Lamartine
Alphonse de Lamartine was born in Mâcon in 1790 and spent his childhood in Milly. The first love of his youth, Elvira, triggered off his vocation for writing. Throughout his life, Lamartine led a simultaneous outstanding career in writing and in politics.
He retired from politics in 1849, in debt and spent the rest of his life in the region of Mâcon, where he was born. He died in Paris in 1869 and is buried in Saint Point. His main works include Jocelyn, The Fall of an Angel, Graziella and Histoire des Girondins.
" Montagnes que voilait le brouillard de l'automne,
Vallons que tapissait le givre du matin,
Saules dont l'émondeur effeuillait la couronne
Vieilles tours que le soir dorait dans le lointain…
Chaumières où du foyer étincelait la flamme ;
Toit que le pèlerin aimait à voir fumer,
Objets inanimés, avez-vous donc une âme
Qui s'attache à notre âme et la force d'aimer "
Milly ou la terre natale, 1826
The Lamartine Route
50 km route in the heart of a region dear to Lamartine and which was for him an eternal source of inspiration. You will feel everywhere the presence of the poet’s enduring memory.
Download the route (in french)
   | Château de Lamartine | Saint Point feudal castle, is bought in 1801 by the father's poet. Alphonse of Lamartine settles there in 1820 after his marriage with the English Mary Ann Birch.
Restored and increased the castle will remain its family property until his death in 1869.
Always remained intact and visible, furniture, objects and mémories of its private and political life, as well as the complete literaty works can be seen. At the end of the park (side of the church) the tomb of the poet topped by his motto "speravit animated mea".
Adresse : Chateau Lamartine 71520 Saint-Point
Site Web : www.chateaulamartine.com
Téléphone : 03 85 50 50 30
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 | Musée Lamartine | Lamartine’s Museum
The Senecé Hotel, a classical town house of the XVIIIth century, shelters a museum dedicated to the life and the masterpiece of Alphonse de Lamartine, writer and politician born in Mâcon in 1790. Through drawings, engravings, sculptures, paintings and personal objects, the visitors will discover the portrait of Lamartine then his literary masterpiece which reflects his relationships with the artists of that time and his attraction for nature, his travel to the East, his political involvement and, to finish, his intimacy. Openings| Dates | Schedule | Days concerned |
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| 2011-01-02 > 2011-12-31 | 10:00 - 12:00
14:00 18:00 | du mardi au samedi et le dimanche après-midi | | 2011-12-31 > 2012-12-31 | 10:00 - 12:00
14:00 18:00 | Du mardi au samedi et le dimanche après-midi |
Adresse : 41 rue Sigorgne 71000 Mâcon
Mail : musees@ville-macon.fr
Fax : 03 85 38 20 60
Téléphone : 03 85 39 90 38
Site Web : www.macon.fr
Site Web : www.musees-bourgogne.org
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