Burgundy - Lonely Planet

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Burgundy
POP 1.64 MILLION
Includes 
Dijon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Côte d’Or Vineyards. . 418
Beaune. . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Auxerre. . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Chablis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Vézelay. . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Parc Naturel
Régional du Morvan. . 445
Autun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Tournus . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Cluny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Mâcon. . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
Best Places to Eat
¨¨La Table d’Héloïse (p450)
¨¨Le Millésime (p421)
¨¨La Pause Gourmande
(p433)
¨¨Auprès du Clocher (p422)
¨¨Ma Table en Ville (p451)
Why Go?
Burgundy (Bourgogne in French) offers some of France’s
most gorgeous countryside: rolling green hills dotted with
mustard fields and medieval villages. The region’s towns
and its dashingly handsome capital, Dijon, are heirs to a
glorious architectural heritage that goes back to the Renaissance, the Middle Ages and into the mists of Gallo-Roman
and Celtic antiquity.
Two great French passions, wine and food, come together here in a particularly rich and enticing form. Indeed,
Burgundy’s centuries-old history of viticulture, combined
with the remarkable diversity of its wine-growing terroir
(land), have made the region’s vineyards a strong candidate for Unesco World Heritage status.
Burgundy is also a paradise for lovers of the great outdoors. You can cycle through the Côte d’Or vineyards, hike
the wild reaches of the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan,
glide along the Yonne’s waterways in a canal boat or float
above it all in a hot-air balloon.
When to Go
Dijon
°C/°F Temp
Rainfall Inches/mm
40/104
6/150
30/86
5/125
4/100
20/68
Best Places to
Stay
¨¨Villa Louise Hôtel (p422)
¨¨La Cimentelle (p439)
¨¨Le Clos de l’Abbaye (p449)
¨¨La Maison d’Olivier Leflaive
(p422)
¨¨Le Tabellion (p438)
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May & Jun Long,
sunny days are
ideal for boating
on Burgundy’s
1200km of placid
waterways.
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Jul Splendid
weather makes
summer a perfect
time to cycle
Burgundy’s bike
trails.
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Sep & Oct Wine
harvest season
offers classic
perspectives
on Burgundy’s
vineyards
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Burgundy Highlights
1 Sampling Burgundy’s
most renowned vintages in
Beaune (p422) and along the
vine-carpeted slopes of the
Côte d’Or (p418)
2 Basking in the reflected
glory of the Burgundy dukes in
Dijon (p411)
3 Watching the mist rise off
the river and the sun emerge
over the medieval battlements
of picturesque Noyers-surSerein (p437)
4 Conjuring up medieval
monastic life at the abbeys
of Cluny (p449), Fontenay
(p429) and Cîteaux (p428)
5 Marvelling at the sensual
grace of Gislebertus’ 12thcentury carving of Eve at the
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6 Seeing a château built
using 13th-century technology
at Chantier Médiéval de
Guédelon (p434)
7 Climbing through idyllic
green countryside and
cobblestoned lanes to reach
the hilltop basilica of Vézelay
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