North Burgundy
Lush diversity in northern Burgundy
Arrival at the hotel in the centre of La Charité sur Loire. The church of Notre-Dame de La Charité is a World Heritage Site.
Along the Loire you will travel through the region around Sancerre. It is one of the most beautiful wine-growing landscapes in the world and home to good cheese and white wine.
Today it is worth taking a detour to Cosne sur Loire to visit the Museum of the Loire in an old Augustinian monastery. Your destination is a cosy hotel in Batilly-en-Puisaye.
Before todays tour start, possibility to visit the castle of Saint Fargeau and continue as already described in the original text to St. Fargeau and further to Lainsecq.
In Vézelay, the Basilica of Sainte Marie-Madeleine, a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, awaits you.
In the countryside around the Yonne River and the Canal du Nivernais, you cycle to Vermeton. Your tour leads through picturesque towns such as Chatel-Censoir, Saussois and Mailly-le-Chateau.
A feast for wine connoisseurs. Today you reach the village of Irancy, famous for its Pinot Noir, and Chablis in the world-famous wine-growing region of the same name.
Today you visit a wine cellar in a cave in Bailly and taste the sparkling wine Crémant de Bourgogne before you reach the picturesque old town of Auxerre. Individual return journey or start of your extension.
The route
Easy to moderate difficult cycle tour with occasional small climbs in hilly countryside. The route leads along quiet side roads and towpaths.
| Season Saison 1 12.03.2023 - 29.10.2023 Arrival every day | |
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| Wonderful North Burgundy 8 days, FR-BURAA-08X | |
| Base price | 858.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 320.00 |
| Season Saison 1 Mar 12, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023 Arrival every day | |
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| Auxerre | |
| Halbpension | 295.00 |
Included:
- 7 Overnights in hotels of the booked category incl. breakfast buffet or extended breakfast
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- Per person 1x voucher for a wine tasting in Chablis
- Per person 1x voucher for a wine tasting of Cremant de Bourgogne in Bailly incl. guided tour
- At best elaborated route with maps (GE,EN,FR)
- Detailed travel documents with maps 1x per room (GE,EN,FR)
- GPS-Tracks on request available
- For rental bikes, rental bike insurance
- 7-days-service-hotline
Not included:
- Arrival and departure
- Costs for parking
- City tax
- Transfers
- Optional sightseeings
- City maps
- Repairs of own bike
- Travel Insurances
- Costs of the private requirements
