BURGUNDY HOLIDAYS   >   FRANCE


Burgundy in the northeast of France where the hills transform into the Alps

Departements in Burgundy: Côte-d'Or [ 21 ], Nièvre [ 58 ], Saône-et-Loire [ 71 ] and Yonne [ 89 ]

Communities : Avallon, Beaune, Besançon, Chablis, Chatillon sur Seine, Cote d'Or, Dijon, Maçon, Saone-et-Loire, Sens, Haute Saone, Jura

Capital City of Burgundy : Dijon


car hire, holiday homes, hotels, tour operators, travel guides, travel burgundy

links


Campsites & Caravanning

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI International Camping Guide  -  Bourgogne

Car Rental Burgundy 

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

  Sixt   -   

Holiday Rentals / Cottages / Apartments

   -   Burgundy
Cottages4you is the leading UK provider of self-catered holidays.

  Soleara   -   Cottages in France    
Cote d'Or, Marne, Nievra, Salon et Loire, Yonne.

Hotels in Burgundy

  Hotels in Burgundy   -   Hotel Guide
Hotels in Beaune, Dijon, Mâcon, Marsannay-la-Côte, Chalon-sur-Saône, Levernois, Crêches-sur-Saône, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Sennecé-lès-Mâcon, Tournus, Montagny-lès-Beaune, and more.



  Hotels in Beaune

  Hotels in Dijon

  Best Western Hotel Henry II ***, 12-14 faubourg Saint Nicolas, 21200 Beaune, 21200
Beaune, the capital of Burgundy wines, is a symbol of special way of life. A delightful mixture of history and traditions, which appears here within the ramparts, or further down at the famous Hospices. An exquisite residence, located at the entrance of the old town, which illustrates all this charm.

  Gites de France de Cote-d'Or
  Logis de Bourgogne

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

National Parks

  Parc de l'Auxois
  Nature park Morvan

Travel Agents / UK Tour Operator

  
Create your perfect break in Burgundy



  Station Verte   -   Les Stations Vertes de Vacances

Travel Guides Burgundy / Related books

Burgundy (Drive Around)
Andrew Sanger (Author)
This guide expertly divides Burgundy and the Rhone Valley into touring areas - one per chapter. From the Romanesque churches of Vezelay and Auxerre to the venerable vineyards of the Cote d'Or, and from the gastronomic delights of Lyon to the charming backwaters of the Brionnais. In every chapter, you will find up -to-date attraction, lodging, shopping and eating recommendations for individual towns, or for the area as a whole. This title takes you a drive through the monumental architecture and unspoiled wilderness of the Cure and Cousin valleys. It shows you the sights of Lyon, France's second city and a World Heritage Site and a journey among the Cotes Du Rhone, visiting vineyards and admiring the stunning views before reaching the Alps.
Paperback: 288 pages; Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing; 3rd Revised edition edition (8 Jan 2009); ISBN-10: 184848013X; ISBN-13: 978-1848480131.

Transport / How do I travel to Burgundy

  Airport Dijon / Aéroport de Dijon   -   Longvic (DIJ)
  Tavaux (DLE)

 
Book cheap flights to France at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Flight tickets to Burgundy

    -   Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

   -   fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports

    -   Dover - Calais / Portsmouth to Cherbourg / Portsmouth to Le Havre
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.


Links 

  Bourgogne-tourisme   -   Info from the regional Tourist Board of Burgundy

  Tourist Information Dijon

  Cote d'Or [ 2 1 ]   -   Prefecture Nievre   -   Conseil Général de la Nievre
  Nièvre [ 58 ]   -   Bourgogne du Sud 
Endowed with an exceptional food and wine culture that showcases local agriculture, Southern Burgundy is home to some truly prized gourmet products: Charolais beef and lamb, Bresse poultry, vintage Burgundy wines from the Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais and south to the Beaujolais, goat cheeses, fruits and vegetables, dairy produce from the Bresse region, and a wide range of freshwater fish have long been adorning the fine restaurants and dining establishments found throughout the Saône-&-Loire.
Southern Burgundy provides a most harmonious setting for both open space and a diversity of landscapes. Here you're able to enjoy 18-hole golf courses, a wide array of hiking and riding opportunities on numerous marked trails, waterway navigation on the department's 300 km of rivers and canals, and excursions on the "Voie Verte" path with a bicycle or roller skates...
  Saône-et-Loire [ 71 ]   -   Bourgogne du Sud 
Endowed with an exceptional food and wine culture that showcases local agriculture, Southern Burgundy is home to some truly prized gourmet products: Charolais beef and lamb, Bresse poultry, vintage Burgundy wines from the Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais and south to the Beaujolais, goat cheeses, fruits and vegetables, dairy produce from the Bresse region, and a wide range of freshwater fish have long been adorning the fine restaurants and dining establishments found throughout the Saône-&-Loire.
Southern Burgundy provides a most harmonious setting for both open space and a diversity of landscapes. Here you're able to enjoy 18-hole golf courses, a wide array of hiking and riding opportunities on numerous marked trails, waterway navigation on the department's 300 km of rivers and canals, and excursions on the "Voie Verte" path with a bicycle or roller skates...
  Yonne [ 89 ]   -   Prefectuur Yonne   -   Conseil Général de l'Yonne

  Arnay-le-Duc
Located in the heart of Burgundy, halfway between Paris and Lyon on the R.N. 6 (highway Nr 6) near the A6 freeway (Pouilly-en-Auxois exit), ARNAY-LE-DUC is a charming little city with a rich historical and cultural heritage. The city has the "station verte" designation which means "green resort", and is known for its authentic rural and natural areas.
Nestled in the Côte d'Or countryside, between Auxois and Morvan, ARNAY-LE-DUC was once the property of the Ducs of Burgundy. Among the many attractions this city has to offer are its ancient homes (XVth - XVIIth centuries), shaded walks (the Arquebuse) quaint shops and outdoor cafés.
  Avallon - Ville d'Avallon
  Avallonnais   -   L 'Avallonnais, Cœur de Bourgogne aux portes de Paris...
  Autun
  Auxerre
  Beaune   -   Tourist information Beaune
  Besançon
Nestling in a loop formed by the river Doubs, Besançon lies at the foot of a hill on which Vauban built his masterpiece of military architecture, the Citadelle, in an exceptional defensive site (the modern town centre). The limitations imposed by geography have dictated the development of the town down the centuries: by turns military stronghold, garrison town, political centre and religious capital. The two great periods of the town's history – the 16C when it was a free town of the Germanic Empire enjoying the protection of Charles V and the 18C when it became part of France – have left their mark on the urban landscape in the shape of late Gothic, Renaissance and classical buildings.
The bluish ochre limestone from nearby Chailluz lends a certain uniformity to the tall houses with their sloping roofs.
  Chablis Town
  Chatillon sur Seine / Ville de chatillon sur seine   -   City in a park
  Gevrey-Chambertin   -   La Cote / La Plaine / La Haute Cote between Dijon and Beaune
  Maçon
  Morez - Haut Jura 
  Noyers sur Serein   -   a village where time has been standing still
There are half-timbered houses, ashlars, pillars and pinnacles. There are a lot of lanes and small squares made of chalky and granitic pavements. There are towers surrounded by the river Serein loops. This is why "Noyers la Médiévale" is called "one of the most beautiful villages of France".
During the day or night, while walking along the main street, no one would be surprised to see riders, peasants, burghers or scholars passing by. No one would be surprised to cross the funny face of a Burgundian of yesteryear. It would be easy to hear a minstrel's song coming out of one of the eighteen towers standing along the ramparts
  Sens Village
  Tonnerre and the mysterious Fosse Dionne   -   an enigma for experienced speleologists
  Villeneuve-sur-Yonne and its 17th century checkerboard layout!

  Bribacte
Bibracte became a national landmark in 1985; a site of exceptional interest showing the wealth of the Celtic civilisation during the 1st and 2nd Centuries A.D.
Bibracte, which was the economic, political and religious capital of the Eduens, one of the most powerful tribes of Gaul, is considered to be the very centre of an acknowledged civilisation in an area stretching from the Danube to the Atlantic Ocean.
Bibracte covers 200 hectares on the summits of Mont Beuvray in Burgundy, on the edge of both the Nièvre and the Saône & Loire. It was at Bibracte that Vercingetorix organised the first general uprising of the Gauls against the Romans in 52B.C.It was at Bibracte that Vercingetorix organised the first general uprising of the Gauls against the Romans in 52B.C. This magnificent site offers visitors a variety of complementary activities combining memories of the past with scientific knowledge as well as an invitation to pleasant walks on Mont Beuvray.
  Canal-de-bourgogn   -   découvrez la Bourgogne en naviguant sur le canal.
  Chateau de Druyes-les-belles-Fontaines
Château-fort des comtes d'Auxerre et de Nevers de la fin du XIIème siècle.
  De Morvan   -   one of the pearls in the heart of Burgundy
The geographical features of this granite mass of the Morvan, in the Regional Natural Park, offer a range of outdoor activities for both hikers and those interested in water sports surrounded by the unspoilt beauty of this well-preserved area.You will discover the many facets of the Morvan and the traditions of its country folk . All types of walking and rambling are possible : walking on registered hiking trails, (GR13 and a tour of the Morvan and its lakes), horse-trekking, or mountainbiking; fishing in rivers,streams or lakes; a wide choice of watersports : canoeing, swimming in clear waters, rafting, sailing, water-skiing ..........
  Guedelon   -   château-fort in Puisaye / le site officiel du chantier médiéval 
For the next 20 years, thirty five craftsmen and women will be building before your very eyes a medieval castle. They will do so following XIIIth century techniques. The natural site in the middle of the forest will provide them with all the building material necessary : wood, water, stone, earth, sand and iron.
Quarriers, stone hewers, masons, carpenters work in front of you, as they once did 7 centuries ago. The building yard is a continuous, lively and progressive site where Towers, Curtains and the Keep will have taken 25 years to rise up from the earth.
  Haute Saone   -   between forests and mountains
  Icaonna
  Lakes in Morvan

  News from Burgundy   -   L'Yonne Republicaine

  Abbaye de Fontenay
  Beaune  -  Hotel-Dieu
  Vézelay  -  Basilica Ste-Madeleine

Cuisine  -  Burgundy Foods / Recipes

  Wine country Burgundy   -   Bourgognes [ ***** ]

Burgundy - Classic Wine Guide  -  Anthony Hanson
Detailing the top producers and their wines, from crisp Chablis to supple Beaujolais, this guide is the perfect reference for wine-collectors and lovers of Burgundy's most famous export. Information on the laws and appellations of wines also feature.
Paperback 718 pages (November 13, 2003);  Publisher: Mitchell Beazley;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1840009136.

History Burgundy

  Duchy of Burgundy
Origins of Burgundy, The Beneficiary Dukes, The First Succession Crisis, The Capetian Dukes, The Second Succession Crisis, John the Good and the establishment of Valois Burgundy, and Valois Burgundy.

  History of Dijon
Dijon began as a Roman settlement called Divio, located on the road from Lyon to Paris.

  History Burgundy Region 

Music, Arts & Culture in Burgundy

  Dijon Cathedral   -   Église Notre-Dame de Dijon
La statue de Notre-Dame de Bon-Espoir, Tapestry Terribilis (1946-1950).
A first tapestry was made around 1515 and placed in Notre Dame to recall the liberation of Dijon by the Swiss in September 1513. Sold after the Revolution, she entered the nineteenth century in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts. After the liberation of Dijon September 11, 1944, without violence, a new tapestry was commissioned to commemorate the two liberations attributed to Our Lady of Good Hope.
  Museum of Fine Arts Dijon   -   of the finest museums in France
The Museum of Fine Arts is at the heart of a beautiful historic center of Dijon [ with preserved architecture ].
The legacy of the Dukes of Burgundy has left undisputed masterpieces of the late Middle Ages and the museum's encyclopedic collections, both from the founding period of the Revolution and the curiosity of collectors, invite you to a discovery tour.


  Reiswijs UK is not responsible for the content of external internet sites