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A few hours drive from
Paris, Burgundy is one of the richest regions of France,
famous allover the world for its food and wine,
which make Burgundy the land of the good life.
Burgundy is full of beautiful landscapes, canals and
waterways (the most famous is the Burgundy canal or
"canal de Bourgogne"), abbeys, chateaux,
beautiful towns and villages...
Burgundy
is renowned for :
Burgundy architecture
: Burgundy houses were made of clay and straw, and they
often have wooden decorated balconies
Burgundy gastronomy
:
Burgundy food
: snails in garlic butter, boeuf Bourguignon...
Burgundy wines
("vins de Bourgogne") : you've already heard
famous names like Aloxe
Corton, Pommard,
Volnay,
Meursault,
Puligny
Montrachet, Chassagne
Montrachet, Gevrey
Chambertin, Chambolle
Musigny, Vougeot,
Vosne Romanée
... You can enjoy the "route des grands
crus", a road of great wines, from Dijon to
Beaune
Burgundy landscapes :
mostly vineyards...!
Burgundy waterways
: Saonne and Yonne river, canal de Bourgogne... allow
you to discover Burgundy by barging
Burgundy Monuments
:
cathedrals in
Sens or Auxerre,
abbeys of
Cluny or Vezelay...
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