--- title: "Taizé Community: Visiting for a Day and Prayer Times" description: "Ecumenical community of around 80 brothers from nearly 30 countries. Day visitors may join morning, midday or evening prayer. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/communaute-de-taize lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/communaute-de-taize.png --- # Taizé Community (Communauté de Taizé) > Taizé Community: an ecumenical community of brothers in a Burgundian village, where visitors may join the daily prayer. Taizé Community is in Taizé (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h by road (75 km) from Beaune. Allow 1 to 2 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €210 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the small village of Taizé, north of Cluny, lives an ecumenical monastic community of around eighty brothers from nearly thirty countries, from Catholic, Anglican and Protestant backgrounds. Each year tens of thousands of young people come for week-long international meetings. Day visitors are welcome to join the community prayer, held morning, midday and evening. ## Key facts - Type: Abbeys & churches - Where: Taizé · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 60 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.5157, 4.6780 - 1 h from Beaune - Allow 1 to 2 hours - Taizé - Official website: [taize.fr](https://www.taize.fr/en) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h · 75 km - €210 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 by road (75 km), €210 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 In 1940 Roger Schutz, the 25-year-old son of a Reformed pastor, left Switzerland for France to help people in difficulty during the war. In Taizé, close to the demarcation line that cut the country in two, he sheltered refugees, particularly Jews. He had conceived the idea of a community during a long illness, and the community that grew around him became known worldwide. Brother Roger remained its prior until 2005. Brother Alois succeeded him as prior from 2005 to 2023, followed by Brother Matthew. The brothers live solely from their own work and accept no donations or legacies for themselves. The Church of Reconciliation was designed by one of the brothers and built in 1961 and 1962 with the help of young German volunteers, whose organisation worked for reconciliation after the Second World War. ## What you will see Visitors can walk freely around the site and enter the Church of Reconciliation, a concrete building with coloured windows, extended over the years to hold large crowds. The sung community prayer is the heart of any visit; you can simply sit and listen. A welcome team of young volunteers can show a short film about Taizé, and an exhibition room sells pottery made by the brothers. ## Planning your visit Taizé is a place of prayer rather than a tourist site, so dress simply and keep noise low. For a short stop, arrive late in the morning to take part in the weekday midday prayer, or come for the Sunday Eucharist. A simple meal can be shared with the young people. Taizé lies about 10 kilometres north of Cluny, so the two combine easily. ## Did you know? The Church of Reconciliation was inaugurated on 6 August 1962, the feast of the Transfiguration and also the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. ## Around Taizé Community What to combine with Taizé Community on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (15 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (21 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (27 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. ### Châteaux - [Château de Cormatin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-cormatin) (3 km away): The most lavish Louis XIII apartments in France, inside a moated château with a box maze garden. - [Château d’Uxelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-uxelles) (5 km away): The cradle of the Uxelles marquisate on a spur above Chapaize, rebuilt as a country house in 1835. - [Château de Boutavent](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-boutavent) (6 km away): A spur-top castle that guarded the Grosne valley for the lords of Brancion, then for Cluny. ### Things to do - [Mont Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-saint-romain) (6 km away): A summit of almost 580 metres in the Mâconnais hills, with a rooftop viewing table facing the Alps. - [Saint-Martin Church, Chapaize (Église Saint-Martin de Chapaize)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-martin-chapaize), 6 km away: An early Romanesque priory church whose tall Lombard bell tower rises over the countryside west of Tournus. - [Cluny National Stud (Haras national de Cluny)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/haras-national-de-cluny), 9 km away: A national stud founded under Napoleon, built on the site of Cluny's great abbey church. ## Questions about Taizé Community ### How far is Taizé Community from Beaune? Taizé Community is about 1 h from Beaune by road (75 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €210 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Taizé Community take? For the visit, allow 1 to 2 hours. ### When is Taizé Community open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (taize.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Taizé Community? 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=sight:taize): €210 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: