Bourgogne, France - Departments: Cote-d'Or, Nievre, Saone-et-Loire, Yonne.

Bourgogne, France - Main Towns: Autun, Auxerre, Beaune, Chagny, Charolies, Chateau Chinon, Clamecy, Dijon, Louhans, Macon, Montbard, Nevers, Sens.

Spring and Summer tend to be hot and dry, and in the winter it gets cold, when there is snow frequently on high ground. Autumn is considered to be the most beautiful season.

Burgundy is easily accessible - London to Lille by Eurostar (3 hours) and direct TGV to Burgundy (Montbard (2 hours) and Dijon (2.5 hours)) via Disneyland  and Paris is about an hour and a half away from Dijon on the Paris-Lyon TGV. You can also use EuroTunnel via the A26 autoroute which bypasses Paris, or ferry via Calais, Boulogne, Dieppe, Le Havre.

Burgundy is in the heart of France - between Paris and Lyon - and is roughly heart-shaped. It has the UNESCO World Heritage Site of medieval Vézelay - the hilltop village that was the European starting point for the crusades. The region is rich with Romanesque churches, cathedrals and great abbeys (Fontenay, Pontigny, Cluny) There are also many Roman remains including a theatre at Autun and close by, the pre-Roman city of Bibracte. Dijon is the capital of Burgundy - famous for its noble houses, fine arts museum and mustard. But Beaune is the prettiest, with its tiles, towers and turrets, of which there are more to be found in the 'chateaux forts' and fortified houses such as 'La Rochepot', Bazoches, Cormatin.

Auxerre is an historic and most attractive riverside town on the banks of the River Yonne, and has a magnificent cathedral as well as the nearby vineyards of Chablis. Nuit St Georges is the home of some of the region's finest vineyards and close by is another famous French wine area, Macon - where there are plenty of wine tasting opportunities.

The capital city is Dijon, renowned as the mustard making capital of the world, but also justly famous for its noble houses with their beautiful patterned roofs - see photo above. Beaune is perhaps, the prettiest, with its tiles, towers and turrets, of which there are more to be found in the  'chateaux forts' and fortified houses ('La Rochepot', Bazoches, Cormatin)

The Morvan National Park - half a million acres of forests, lakes and dark hills was inhabited by the Celts who erected huge, mysterious granite stones. It is now a centre for horse-riding, walking, cycling, water-sports and leisure generally. The Burgundy Canal, which joins the Yonne to the Saône, is very popular with boating enthusiasts.

Burgundy is considered to be a gastronomic centre. Famous regional dishes include Boeuf Bourgignon, Coq au Vin, Charollais beef, snails, Bresse chicken, Jambon Persillé, freshwater fish of all kinds, marzipan and gingerbread. However Bourgogne (or Burgundy) is most famous for it’s regional wines such as Chablis, Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot, Romanée-Conti, Meursault, Montrachet, Corton Charlemagne, Mâcon-Viré, Pouilly-Fuissé etc. etc. …….. 

The Burgundy wine region starts with the Côte-de Nuits south of Dijon, the Côte de Beaune south of Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise east of Chalon-sur-Saône, the Mâconnais, north of Macon, and Chablis, a smaller wine region east of Dijon. The Burgundy wines are associated with the rich gastronomy of this region. Famous wines including Gevrey Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot, Pommard, Volnay and Meursault all come from this region.


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