--- title: "Château de Saint-Point: Visit, Opening Times & Lamartine" description: "Lamartine's home from 1820, reshaped in English Gothic taste, his study and bedroom kept as in 1869, his tomb by the park. Guided tours, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-point lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-point.png --- # Château de Saint-Point > Château de Saint-Point: Lamartine's beloved home, remodelled in English Gothic taste, with his study, his museum and his tomb. Château de Saint-Point is in Saint-Point (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 15 by road (101 km) from Beaune. Guided tours only: 4 April to 1 November, tour times vary with the season · Guided tour: Adults €11, reduced €7 · 12th to 19th century · Private driver from Beaune: €270 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In a green valley west of Mâcon, Saint-Point was the family home of the poet and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine from 1820. He reshaped the old castle in the English Gothic style he had admired in England. His study and bedroom remain as he left them, and his tomb stands at the edge of the park. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 80 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.3435, 4.6154 - 1 h 15 from Beaune - Open to visitors, 4 April to 1 November - 12th to 19th century - Commune: Saint-Point · Saône-et-Loire - Style: Medieval castle remodelled in neo-Gothic style - Heritage: Listed historic monument - Official website: [chateaudelamartine.fr](https://chateaudelamartine.fr) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 15 · 101 km - €270 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 15 by road (101 km), €270 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History Lords of Saint-Point are known from the end of the 11th century, and the castle was besieged and taken by French troops in 1471. Later held by the Rochefort d'Ailly family, it was sold in 1776 to the marquis de Castellane. On 30 July 1789 local people ransacked it. At the start of the 19th century the poet's father, Pierre de Lamartine, bought the damaged château. In 1820 Alphonse received Saint-Point on his marriage to the Englishwoman Mary-Ann Birch. Thanks to the success of his Méditations, he restored it in English Gothic taste, with a quatrefoil gallery, a Gothic porch and a clock tower. He wrote part of his Harmonies poétiques et religieuses here, published in 1830, and in 1853 he added a pavilion for his bedroom and study. Lamartine, one of the founders of the Second Republic, died in 1869 and was buried in the family vault he had built beside the Romanesque church after his mother's death. His niece Valentine de Cessiat preserved his memory until her own death in 1894. The château then passed to other families, and since 2006 its owner has kept its period atmosphere and opened it to visitors. ## Architecture The château has a rectangular main block between two large square pavilions. Lamartine added a gallery with quatrefoil openings and a terrace between the eastern towers, a neo-Gothic porch on the west and a clock tower beside the stables and orangery, all marked with his emblem, the trefoil. His study and bedroom, in the 1853 pavilion, and an 18th-century dining room are classified. ## Opening hours and tickets - Guided tours only: - 4 to 18 April: Saturday, tours start between 15:00 and 16:00 - 5 April, 2 May, 9 May and 26 September: tours start between 15:00 and 16:00 - 14 to 16 May: Thursday to Saturday, tours start between 15:00 and 16:00 - 23 and 24 May: Saturday and Sunday, tours start between 15:00 and 16:00 - 7 July to 30 August: Tuesday to Sunday, tours start between 11:00 and 17:00 - 1 to 18 September: Thursday to Saturday, tours start between 15:00 and 16:30 - 19 and 20 September: Saturday and Sunday, tours start between 10:00 and 18:00 - 21 to 25 September: Thursday and Friday, tours start between 15:00 and 16:30 - 22 to 31 October: Thursday to Saturday, tours start between 15:00 and 16:30 - 1 November: tours start between 15:00 and 16:30 - Guided tour: Adults €11, reduced €7 - Booking: Recommended Tours last one hour and start at set times, in summer at 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://chateaudelamartine.fr/ouverture/). ## Visiting Visits are guided only and include Lamartine's bedroom and study, the kitchen, the 18th-century dining room and a museum of his belongings. The garden, orchard, kitchen garden and family tomb can also be seen. The château opens on set days from April to early November, with most tours in July and August, and booking online is recommended. ## Did you know? Lamartine's study and bedroom have been kept as they were at his death in 1869. They were the first parts of the château to be classified, in 1972. ## Around Château de Saint-Point What to combine with Château de Saint-Point on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (12 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (14 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (21 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Tramayes](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-tramayes) (4 km away): A fortified house of 1598 on a pass south-west of Cluny, later owned by a friend of Lamartine. - [Château de Pierreclos](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pierreclos) (6 km away): A medieval castle turned wine estate on a rocky spur near Solutré, full of Lamartine memories. - [Maison de Lamartine](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-de-lamartine-milly) (6 km away): The childhood home of Alphonse de Lamartine, a winegrowers' house that inspired some of his finest poems. ### Things to do - [Monks’ Chapel, Berzé-la-Ville (Chapelle des Moines de Berzé-la-Ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chapelle-des-moines-berze-la-ville), 7 km away: A small Romanesque chapel holding the only surviving monumental paintings of Cluny's great age. - [Rock of Vergisson (Roche de Vergisson)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/roche-de-vergisson), 8 km away: Solutré's quieter twin, a limestone cliff above the village of Vergisson with views across the vineyards. - [Château de la Greffière et Musée de la Vigne et du Vin](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chateau-de-la-greffiere-musee-de-la-vigne-et-du-vin) (9 km away): A family estate between Mâcon and Cluny, with a museum of 2,000 old tools and an 18th-century tasting cellar. ### Restaurants - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ## Questions about Château de Saint-Point ### How far is Château de Saint-Point from Beaune? Château de Saint-Point is about 1 h 15 from Beaune by road (101 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €270 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Saint-Point? Yes, Château de Saint-Point welcomes visitors. Opening days and times change with the seasons, so check its official website before you go. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de Saint-Point? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:saintpoint): €270 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: