Tour Code BGN8C

NORTH Highlights Cycling along rivers & river valleys, Wine-growing villages & wine tasting, Abbey of , Basilica of Vézelay, picturesque Noyer

NORTH BURGUNDY AND SELF-GUIDED CYCLING TOUR Burgundy is a land of great art and good living, pastoral and peaceful. During the cycling trip you will discover great abbeys, elegant châteaux, medieval half-timbered villages and fortified Montigny-la-Resle towns. This trip charms all your senses. Chablis

Y o DIFFICULTY KM LENGTH ARRIVAL Day 5 - Vézelay 22 km n n 218 8 days Daily e S 7 nights 13.03. - 31.10.21 The cycling continues today through some of e r e Burgundy’s finest landscapes, culminating in a stop in in Vézelay and its Sainte-Madeleine Basilica, a Escolives-St- Noyers-sur- Day 1 Arrival Romanesque art masterpiece listed as UNESCO Camille world heritage. During the middle Ages, Vézelay Auxerre, city of Art and History that has conserved was a major pilgrimage site and a special halt on the

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n a oldest mural paintings discovered in France, not to C mention a charming city centre with great Day 6 Vézelay - Escolives-Ste-Camille boutiques. 48 km Vézelay Avallon Starting by a climb to reach the valley, the itinerary will then follow it and the all day. You will come across beautiful ROUTE CHARACTERISTICS sites such as Châtel-Censoir, the Saussois cliffs, and Slightly hilly routs without long climbs. finish in Escolives. Asphalted side routs. Cycling path along the Canal du Nivernais. Day 7 Escolives-Ste-Camille - Auxerre 33 km SERVICE INCLUDED Water dominates the day. In fact, Burgundy has 7 nights in 2-3-star-hotels/Chambres d’Hôtes in room with private facilities been called the water table of France. All the mighty Daily breakfast rivers are interconnected by a marvellous canal Day 2 Auxerre - Montigny-la-Resle system. You are cycling beside the water surround- Personal welcome meeting 29 km ed by nature before leaving its side to go through 1 tasting of Crémant in Bailly the lovely Auxerre vineyard villages: , 1 winetasting in Chablis Adjustment of hired bikes. You begin your cycle Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, and Bailly. In the caves de Daily luggage transfer through the fields and will stop in Pontigny where Bailly you will taste the famous Crémant de Route book, maps and information material you discover the Cistercian Abbey, the largest and Bourgogne before carrying on to Auxerre. one of the most beautiful Cistercian churches 24 h Service Hotline remaining in France. GPS-tracks on demand

Day 3 Montigny-la-Resle - PER PERSON Noyers- sur-Serein 40 km ROOM day cycling in the Chablis vineyards After with B&B DBL / SGL 829 € / 1176 € with half-board DBL / SGL 1119 € / 1466 € visiting Chablis and a wine tasting, the itinerary follows the Serein valley through beautiful villages EXTRA NIGHT of the southern Chablis vineyards to the medieval Auxerre DBL / SGL 80 € / 142 € town of Noyers with its Naïf Art museum. Noyers has preserved fortifications and half-timbered BIKE RENTAL houses. It’s one of the hundred most beautiful villages of France! 21-Gear - Hybrid bike 95 € E-Bike (250 € Deposit) 190 €

Day 4 Noyers-sur-Serein - Avallon Day 8 Departure POSSIBLE OPTIONS 46 km C'est la vie - your biking holiday in Burgundy is 4-course-diner (Option half-board) Today you cycle across the superb “terre plaine” finished. After having a last breakfast you have to Bike rental plateau and Avallon landscapes. You will pass by say goodbye to this charming region in France! Helmet rental the medieval hamlet of Montréal before reaching Rental GPS-navigation device Avallon, a beautiful ancient town.

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