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Alsace, in the
east
of France, is well known
for its charming houses with timber studs and flowery balconies is
also a country of great wine makers and vineyards
So, a famous walking path is the wine road : "La route des vins d'Alsace",
a track of almost 200 kms passing through vineyards and wine
caves, but also forests and beautiful villages.
Strasbourg is the
main city of Alsace (east of France). It is famous for its medieval cathedral
(which has an astronomical clock from the 16th century).
Burgundy,
located
just south east of Paris, France, is one of the richest regions of France and
the center of the world renowned Burgundy
vineyard (Chablis,
Gevrey
Chambertin, Chambolle
Musigny, Vougeot,
Vosne Romanée,
Aloxe
Corton, Pommard,
Volnay,
Meursault,
Puligny
Montrachet, Chassagne
Montrachet and... Beaujolais
...) and offers fine french food (boeuf bourguignon, coq au vin, garlicky snails...).
Dijon, in the east
of France, synonymous with
mustard is a nice historical city. Dijon is situated beside Cotes
de Nuits vineyards (Gevrey
Chambertin, Chambolle
Musigny, Vougeot,
Vosne Romanée...)
Beaune, in the
east of France is the
center of burgundy
wine, offering many cellars to discover fine Burgundy
wines. Beaune is situated inside Cote
de Beaune appelation ( Aloxe
Corton, Pommard,
Volnay,
Meursault,
Puligny
Montrachet, Chassagne
Montrachet...) and
beside other Burgundy
vineyards
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