Discovering Burgundy Unique and multifaceted DESTINATION(S) TRAVELLING AROUND WINE & FOOD GREAT ERAS UNMISSABLE SITES & CITIES FESTIVALS & EVENTS PRACTICAL INFORMATION Distance between the main towns of Burgundy (km) A B 1 Autun Auxerre Avallon Beaune Chalon-sur-Saône La Charité-sur-Loire Château-Chinon Châtillon-sur-Seine Clamecy Cluny Le Creusot Dijon Mâcon Nevers Paray-le-Monial Saulieu Sens Tournus Vézelay Autun 131 79 48 50 127 37 121 105 83 31 84 108 103 81 41 188 80 97 Auxerre 131 52 149 173 94 112 76 42 223 162 147 234 121 212 90 57 200 52 Avallon 79 52 108 136 88 62 77 36 186 110 115 193 105 160 38 109 163 13 Beaune 48 149 108 28 175 85 127 144 78 53 36 85 151 96 67 217 55 121 Chalon-sur-Saône 50 173 136 28 177 87 152 155 50 36 61 57 153 76 84 245 27 149 2 La Charité-sur-Loire 127 94 88 175 177 90 165 52 186 143 203 200 24 134 126 151 211 75 Château-Chinon 37 112 62 85 87 90 124 68 120 68 121 144 66 99 44 169 136 60 Châtillon-sur-Seine 121 76 77 127 152 165 124 113 202 152 84 206 182 202 80 121 179 90 Clamecy 105 42 36 144 155 52 68 113 188 136 151 212 69 167 74 99 204 23 Cluny 83 223 186 78 50 186 120 202 188 56 111 24 162 52 124 271 36 199 Le Creusot 31 162 110 53 36 143 68 152 136 56 89 80 119 56 72 219 68 123 Dijon 84 147 115 36 61 203 121 84 151 111 89 121 187 132 73 199 88 128 Mâcon 108 234 193 85 57 200 144 206 212 24 80 121 176 68 141 302 30 206 3 Nevers 103 121 105 151 153 24 66 182 69 162 119 187 176 110 110 168 187 92 Paray-le-Monial 81 212 160 96 76 134 99 202 167 52 56 132 68 110 122 269 77 178 Saulieu 41 90 38 67 84 126 44 80 74 124 72 73 141 110 122 147 111 51 Sens 188 57 109 217 245 151 169 121 99 271 219 199 302 168 269 147 272 109 Tournus 80 200 163 55 27 211 136 179 204 36 68 88 30 187 77 111 272 176 Vézelay 97 52 13 121 149 75 60 90 23 199 123 128 206 92 178 51 109 176 4 1 City of Dijon, capital of Burgundy 2 Hôtel-Dieu and town of Beaune 3 Basilica and village of Vézelay, gateway to the Avallonnais (town of Avallon, villages of Saint-Père, Montréal and Pierre-Perthuis, Cure and Cousin valleys, Arcy caves, ...) 4 Cathedral and synodal palace of Sens 5 The Côte viticole (vineyards) and its emblematic château du Clos de Vougeot 6 Burgundian Loire (Bec d’Allier, town of Bourbon-Lancy, ...) 5 7 Solutré rock and the Mâconnais 8 Town of Autun 9 Town of Auxerre 10 Town of Chalon-sur-Saône 11 Priory Church and town of La Charité-sur-Loire 12 Town of Joigny 13 Town of Nevers 6 14 Medieval building site at Guédelon, gateway to the Puisaye (châteaux of Saint-Fargeau and Ratilly, ...) 15 Château of Bazoches 16 Mont-Beuvray/Bibracte 17 The Morvan (Settons and Pannecière lakes, town of Château-Chinon, ...) 18 Pays Châtillonnais Museum – Vix treasure and town of Châtillon-sur-Seine 19 19.2 Land between Cluny and Tournus, especially: 19.1 Cluny abbey, Tournus abbey, but also: village of Brancion, Chapaize church, 19.3 Château of Cormatin, starting point of the southern Burgundy 7 Châteaux tourist route (Sully, Drée, ...) 20 The Auxois area, especially: 20.1 Fontenay abbey, 20.2 château and village of Châteauneuf- en-Auxois, 20.3 Alésia Muséoparc, 20.4 village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, but also: towns of Semur- en-Auxois and Saulieu, châteaux of Bussy-Rabutin and Commarin, Saint-Thibault church, Buffon ironworks... 21 The Charolais-Brionnais area, especially: 21.1 Basilica of Paray-le-Monial, 21.2 village of Semur-en- Brionnais, 21.3 Romanesque churches in the Brionnais (Anzy-le-Duc, ...) 22 Village of Noyers-sur-Serein 8 23 Canals of Burgundy and their civil engineering structures (Rogny-les-Sept-Ecluses, …) especially: 23.1 canal de Bourgogne, 23.2 canal du Centre (and river Seille), 23.3 canal du Nivernais 24 Renaissance châteaux of the Tonnerrois, Ancy-le-Franc and Tanlay A B CDE FG Key Airport / Aerodrome TGV station High Speed railway line Regional railway line (TER) Vineyards Motorway and exit Le Tour de Bourgogne à vélo ® (cycling itinerary) CDE FG Come to Burgundy Burgundy is well served, and only a few hours from home. By road Burgundy is connected to major French and European cities by a comprehensive motorway network. By air Dijon-Burgundy airport 6 km southeast of Dijon. For information: BP 25 – 21601 LONGVIC Cedex - FRANCE tel. + 33 3 80 67 67 67 – [email protected] www.dijon.aeroport.fr Nearby airports Dole-Tavaux (35 km southeast of Dijon) Paris Charles de Gaulle (direct TGV to Dijon), Paris Orly, Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Basel-Mulhouse, Geneva-Cointrin. By rail International links Burgundy is served by TGV from Geneva (Mâcon Loché, 1h50), Lausanne (Dijon, 2h), Zürich (Dijon, 2h30), Basel (Dijon, 1h30), London via Lille (Dijon, 5h30) and Brussels via Lille (Dijon, 4h). National links The TGV serves Burgundy from the major cities: - Paris (Gare de Lyon): Montbard (1h10), Dijon (1h40), Beaune (2h10), Chalon-sur-Saône (2h30), Le Creusot-Montceau-Montchanin (1h30), Mâcon-Loché (1h40) - Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport: Dijon (1h55) - Strasbourg: Dijon (2h20), Mâcon (3h), Chalon-sur-Saône (3h30) - Mulhouse: (Dijon (1h20), Mâcon (1h50), Chalon-sur-Saône (2h30) - Lyon (La Part-Dieu): Le Creusot-Montceau-Montchanin (50 min), Mâcon (35 min), Chalon-sur-Saône (1h), Dijon (1h45) - Lille: Dijon (2h50) - Marseilles and Nice: Dijon (5h40 and 6h) with connection to Mâcon (2h10) and Chalon-sur-Saône (2h50). For information : www.voyages-sncf.com www.burgundy-tourism.com Moving around in Burgundy Free yourself from the car during your stay in Burgundy: for cyclists, walkers and the eco-sensitive, the Burgundy region has introduced a unique website bringing together information on all the interconnected public transport networks in the region. From city bus to the tourist shuttle or coach, or the TER train, you can now organise your leisure days... at your leisure. New: tourist shuttles! (indicated by this logo) Connecting with the TER trains and the departmental bus services, these coaches depart from the railway stations and run every day during the summer. They give you the opportunity to visit up to 3 attractions in one day if you wish. You can even take your bike if you just want a change of scenery to ride through! For information: timetables, routes, connections on www.mobigo-bourgogne.com Summary p. 04 DESTINATION(S) p. 12 UNMISSABLE p. 06 TRAVELLING AROUND p. 28 SITES AND CITIES FESTIVALS & EVENTS p. 08 WINE & FOOD p. 42 ADDRESSES p. 10 GREAT ERAS p. 46 @ INTERNET SITE - DOCUMENTATION Labels and symbols UNESCO Towns and Villages World Heritage Centre in Bloom label Towns and Country Clunisian Site of Art and History label Arts & Crafts City label Cistercian Site Shrine Towns Tourism & Handicap label of France label Hearing Motor Grands Sites of France label Mental Sight Most Beautiful Villages Yonne Family label of France label (label created in Yonne) visits and sites suitable for children Kids’ label Most Beautiful Detours (label created in Saône-et-Loire) visits and sites in France label suitable for children This brochure was produced with financial Houses of Illustrious support from the Burgundy Conseil Régional \ and is available free from Bourgogne Tourisme. 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Destination(s) Travelling around Wine & Food Gre The Shores of Burgundy Paradoxically, water is an asset of primary importance in wine country. Burgundy has, in fact, the largest network of rivers and canals in France which, in the 17th century, contributed to its economic development by enabling the transport of raw materials. Today, pleasure boater or not, it will make you happy: the towpaths are the starting points for excursions to explore the cyclists and boatmen, cross natural habitats where you can see ducks and herons, and you can stop in the lock houses converted into taverns or lively pubs, and call in at ports and mooring points to replenish supplies. As for festivities, there are several dates that offer you the traditions born out of life on and around the water: nautical jousting, log run festivals and canal festivals, and the pardon des mariniers (boat festival). Not to be missed! City breaks Auxerre, Sens, Dijon, Beaune, Nevers, Chalon-sur- Saône, Mâcon..