Tour Code BGC7C

NORTH Highlights Cycling along the river, Rochers du Saussois cliffs, Renaissance castle Ancy-le-Franc, of Fontenay, Basilica of Vézelay

ALONG THE CANALS IN BURGUNDY SELF-GUIDED CYCLING TOUR Burgundy is a land of great art and good living, pastoral and peaceful. During the cycling trip Joigny Canal du Bourg you will discover great abbeys, elegant châteaux, medieval half-timbered villages and fortified ogne towns. You will pass two sites of UNESCO world heritages. Tonnerre S Y e o re

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DIFFICULTY KM LENGTH ARRIVAL Day 4 Joigny - Auxerre 35 km e 245 7 days thursdays - 6 nights sundays From Joigny it isn’t too far to the beautiful town of 18.03. - 31.10.21 Auxerre. This historical city, located along the

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Day 5 Auxerre - Clamecy 64 km Vézelay Clamecy Transfer Today you continue your cycling tour along the Canal du Nivernais. Enjoy a Crémant tasting in the famous cave de Bailly. Along the Canal du Nivernais ROUTE CHARACTERISTICS your cycling trip passes through marvellous landscapes along the “route des flotteurs de bois“ Flat, except for the last day, day 6 slightly hilly, which was used in the middle ages, to transport cycling paths along the canal aren’t asphalted wood from the Morvan Forest to Paris. halfway through.

Day 6 Clamecy - Vézelay 31 km SERVICE INCLUDED You leave the waterside today, through some of 6 nights in 3-star-hotels/Chambres d’Hôtes Day 2 Montbard - Tonnerre 60 km Burgundy’s finest landscapes, culminating in a stop in room with private facilities During your cycle trip along the romantic Canal de in Vézelay and its Sainte-Madeleine Basilica, a Daily breakfast Bourgogne, you will stop at the Renaissance Romanesque art masterpiece listed as UNESCO Personal welcome meeting châteaux in Ancy-le-Franc constructed by the world heritage. During the middle Ages, Vézelay 1 tasting of Crémant in Bailly Architect Serlio in the 17th century. Followed by was a major pilgrimage site and a special halt on the Transfer Vézelay - Montbard way to Compostella. Its Basilica dominates the small the Renaissance châteaux in . Finishing the Daily luggage transfer day in Tonnerre. mediaeval town and its fortifications. It is among the most beautiful villages in . Route book, maps and information material 24 h Service Hotline Day 3 Tonnerre - Joigny 55 km GPS-tracks on demand Before you leave Tonnerre you have to visit the Hotel Dieu, the former hospital from the 13th PER PERSON century. Here the sick and needy could be housed ROOM and cared for. You should also visit the Fosse Dionne before going back to the Canal de with B&B DBL / SGL 799 € / 1070 € Bourgogne to continue with the cycling, which will with half-board DBL / SGL 1059 € / 1330 € take you through vineyards and fields. You arrive in EXTRA NIGHT Joigny, a small town that has preserved its numer- ous half-timbered houses and churches. Montbard DBL / SGL 74 € / 93 € Vézelay DBL / SGL 103 / 141 €

Day 7 Departure BIKE RENTAL 21-Gear - Hybrid bike 85 € It is time to say Au Revoir! Your bike tour is finished. E-Bike (250 € deposit) 180 € You will be picked up at the hotel and brought back to your car in Montbard or to the train station. POSSIBLE OPTIONS Extend Option: 4-course-diner (Option half-board) Day 7 Vézelay - 27 km Bike rental Helmet rental Cycle through the picturesque Avallonnais and the Rental GPS-navigation device Vallée du Cousin to Avallon.

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