Short breaks are in fashion. Convenient train
services from London to Dijon and modern motorways from Calais
to Burgundy make a three-four day stay in the cities of the
region very attractive particularly in the low season.
Sens, only 62 miles (100 km) south east of
Paris, the most northerly city with its impressive cathedral
and Roman archeological museum sits on the banks of the River
Yonne and it is worth following it south to Auxerre with its
magnificent old town sitting high above the river.
Auxerre on the banks of the Yonne
There are holidays to
Dijon, the stylish
regional capital, with the old palace of the Dukes of
Burgundy, and Beaune, capital of the wine trade.
Dijon, regional capital, easily accessible by TGV
Towns and cities like
Chalon, Tournus and
Mâcon in southern Burgundy (46 miles – 75 km- from Lyons) on
the banks of the river Saône, Avallon with its fine old town
centre and Nevers which sits on another great rivers of
France… the Loire, are waiting to be discovered.
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Tourist Board
France Regions Burgundy
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