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Lyon- Tournus- Beaune- Savigny Castle - Dijon.-
Total Distance: 220 km
Scenery: Burgundy’s wine region with exceptional vineyards.
08.30 hrs.- After breakfast, we will leave Lyon and go towards Burgundy.
10.00 hrs.- Tournus. Time for walking throughout the pleasant small town with picturesque alleys behind an immense stone gate and its large abbey, one of the largest Romanesque monuments in France.
11.00 hrs- Tournus, departure.
11.45 hrs- Beaune. Stop to visit and have lunch in the wine capital of Burgundy. You can
visit the wine museum or the historic hospice.
14.30 hrs- Beaune, departure.
15.00 hrs- Savigny Castle – In the center of this wine region, we will visit the Savigny Castle, built in the fifteenth century, and where some extraordinary museums are located (such as motorcycle, race cars, airplanes and helicopters museums!).
16.30 hrs- Savigny Castle, departure.
17.30 hrs- Dijon, arrival in the capital of Burgundy, with lively streets and atmosphere. This city that was the capital of a powerful duchy at the end of the Middle Ages, it preserves a great
architectural heritage of medieval and Renaissance buildings where the palace of the dukes stands out.
Dijon - Besançon - Colmar - Riquewihr - Ribeauville - Strasbourg.-
Total distance covered: 354 km.
Scenery: charming small towns of Alsace.
08:00 hrs. - Dijon, departure. We continue our route through the Burgundy region.
09:30 hrs. - Besançon. Time to walk through this city of Roman origin with a beautiful historic center and citadel of the 17th century that dominates the city.
11:00 hrs. – Besanzón - Departure. We continue our route towards Alsace, a French region disputed over the centuries between France and Germany, which maintains its own German dialect, “the Alsatian” and the architecture and traditions with deep Germanic roots.
13:15 hrs. - Colmar. Arrival in this beautiful Alsatian city with unique architecture, with colorful wooden houses and canals that cross it. Time to walk and have lunch, enjoying its prestigious white wine and gastronomy.
15:30 hrs. - Colmar, departure. We are going to make stops in two of the most beautiful towns in the heart of Alsace.
16:00 hrs. - Riquewihr. Time to get to know this medieval town with cobblestone streets and colorful houses that seem to come out of a fairy tale and that inspired scenes of the Beauty and the Beast movie.
17:15 hrs. - Riquewihr, departure.
17:30 hrs. - Ribeauville, a stop in this town with its historic center and its 3 medieval castles in ruins that dominate the town.
18:45 hrs. – Ribeauville, departure.
19:45 hrs. - Strasbourg. Arrival in the evening. We suggest walking through the cathedral area and Petite France, full of charming places and small restaurants.
Strasbourg- Epernay- Paris.-
Total distance covered: 499 km.
Scenery: Champagne region.
Time in Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace. The city is the seat of the European Parliament. Its historic center is wonderful with its picturesque medieval streets, its impressive Gothic cathedral and its canals and flowers. We include a boat trip through the canals of Petite France.
11.30 a.m. - Strasbourg, departure. We continue our route to the Champagne region, a region known worldwide for its sparkling wines. We will travel through the evocative landscape, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the category of Cultural Landscape, valuing this winemaking tradition of culture and work of generations. We´ll see hectares of vineyards that hide miles of underground cellar galleries full of champagne bottles.
16.00 hrs- Champagne Winery. We make a stop to visit one of these historic wineries that has some of the most prestigious vineyards in the region and learn the secrets of the most famous sparkling drink in the world. Admission and tasting included.
17.00 hrs- Winery, departure, we continue to Paris making a brief stop in Epernay, the capital of Champagne, to have a stroll through this charming little city of large private mansions along its avenue of Champagne, the so-called Champs-Elysées of the region.
18..00 hrs- Epernay, departure. Continuation to Paris.
20.30 hrs. - Paris. Arrival in the evening.
After breakfast, our journey will come to an end, leaving you with wonderful lasting memories.
Note: Please be aware that the hotel check-out time is usually 10:00 a.m. You can leave your luggage in reception upon check-out, allowing you to explore the city without carrying your bags. You can retrieve your luggage at your convenience later in the day. If you require additional time to use your room, we recommend booking an extra night at the end of your tour.
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