Tour Code BGN8CS NORTH BURGUNDY Highlights Cycling along rivers & river valleys, Wine-growing villages & wine tasting, Abbey of Pontigny, Basilica of Vézelay, picturesque Noyer NORTH BURGUNDY AND CHABLIS (ECO) 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. Auxerre Chablis Y You will pass by the medieval hamlet of Montréal o DIFFICULTY KM LENGTH ARRIVAL n n 215 8 days Daily before reaching Avallon, a beautiful ancient town. e S 7 nights 13.03. - 31.10.21 e r ein Day 5 Avallon - Vézelay 22 km Escolives-St- Noyers-sur-Serein Day 1 Arrival Camille The cycling continues today through some of Auxerre, city of Art and History that has conserved Burgundy’s finest landscapes, culminating in a stop an exceptional architectural heritage. Its cathedral, in Vézelay and its Sainte-Madeleine Basilica, a s i a a model of gothic elegance, the St Germain Abbey, a Romanesque art masterpiece listed as UNESCO n r iv e nearly intact monastic complex with crypts dating world heritage. During the middle Ages, Vézelay N u d l back to the 9 th Century containing one of the was a major pilgrimage site and a special halt on the a n a oldest mural paintings discovered in France, not to way to Compostella. Its Basilica dominates the small C mention a charming city centre with great mediaeval town and its fortifications. It is also boutiques. among the 100 most beautiful villages of France. Vézelay Avallon Day 6 Vézelay - Escolives-Ste-Camille 48 km ROUTE CHARACTERISTICS Starting by a climb to reach the Yonne valley, the Slightly hilly routs without long climbs. itinerary will then follow it and the canal du Asphalted side routs. Cycling path along the Nivernais all day. You will come across beautiful Canal du Nivernais. sites such as Châtel-Censoir, the Saussois cliffs, and finish in Escolives. SERVICE INCLUDED 7 nights in 2-3-star-hotels/Chambres Day 7 Escolives-Ste-Camille - d’Hôtes in room with private facilities Auxerre 33 km Daily breakfast Day 2 Auxerre - Chablis 38 km Personal welcome meeting Water dominates the day. In fact, Burgundy has 1 tasting of Crémant in Bailly You begin your cycle through the fields and will been called the water table of France. All the mighty 1 winetasting in Chablis stop in Pontigny where you discover the Cistercian rivers are interconnected by a marvellous canal Abbey, the largest and one of the most beautiful system. You are cycling beside the water surround- Daily luggage transfer Cistercian churches remaining in France. Then you ed by nature before leaving its side to go through Route book, maps and information material continue to the Chablis vineyards, with of course a the lovely Auxerre vineyard villages: Irancy, 24 h Service Hotline fantastic picnic that will be served on the way. Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, and Bailly. In the caves de GPS-tracks on demand Burgundy’s largest white wine vineyard is your Bailly you will taste the famous Crémant de programme today. After arriving in Chablis, it will Bourgogne before carrying on to Auxerre. be time to enjoy a Chablis wine tasting and learn PER PERSON more about this wine-growing area. ROOM with B&B DBL / SGL 577 € / 860 € Day 3 Chablis - Noyers- sur-Serein with half-board DBL / SGL 822 € / 1105 € 28 km EXTRA NIGHT Nice day cycling in the Chablis vineyards. Today’s Auxerre DBL / SGL 67 € / 105 € itinerary follows the Serein valley through beauti- ful villages of the southern Chablis vineyards to the BIKE RENTAL medieval town of Noyers with its Naïf Art museum. 21-Gear - Hybrid bike 95 € Noyers has preserved fortifications and half-tim- E-Bike (250 € Deposit) 190 € bered houses. It’s one of the hundred most beauti- ful villages of France! POSSIBLE OPTIONS Day 4 Noyers-sur-Serein - Avallon Day 8 Departure 4-course-diner (Option half-board) Bike rental 46 km C'est la vie - your biking holiday in Burgundy is Helmet rental Today you cycle across the superb “terre plaine” finished. After having a last breakfast you have to Rental GPS-navigation device plateau and Avallon landscapes. say goodbye to this charming region in France! FRANCE À VÉLO 74, Grande Rue 89000 SAINT GEORGES SUR BAULCHE Tel : 0033 386 42 35 96 [email protected] www.franceavelo.com.