--- title: "Roche de Vergisson: Walk to the Summit Facing Solutré" description: "Solutré's quieter twin above the Pouilly-Fuissé vines, climbed by an easy path. About 1.5 hours, then a tasting. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/roche-de-vergisson lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/roche-de-vergisson.png --- # Rock of Vergisson (Roche de Vergisson) > Rock of Vergisson: Solutré's quieter twin, a limestone cliff above the village of Vergisson with views across the vineyards. Rock of Vergisson is in Vergisson (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 16 by road (103 km) from Beaune. Allow 1.5 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €275 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Only 3 kilometres from Solutré, the Roche de Vergisson rises above its village and the Pouilly-Fuissé vines. A path up its gentler back slope makes the climb easy, and the summit looks straight across to the Roche de Solutré. It is part of the Grand Site de France Solutré Pouilly Vergisson. ## Key facts - Type: Nature & viewpoints - Where: Vergisson · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 80 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.3145, 4.7157 - 1 h 16 from Beaune - Allow 1.5 hours - Vergisson - Nearby: [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) - Official website: [macon-tourisme.com](https://www.macon-tourisme.com/nos-essentiels/grand-site-de-france-solutre-pouilly-vergisson/la-roche-de-vergisson-et-le-mont-pouilly/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 16 · 103 km - €275 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 16 by road (103 km), €275 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 The rock shares the geological story of Solutré: it began as a coral reef, was later lifted and tilted towards the east, and was then shaped by erosion. In prehistoric times Neanderthal groups used its rock shelters, and their bones have been found there. Today the rock is protected under Natura 2000, together with Solutré and the Mont de Pouilly, and its cliffs are used for climbing. ## What you will see A path on the gentler side of the rock leads to the top. From there the view takes in the village of Vergisson below, wrapped in vineyards, the Roche de Solutré opposite and the Beaujolais hills in the distance. The upper slopes are covered with dry limestone grassland, rich in rare plants. Near the hamlet of Les Chancerons, a two-metre menhir stands with a fine view of the rock. The waymarked loop Les confidences de la Roche de Vergisson, rated easy, covers 3 kilometres with 140 metres of climbing in about an hour and a half, from the Roche de Vergisson car park past the north face to the summit and back along the cliff. From the top the view also takes in the Saône plain. The rock has about 120 climbing routes, more and longer than at Solutré, though some close in spring so that nesting kestrels are not disturbed, and in winter the wallcreeper takes up quarters on the cliff. The poet Lamartine called these rocks petrified ships in a sea of vines. ## Planning your visit Several small car parks serve the paths around the rock, and your driver can wait in the village. Allow about an hour and a half for the walk. Pair it with Solutré on the same afternoon, or with a tasting at one of the Pouilly-Fuissé estates nearby. Wear shoes with a good grip, as the limestone can be slippery. Access is free all year, and the rock, quieter than Solutré, is a favourite walk of local people. The goats that graze the summit's dry grassland belong to the agricultural college at Davayé. Fires, camping and bivouacking are banned on the whole Grand Site, and dogs must be kept on a lead. ## Did you know? Each spring a herd of goats moves up to spend the season on the heights of the rock, where their grazing helps to keep the protected grassland open. ## Around Rock of Vergisson What to combine with Rock of Vergisson on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (4 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) (7 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) (18 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Pierreclos](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pierreclos) (3 km away): A medieval castle turned wine estate on a rocky spur near Solutré, full of Lamartine memories. - [Château de Monceau](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monceau) (3 km away): Lamartine's wine château near Mâcon, where he wrote in a small wooden pavilion among the vines. - [Château de Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fuisse) (4 km away): The Vincent family's historic estate in Pouilly-Fuissé, home of the appellation's only monopole premier cru. ### Things to do - [Rock of Solutré (Roche de Solutré)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/roche-de-solutre), 2 km away: A limestone escarpment rising above the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards, famous for its Ice Age hunters. - [Solutré Museum of Prehistory (Musée de Préhistoire de Solutré)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-de-prehistoire-de-solutre), 2 km away: A half-buried museum at the foot of the rock, telling the story of Solutré's Ice Age hunters. - [Domaine Luquet Depuis 1878](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-luquet-fuisse) (4 km away): A family estate in the heart of Fuissé since 1878, with six generations of Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran. ### Restaurants - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (4 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) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. - [La Huchette](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-huchette-replonges) (13 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Bresse produce with a Mediterranean accent, just across the Saône from Mâcon. ## Questions about Rock of Vergisson ### How far is Rock of Vergisson from Beaune? Rock of Vergisson is about 1 h 16 from Beaune by road (103 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €275 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Rock of Vergisson take? For the visit, allow 1.5 hours. ### When is Rock of Vergisson open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (macon-tourisme.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Rock of Vergisson? 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:vergisson): €275 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: