manors :
-The Chateau de Sully where the Marechal of Mac Mahon was born ( he was a French President).
-The Chateau of Couches, where Marguerite of Bourgogne lived.
-The Chateau of Monthelon, Ste Jeanne de Chantal's house: she founded the religious order of the Visitation and was the grand mother of Madame de Sévigné.

Beaune: not very far away in the middle of the vineyards of Burgundy, is famous for its "archeodrom" ( a prehistorical museum) and the Hotel Dieu created by Nicolas Rolin.

Le Creusot : famous for its iron industry and rich of many industrial buildings and industrial artefacts which can be seen at the Chateau of La Verrerie,former crystal factory of Queen Marie-Antoinette.
Not far away, in the town of Montceau, there is a Mine Museum. Cast- iron and steel together with coal, have been for a long time, the essential ressources of these towns of Saone et Loire.

Chateau Chinon : The Museum of clothes and the Septennat ( containing gifts offered to French Presidents in power for seven years).

Vezelay, Cluny, Nevers, Dijon, Saulieu: all these are neigbhouringtowns wich can be visited in one day or half a day and are very prestigious places...