* Cycle through a green countryside and medieval villages
* Discover historic castles, cloisters and the city of Beaune
* Enjoy culinary specialties
* Taste burgundy's famous red and white wines
Arrival in Beaune, the unmistakable wine capital of Burgundy. Have you got some time left after your check-in then visit the artistic and historic heritage of the town, such as the impressive “Hospice de Beaune”. Be sure to pay a visit to the wine museum.
This route crosses the well-known wine region 'Côte de Nuits'. Here the dominant grape in the vineyards is the Pinot Noir, from which the splendid red Burgundy is made. You pass the world-famous Chateau Clos du Vougeot and will overlook the rolling vineyards producing one of the most expensive wines of the world: Romanée Conti.
Challenge: 56km, 306m ascent, 310m descent
A nice and relaxed trip through the “Côte de Beaune” where prestigious, white wines like Meursault and Montrachet are made from the white Chardonnay grape. First you will visit the historic Château Savigny-les-Beaune. Then you cycle along famous wine villages like Pommard, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet an easy route!
Challenge: 45km, 531m ascent, 536m descent
Today, you leave the vineyards to explore the green forests and cycle along the river ‘Rhoin’ to reach the ruins of the Sainte Marguerite Abbey. The return to Beaune is through villages of the “Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune” vineyards. End of your trip once back in Beaune.
Challenge: 41km, 530m ascent, 538m descent
The accommodation is carefully selected because of its location, atmosphere and/or unique services.
We choose comfortable 3* hotel where all rooms have private en-suite bathroom and every morning breakfast are included.
For more comfort, when it's possible we can upgrade an hotel with 4* category (supplement applied).
3 Nights included
3* hotel
Tourist tax included
Breakfast included, Halfboard optional on request
Maps and tourist information on all the places of interest
24/7 Bilingual Emergency hotline
No Luggage transport. You are based at the same hotel for 3 nights
Parking possibilities at the hotel
GPS tracks are available on request
The best airport of arrival is Paris, which is also served by several low cost carriers.
Also, possibility of arrival in Lyon airport
From Paris, you can take the TGV (high speed train) to Dijon (approx. 1h35). From Dijon, you take the local train (TER) to Beaune (approx. 18 min). For time tables and further information look at the website SNCF or TER-SNCF
At the end of your trip, you can take a local train from Beaune to Dijon, from where you can connect to Paris. For time tables and further information look at the website SNCF or TER-SNCF
From Paris to Beaune (approx. 3h15 - 340 km/210 mi). Acces to driving routes see the website ViaMichelin.
Great tour! All was taken care of. So we could fully enjoy cycling though wonderful scenery, knowing our luggage would be waiting for us in the next nice hotel