now that sounds fun - a wine market in Burgundy!
more fast train connections in Burgundy and across the Pyrenees
An English couple ( John & Carolyn Scallan ) run a small B&B (Chez Scallan) at Sens-sur-Seille (71 Saône-et-Loire, Rhône-Alpes ) on the border of Burgundy and Jura and work…
The Hotel des Cepages is in the village of Arbois (39 Jura, BFC) (where Louis Pasteur was born). It is in an area which produces some of the best Jura wines…
Whilst not exactly "on a vineyard" you can stay in the heart of the pretty wine vilage of Chablis(89 Yonne, Bourgogne) in a 2- or 4-person apartment above Jean-Marc Brocard's…
South of Besancon lies the pretty town of Ornans (25 Doubs, BFC) which will be holding a traditional Christmas Market on 29 November 2024 with 60+ stalls offering a wide…
fuel prices in France remain better than UK, when taking the exchange rate into account. Latest Fuel Prices in France It is noticeable that the differential between Diesel and Unleaded…
Eastern Burgundy - the area to the east of the A6 autoroute inlcuding the Jura and Saone et Loire departements offers many diversions and many good reasons to break free from the headlong rush south to the Alps and Mediterranean!
Balloons in Burgundy!
There has long been a connection between monastic orders and alcohol - just think of Chatreuse (made by Carthusian Monks, popular since the 1740s. It is composed of distilled alcohol…
30-31 January 2016 Irancy Head for Burgundy at the end of January (30-31 January 2016) to celebrate the patron saint of winemakers - St Vincent. Every year the festival moves…
UNESCO has just announced that it has extended recognition of the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans to include the Great (although presumably not Royal) Saltworks of nearby Salins-les-Bains (25 Doubs, BFC)…
The railway journey from Nimes(30 Gard, Occitani) to Clermont Ferrand (63 Puy de Dome, ARA) offers you a different perspective on the Massif Central than most of us experience using…
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From Santenay through Chassagne-Montrachet, Mersault, Nuits St Georges, Beaune, Gevrey-Chambertin and all the other famous names of 37 villages on the Cote d'Or to Dijon, the Route Touristique des Grands…
On 14-15 July 2017 the village of Pouilly-sur-Loire (58 Nievre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), best known for its crisp Sauvignon Blanc Pouilly-Fumé wines, celebrates its wine festival on the banks of the Loire…
Macon Salon des Vins The Salon des Vins at Mâcon (71 Saone-et-Loire, ARA) is one of the biggest and most important wine fairs in France - for the professional a…
On 5 April 2009 the small village of Bouzeron in Burgundy holds its annual Wine & parsleyed Ham (Jambon Persillé) celebration: A fruitful alliance between village and parsleyed Ham -…
The annual Percée du Vin Jaune takes place in Jura on a weekend in February BUT NOT in 2025! Vin Jaune (Yellow Wine) are unique and are the only wines…
Dijon Christmas Market (Cote-d'Or, BFC) runs from 30 November - 24 December 2024Dijon's Christmas market at Place de la Libération and at the Place Darcy offers a village of stalls/chalets…