This cycling holiday offers a delectable combination of wine and gastronomy mixed with heritage and exceptional landscapes. Your itinerary winding through the vines or taking the « Voie Verte » cycle track crosses the prestigious sites of Solutré et Vergisson classed as « Great Sites of France », the abbey town of Cluny and all the little villages of golden stone houses and Romanesque churches. Famous names all along the route : Moulin à Vent, Chénas, Saint Véran, Pouilly Fuissé… will charm you at commented tastings. Châteaux and historic homes for fairytale nights, you will be seduced by these magical places straight from the evocative past.

Itinerary: 6 days / 5 nights / 5 days’ touring
Accommodation in hotels in châteaux or historic homes
Level easy to medium, approx 40 km cycling per day
Transport your luggage during the day
Dates: every day from March to November* or on request
Price: 2007 625 € / person, based on double room

Included: half-board accommodation, personal welcome on arrival, five wine tastings, guided tour of the Abbey of Cluny, visit of the « Hamlet of Wine », luggage transport, supply of route plan and road maps, technical assistance.

Not included: bike hire, lunches, drinks, insurance, single room supplement, personal spending, extras.

Optional extras: bike hire, pick up at airport or at Mâcon Loché TGV or Mâcon station and transfer to your hotel, extra night.

Features :

• Luxury accommodation with quality service
• Renowned Burgundian chefs
• Pleasant route without major difficulty

*Subject to availability at time of reservation.

Bourgogne Escapades
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 37 14 60

Discover Burgundy through its typical and enchanting towns: Macon, Cluny, Tournus and their authentic heritage. On the programme : visits of châteaux, an abbey, a Hôtel Dieu, a great wine museum, river cruise, wine tastings. This part of Burgundy will hold no more secrets for you. Come and taste it and pamper yourself in fine hotels!

Itinerary 3 days/ 2 nights – Autotour -
Accommodation in *** luxury hotel
Dates all dates*
Prices 290 € / person, based on double room

Included : accommodation based on double room, evening meals (not drinks) and breakfasts, visit of the Château of Cormatin, visit of the Hôtel Dieu of Tournus, guided tour of the Abbey of Cluny, visit of the Hamlet of Wine, 3 wine tastings, detailed instructions for the tour (route plan and maps).

Not included : transport, lunches, drinks, insurance, single room supplement, personal spending, extras.

Optional extras : Car hire. Possibility of flying over the area in hot air balloon, helicopter or microlight. Adding extra nights before or after the stay.

Special features :

• High quality accommodation, fine meals.
• An introduction which will make you want to return : château visit, wine museum unique en France, tastings of selected wines, introduction to a lovely river (listed as one of the most beautiful rivers in France ) in an electric boat which respects the environment .

*subject to availability at time of firm reservation.

Bourgogne Escapades
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 37 14 60

Prestigious sites – First class accommodation

Some say this is a region blessed by the gods! This cycling tour will allow you to appreciate a land of wide panoramas with a rich heritage and prestigious wines. You will meet the people of this land who create the wine, endow it with its unique character and they will convey their passion to you in a special encounter. Comparative wine tasting in the prestigious setting of the Rock of Solutré and the Rock of Vergisson listed as « Great Sites of France »…all this by bicycle travelling on little roads which wind among the vineyards and, in the evening, the comfort of luxury accommodation…Bonne dégustation !

Itinerary 3 days/ 2 nights : 2 days’ cycling
Accommodation in a charming guest house*** (swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna)
Transport your bags during the day
Dates: any dates March to November*
Price: 295 € / per person based on double room


Included in your stay: accommodation with half board including a gourmet dinner, personal welcome on day of arrival, comparative wine tasting, 2 tastings at producers’, entrance free for « Hamlet of Wine », private transport to evening meals, detailed instructions for the routes (maps and route plan), technical assistance.

Not included: bike hire, single supplement, lunches, drinks, insurance, personal spending, extras.

Optional extras :
Bike hire, transfers from Mâcon Loché TGV station to your guest house.
Flight over the “rocks” in helicopter or microlight.

*subject to availability at time of reservation

Bourgogne Escapades
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 37 14 60

AT COTE VIGNE-MAISON D'HOTES IGE

Introduction to wine tasting and Burgundy wines :In the heart of Macon area, surrounded by vineyards , romanesque culture and well - known gastronomy, a week-end in a friendly ,cosy, but studious atmosphere, managed by a well known enologist, a lover of wines, viticulture and oenology,dedicated to the discovery of wines and wine tasting.

Programme:

Friday from 7p.m. --greetings at Coté Vigne followed by aperitif presentation and dinner.

Saturday

At 9,30 a.m.: presentation of Burgundy wine region

• Grape varieties,
• Different zones and appellations
• « Terroir »
• Classification of wines
• Vintages

In the vineyard

• The vineyard (wine-plant , soils, harvests, the related cycle)

In the Cellar

• Wine tasting technic (the several steps, aromatic families, flavours)
• Commented tasting of White wines from Macon area (5wines)

1 p.m. lunch at Coté Vigne, served with wines chosen by our enologist.

In the Cellar

• Wine making process ( whites, reds, rosés and sparkling).
• Maturation of wines
• Commented tasting of red wines from Macon area (2wines)

Outside

• visit to a well-known wine-grower of the Igé area.

8,30 p.m.our guest – the former cook of a Relais Chateau. Le Chef offers a gastronomical Diner- wine tasting, a 6 course Menu, served with 6 different wines chosen and commented by our enologist.

Sunday

At 9,30 a.m.:

• Wine storage
• The Service of wines
• Commented tasting of wines (Whites + reds from Cote de Beaune ; total 8 wines)

1 p.m. Lunch at Coté Vigne, served with wines chosen by the enologist.

• Harmony between food and wines
• Commented tasting of wines from Cote de Nuits (3 wines)

Around 5 p.m. Conclusion and delivery of Diplomas.

Price all-inclusive: € 375 p.per (double room)

Côté Vigne Dommange 71960 Igé
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 33 46 64
Location map

Those who love varied landscapes will find their wishes fulfilled by this itinerary which links the peaceful “Voie Bleue” along the banks of the Sâone to the famous « Voie Verte » track, incorporating a little country road through typical villages and vineyards with evocative names : Givry, Viré-Clessé, Pouilly Fuissé, Saint Véran, Saint Amour, Moulin à Vent… The towns of Cluny, Macon, Tournus will offer you their prestigious heritage. Take your fill!

Itinerary 7 days / 6 nights / 6 days’ touring
Accommodation In hotels and guest houses ** or ***
Transport your luggage during the day
Level easy, approx 35 km per day
Dates: every day from April to October* or on request
Price 2007: 550 € / person, based on double room

Included: 6 nights in charming accommodation, all breakfasts, all Gourmet dinners, personal welcome on arrival, visit of the Lamartine Museum and the Ursulines Museum in Macon, luggage transfer from and to your next hotel, supply of route plan and road maps, technical assistance.

Not included: lunches, drinks, insurance, single room supplement, personal spending, extras.

Optional extras: bike hire, pick up at airport or at Macon Loché TGV or Macon station and transfer to your hotel, picnics can be reserved at certain hotels for following day’s lunch (but we will advise on places for lunch and grocers’ along the route), extra night.

Features :

• Accommodation selected for quality service
• Getting close to river life along the banks of the Sâone
• The Voie Verte, the superhighway of cycle tracks

*Subject to availability at time of reservation.

Bourgogne Escapades
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 37 14 60

Wonder along many paths through vineyards and forests! Our hamlet, La Grange du Bois, is the highest point of the Mâcon region. For centuries, in this country of meadows, forests and vineyards, our ancestors have been shaping these beautiful landscapes. This area benefits from an “Operation Grand Site” (which aims at highlighting Burgundy natural sites) and a Natura 2000 programmes as it is so beautiful and unique. You who like nature, you are going to be totally delighted...

The plus:
Walking in a fantastic environment
Organic wine and goat’s cheese tasting
Visiting the Solutré Museum of Prehistory
3 days: £ 128 per person
6 days: £ 229 per person
(based on a double room)

Programmes:
3 days/3 nights or 6 days/6 nights
Accommodation: 2-ear-of-corn B&B or 2 or 3 ear-of-corn gite (French quality standards)
Dates: the whole year round according to availability. Tourism licence N° HA-071-03-0001

Includes: accommodation based on a double room, breakfasts, dinners (drinks excluded) in local restaurants (max. 2.5 miles away), topo guide and detailed maps available, visit of the departmental museum of Prehistory, organic wine and goat’s cheese tasting.

Doesn’t include: transport to Solutré or to restaurants (max. 2.5 miles away), lunches and drinks, insurance, supplements for single rooms, private expenditure, extras.

Non-smoking accommodation and breakfast room

Karine Gribenski et Guy Favier
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 35 85 28
Website / E-mail

Discover authentic Burgundy! From the Grange du Bois, Hervé, our “Guide de Pays”, will be pleased to take you to see hidden places and unusual sites and to tell you about the secrets of the land... He will show you the most beautiful points of view of these unique landscapes and introduce you to the vineyard and undergrowth scents and to the taste of our region’s products.

Stays: 4 days/3 nights in full board
Accommodation: 2-ear-of-corn B&B or 2 or 3 ear-of-corn gite (French quality standards) *
Difficulty: easy to medium, 3-to-6-hour walks per day (level difference of 600 m)
Departure: every Thursday of the year

The plus:

• Walking with a Guide de Pays
• In an exceptional environment
• Each day, organic wine or goat’s cheese tasting

Includes: accommodation based on a double room, 3 breakfasts, 4 picnics, 3 dinners on the spot or at max. 2.5 miles away (drinks excluded), a Guide de Pays expertise, 3 wine tasting including one organic, tasting of organic goat’s cheese.

Doesn’t include: transport to Solutré or to restaurants (max. 2.5 miles), drinks, the fourth day transfer, insurance, supplements for single rooms, private expenditure, extras.

Non-smoking accommodation and breakfast room

*According to accommodation availability

Habilitation de tourisme N° HA-071-03-0001

Karine Gribenski
Phone: 33 (0)3 85 35 85 85 28
Website / E-mail