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Bur gundy -F r anche -C omté COUVERTURE-DP-2020-53mm-ANGLAIS.indd 1 08/11/2019 09:19 RAIL LINKS BY TGV SNCF timetable and access: www.oui.sncf • Direct from Paris-Gare de Lyon stopping at these stations: Belfort-Montbéliard, Besançon-Franche-Comté, Besançon Viotte, Le Creusot-Montceau-Montchanin, Dijon, Dole, Frasne, Mâcon-Loché, Montbard and Mouchard. • Direct from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport and stopping at these stations: Belfort-Montbéliard, Besançon-Franche- Comté, Besançon Viotte, Le Creusot-Montceau-Montchanin, ATO BURGUNDY roads-FRANCHE-COMTÉ lead... ! Don´t hesitate to Dijon, Mâcon-Loché and Montbard. RAIL LINKS BY TER Paris Timetable and access: https://www.ter.sncf.com/ SeineLa Seine SEINE- Calais bourgogne-franche-comte ET-MARNE join us! Yonne Troyes HAUTE- A network of regional trains that serve the entire region. Paris AUBE Seine MARNE Vanne VOSGES Sens Chaumont Nancy ROAD LINKS Marne Orléans e Highways A6 / A31 / A77/ A36 / A39 / A40 / A404 / A42 Nancy al d YONNE an HAUT-RHIN Lausanne-Vallorbe E23 / E25 C Canal Langres Luxeuil- LOIRET Canal Saône les-Bains Territoire OuanneAuxerre Serein AIR LINKS Yonne Lure entre de BELFORT Mulhouse Loing e Seine d Loire l * Airports in Burgundy-Franche-Comté a Belfort an de C BOURGOGNE Champagne HAUTE- Pr e c ontact Tille Vesoul SLA Aéroport d’Auxerre Montbard Armançon SAÔNE Tel. +33 (0)3 86 48 31 89 / www.auxerre.aeroport.fr et BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ TOURISME Avallon Gray Montbéliard Cosne- CÔTE-D’OR FRANCHE- Airport Besançon-La Vèze Bourgogne Ognon PRESS DEPARTMENT Bourgogne Tel. +33 (0)3 81 83 15 32 / www.besanconlaveze.aeroport.fr Cours- Clamecy Dijon ATELIER MIDI À 14H • WWW.MIDIA14H.COM C GRAPHIC DESIGN: sur-Loire a n COMTÉDoubs a l Airport Chalon Bourgogne C Cure PUBLISHING EDITOR: LOÏC NIEPCERON a Besançon Véronique BEIGENGER n a DOUBS Canal de Bourgogne l l EDITORS: CARINE DUFAY ET ÉMILIE CHAPULLIOT Tel. +33(0)3 85 46 14 48 / www.chalon.aeroport.fr a 5 avenue Garibaldi - BP 20623 té Doubs r e a n La Chaux-de-Fonds N Yonne ô l h R l du Loue à Morteau Airport Dijon-Bourgogne NIÈVREi a PRINTERS: L’IMPRIMEUR SIMON v n e a 21006 Dijon Cedex - France r ô C n a CRT Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Alain Doire, Lynko, GPPR JL Petit, Tel. +33(0)3 80 67 67 67 / www.dijon.aeroport.fr CHER S Dole PHOTOS CREDITS: Nevers Neuchâtel Tel. +33 (0)3 80 280 298 Château- Beaune Pontarlier Christophe Ruget, Serge Chapuis, Christophe Lorsch, Domaine du Roncemay, Alicia Prenot, Airport Dole-Jura Chinon Dheune Mouchard M. +33 (0)6 87 06 82 72 Jérome Mondiere, Ville De Nevers, Magalie Popineau - Otina, P. Regaldi, Paris Match, J.L. Bernuy, Tel. +33 (0)3 84 72 04 26 / www.aeroportdolejura.com Doubs Lac de Autun Frasne [email protected] CNRS, Ville de Nevers, Cristel, Johann Cour, Laurent Cheviet, Hôtel Le Sauvage, Denis Bringard, Airport Mâcon-Charnay / Tel. +33 (0)3 85 34 58 53 Neuchâtel Centre Allier Sandrine Baverel, Pierre Witt, Ville de Besançon, Michel Joly, M. Coquard et E. Detrez Seille Airport Montbéliard-Courcelles Montchanin Chalon- Lons-le- Bestjobers, Julie Hann, Damien Lachas, World Else, Franck Juillot, Jérome Marché-Ot Vallorbe du sur-Saône Saunier SUISSE Tel. +33 (0)3 81 90 18 00 /www.aerodrome-montbeliard.fr Arroux Grand Chalon, Le Boat, Studio Étienne Gamelon, E Ballon ADT Nièvre, Benjamin Becker, Loire C Lausanne Airport Nevers-Fourchambault a Louhans n SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE JURA a Maud Humbert, Eric Chatelain / Ville de Besançon, Chez Gervais, Hôtel Eugénie, Domaine l la Tel. +33 (0)3 86 57 03 92 / www.aeroportdenevers.fr tér Canal Moulins al La Scierie, Castel Tres Girard, Clos de la Gourmandière, Château Saulon à Charolles Lac Léman Grosne Airport Saint-Yan Air’e Business Saône C Saint- a Ain n Mâcon a Yan St-Claude Tel. +33 (0)3 85 70 96 43 / www.aeroportsaintyan.fr ALLIER l d e Arconce 2020 EDITION - PRESS PACK PUBLISHED R HAUTE-SAVOIE o * Nearby Airports Aéroport a n BY BURGUNDY-FRANCHE-COMTÉ TOURISM n e Bourg- à Airport Bâle-Mulhouse-Fribourg Aérodrome en-Bresse Rhône Genève Tel. +33 (0)3 89 90 31 11 / www.euroairport.com Airport Genève-Cointrin LOIRE Lyon AIN RHONE Chamonix Cartographie Tel. +0041 227 177 111 / www.gva.ch Lyon U4652 - 04/17 Airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Tel. +33 (0)4 26 00 70 07 / www.lyon.aeroport.fr Airport of Paris / www.parisaeroport.fr COUVERTURE-DP-2020-53mm-ANGLAIS.indd 2 08/11/2019 09:19 TThehe BBurEXPERIENCEurg gundyundy-FFrancheranche-CComtéomté CONTENTSCONTENTS What is the point of seeking out experiences? escape from a Citadel or go exploring ; Quite simply, because they leave indelible We don’t read travel guides …We dive into a 2 / 3 IDENTITIES, 1 DESTINATION memories written across our souls. prehistoric lake, we follow in the footsteps of a 4 / UNESCO EXPERIENCES dinosaur or sing at a chapel ; 6 / JOURNEY THROUGH TIME Here with us, in this natural region that is We don’t go for a walk…We step into the shoes of 8 / CITY BREAKS simple, authentic and spontaneous, we have the a nomad or a river boat captain; 17 / ROMANESQUE GARDEN perfect destination for you to travel We don’t go up a 18 / INDIAN SUMMER IN BURGUNDY a little bit diff erently…We don’t mountain…We bathe in 20 / EVER GREEN MORVAN set out on a trip, we write a story. We don’t the forest or fl y above a 21 / AWASH WITH FORESTS IN THE VOSGES MASSIF You return home changed because hillside on a zip wire; 22 / DIVE INTO NATURE IN THE JURA MOUNTAINS these people are so welcoming, set off on a We don’t go to a 24 / LAND OF THE OLYMPIANS because nature here is so generous restaurant…We relive 25 / NOMADIC SPIRITS and because our centuries of journey, we the feasts of the wine 31 / SLEEPING UNDER THE STARS history have so many stories to tell. start writing growers or taste the stars; 32 / LEGENDARY ROUTE 35 / SIMMERING AWAY IN BURGUNDY-FRANCHE-COMTÉ That is why in Burgundy-Franche- a story. 36 / WINE, STEP INTO LEGEND! Comté: 39 / SHUT YOUR EYES We don’t book a hotel room… We sleep in the Believe us when we tell you that there is 44 / VINTAGE INSTINCTS trees, under the stars or at a UNESCO site; a beforebf and d an aft er Burgundy-Franche-BdFh 45 / ALL ROADS LEAD... TO BURGUNDY-FRANCHE-COMTÉ We don’t visit a town…We hunt for treasure, we Comté…Comté 1 3 IDENTITIES, 1 DESTINATION 3 identities,identities, 11destinadestination!tion! ON THE ROAD! THROUGHOUT THIS PRESS PACK YOU WILL ENCOUNTER THE 3 GREAT TOURIST DESTINATION BRANDS THANKS TO: DBB MDJ MDV 2 3 IDENTITIES, 1 DESTINATION Going back to what’s important, that is something our region really knows how to do. It is often diffi cult to explain because it has so many faces and characters. However, it has a common yearning for what is real, a capacity for creating emotions and encouraging authenticity. From north to south, three destination brands enhance this one great region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté. I am elegant, epicurean, generous and gourmet, but at the They say I am reassuring, authentic, sincere, welcoming. I am a destination for all seasons, a land that is sought aft er by same time I know how to be fashionable and glamourous. People love my wild side, the rounded slopes of my moun- responsible travellers looking for a gentle pace, to slow down Despite my provincial airs I reveal a refi ned spirit, French- tains. the rhythm of life so that they can better appreciate things. style chic and openness to high design. I attract lovers of all To come here you have to love life, real life, the type that Slow tourism takes pride of place. My inhabitants, generous things fi ne and beautiful and I cultivate a certain art de vivre centres us on real values, the simple things in life that we and welcoming by nature, are its guardians. that has earned me an international reputation. tend to forget. A return to where it all began. Conditioned Nature is everywhere in my home. Here we take good care Just two hours from Paris, I appeal to city folk that are by my climate and my landscapes, the mountains that are of her. We are serious about this duty! I can’t count the in vogue, lovers of the great outdoors, of good food, fi ne inhabited by my villages have kept alive so many traditions number of nature reserves that dot my lands, not to mention wines and remarkable heritage that is sure to surprise them; and savoir-faire that they share with open-minded and the Regional Nature Park of which I am so proud. Flora and travellers who break the rules and prefer to awaken their curious visitors. Right across my territory you reconnect fauna have reclaimed their kingdom. I watch over the lynx, senses than endure the bling-bling of the overcrowded with nature, you can press pause on your oft en hectic lives.