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Code: LEMON

Between Beaune and Chalon sur Saône, you can take the fully secure and easy-to-follow cycle routes!
With some detours at the winegrowers cellars. Legendary!

Spend a weekend in the wine and food region. You are sure to be in the perfect place to be charmed by the authenticity of the vineyards and the countryside of Burgundy. From Beaune, capital of wines, you will join the Saône river, which you will follow for several kilometers on the bike path to Chalon Sur Saône, the cradle of photography. The next day, you will resume your journey along the Canal to Santenay, then you will explore the magnificent UNESCO-listed vineyards as far as Beaune. This weekend is almost exclusively on tracks fitted out for bicycles in order to guarantee you optimum safety and comfort.

Program

Day 1 : Beaune – Chalon sur Saône– by the plain ~45km  

Arrival in Beaune in the morning, our store is close to the city center, next to the Bouzaise park. Meet with our representative of the agency for a presentation of your short stay, he will give you your road book, tourist maps and brochures as well as your bicycles. You can then take the time to stroll through the medieval streets of Beaune, its ramparts, the collegiate church of Notre-Dame with its 15th century tapestries, and have a drink in one of the many cafes.

You will then take the direction of the Saône, a route without major difficulty, where you will stay in the plain on the “voie du tacot”, an old railway line converted into a cycle path that crosses the Saône plain and its centuries-old forests. After about twenty kilometers, you will join the Saône and its bike path which will take you to Chalon sur Saône. You can stroll in the magnificent alleys of its city center and visit the Nicephore Niepce museum, inventor of photography here.

Day 2: Chalon sur Saône – Beaune ~43km

You leave Chalon Sur Saône on a cycle route along the canal du centre to Chagny, then Remigny, where you will leave the cycle path to join another route for bicycles, the “voie des vignes”. This route for bicycles in the vineyards has been classified among the most beautiful cycle routes in the world. And this bike road cross the famous wine villages of Chassagne Montrachet, Puligny Montrachet, Meursault, Volnay and Pommard. You will have the opportunity to find in these villages many wine estates where you can taste the great wines of Burgundy.

You will then reach Beaune and our store located at the end of the bike road and you will be able to stroll around Beaune again.

Practical information

Possibility to park your car for free in Beaune, near the place of departure.

On Saturdays, if you arrive early enough in Beaune, you can stop by the Place de la Halle market and buy your picnic with regional products for the day. It would be the same the next day. In Chalon, the market is on Sundays.

If you buy souvenirs (bottles of wines) on the way, we can collect them for you, and keep them until your departure – that way, you pedal light!

141 *€
per person, * in double room
Other rates:

+45€ /person single room supplement

up-grade to 3* hotel +34€/pers in double room

Single room supplement in 3* hotel +56€

 

54€ for e-bike

30€ trailer rental

70€ luggage transfer (5€ extra piece of luggage)

20€ wine tasting at a winery

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Discover the famous grands crus vineyards of the Cote de Beaune
  • Ride along the Saone river and the canal du centre
  • Visit the town of Beaune and Chalon Sur Saône
  • Bike ride without major difficulties
  • 100% bike paths and cycling roads
Price includes
  • 1 night in 2 or 3 stars hotel breakfast included
  • Bike and helmet
  • repair kit
  • GPS apps and roadbook
  • 24H assistance
 Price excludes
  • Luggage transfers
  • Meals (except breakfasts which are included)

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