2 Days Burgundy Region Tour Package
Duration: 2 Days / 1 Night
Priced From: $2042 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: May - Dec
This price includes:
**Private guide services (2 full days)
**Private transportation (2 full days, while with guide – includes petrol, parking, etc)
**Wine tasting
**All taxes and fees
**...And a great time!
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Full Day tour of Burgundy region
This morning your private guide and wine specialist, Yannick, will meet you and a great day exploring this lovely part of the country is yours...
Burgundy is one of the great historic regions of France. Burgundy is synonymous with fine wine and food, and for good reason. Some of the world’s most renowned vintages and gourmet delights can be found in this region of France. Of course, a visit to Burgundy wouldn’t be complete without touring some vineyards and sampling the area’s culinary delights - but Burgundy has many more surprises. Head to Dijon for a day of museum hopping. Watch history come to life in restored countryside castles. Explore friendly towns and villages. Bike, hike or balloon your way across Burgundy. However you discover Burgundy, it’s sure to be unforgettable experience. Main tourist attractions in Burgundy:
**Les Hospices de Beaune - the mediaeval hospital at Beaune
**Beaune area: the vineyards of Burgundy, cellars and estate visits. Visit the Chateau du Clos Vougeot, the château de Pommard, near Beaune, or the Burgundy wine museum in Beaune.
**The cathedral at Autun - one of the finest romanesque cathedrals in France.
**The site of Cluny, the old town and the remains of the Benedictine abbey
**The church of St Philibert, Tournus; one of the oldest churches in France (11th century).
**The romanesque churches of Burgundy, including the remarkable Abbaye de Vézelay (UNESCO World Heritage Site), starting point of one of the main pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostella..
**The Cistercian abbey at Fontenay (UNESCO World Heritage Site), near Montbard.
**The Morvan regional natural park. Area of outstanding natural beauty.
**Auxerre and Chablis - the northern part of the Burgundy vineyards, old towns, wine museums and cellar visits.
**Dijon: historic city, palace of the dukes of Burgundy, Cathedral.
**The Burgundy canal (Canal de Bourgogne) and river Saône waterways
Day 2: Full-day tour of wine-tasting
This morning Yannick, will meet you for another wonderful day – this time, focusing on the wine!
Space, pure country air, romance, peace, beauty, tradition, sophistication, style and the simple pleasures of life combine - look no further than Burgundy, or Bourgogne as it is known in Europe. Everywhere in the verdant countryside there are unspoilt villages, and somehow, even the buildings that are showing their ages, they still manage to charm, and there are architectural details at every turn, as you will experienced yesterday! Today you will enjoy some of the best wine tasting in the world:
**Cote de Beaune which is located south of Beaune: this area offers white wines such as Puligny Montrachet, Meursault and red wines such as Pommard, Volnay...
**Cote de Nuits which is located north of Beaune: This area offers only red wines such as Aloxe-Corton, Nuits-St-Georges, Vougeot, Gevrey- Chambertin...
"Please note: These are sample itineraries! All of our tours are tailor-made to the clients - we can organize tours for any amount of days, with any interest in mind, at any pace, anywhere in France."
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