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Post by slyfox16 on Apr 26, 2011 3:54:28 GMT
We are going to be spending our 10th anniversary in Paris and Burgundy in late September or early October. Would greatly appreciate suggestions for a 4-5 day self-drive tour of Burgundy. We would like to stay in 2 different very nice small hotels or relais, go to some very good restaurant and do several non-touristy wine tastings. Greatly appreciate any suggestions/ languageman16@aol.com
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 26, 2011 4:37:13 GMT
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 26, 2011 5:22:43 GMT
Yep, welcome, 'fox! I have memories of a meal I suspect I had in Burgundy, somewhere between the German border and Dijon. It was truite meuniere, trout a la miller. Excellent. With steamed or boiled potaters and some veggies. It was so good, I ordered a second one right after polishing off the first one. My girlfriend felt embarrassed for me...  |
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Apr 26, 2011 23:13:05 GMT
Welcome slyfox. I'm not an expert on hotels and restos so probably can't help you there but I can probably give you some good tips about what to see and do with 5 days in Burgundy. It's late where I am but if you are interested come back and say so and I'll tell you what I can about Burgundy. In the meantime you might also consider posting your question on Trip Advisor and Fodors as you'll get good help there too. Another thing you should do to start your research is get a couple of good guidebooks. Everyone has their favorites and a few popular ones are DK Eyewitness Guide, Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Michelin Green Guide. There are many others but I am not familiar with all of them. I'm a Michelin person and the Michelin Green Guides will give you all kinds of info about what to see and do as well as some hotel recommendations and some resto recommendations. The Michelin Red Guides will give you a good run down on restaurant info. You can also use the website viamichelin.com to get estimates on driving times and distances, toll and fuel costs and suggested routes. The times given do not consider stops or bad traffic/weather. You should also get yourself Michelin maps of the scale 1:200,000. The Michelin maps have icons for all kinds of historically/touristically interesting things such as châteaux, ruins, churches, abbeys, scenic view points, caves, Roman sites, megaliths, designated scenic roads and many other things. Usually when I'm exploring various regions in France I just look at the map and I am able to plan interesting and scenic drives just reading the map. For instance, I usually look for a designated scenic road, which are highlighted in green, and I especially look for towns with the historic church and/or château icon. I also try to make sure the route goes through as many small villages as possible. Usually putting all these things together I find interesting and scenic drives without even knowing where I am going and with no assistance from a guide book. Often these places are never mentioned in guidebooks and remain completely unknown to many tourists. You can buy the Michelin maps from their website and here is a link to the page that shows all of the maps of France: tinyurl.com/4bt96evBixa gave you a link to the report I wrote about spending a couple days in Burgundy and that will give you an idea what you can do with a Michelin map. Just come back if you'd like more help. |
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