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BEAUJOLAIS & BURGUNDY UNCOVERED

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Wonderful guest houses in historic surroundings perfectly located for a relaxed stay with moderate walking. A one-week holiday that allows you to discover the best of the beautiful limestone regions of Beaujolais and southern Burgundy.

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France

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From $250 per person

All highlights

Beaujolais & Burgundy . This discovery self-guided walking holiday in France lets you explore two of the prettiest parts of the Beaujolais and Burgundy at your own rhythm, whilst indulging yourself at wonderful guest houses. You’ll stay in three bases, two in an area known as the “Golden stones country” ( pierres dorées ) of Beaujolais, due to the warm colour of the limestone which makes up a number of remarkable historic villages that are set in a sumptuous landscape of interlocking hills covered in vines. Made up of about 40 parishes in the South of the Beaujolais region, the area known as the “Golden Stones” (Pierre Dorées), is so called due to the colour of the limestone used in its historic buildings. Here, your walking holiday will pass through a number of remarkable villages with some of the prettiest villages in France perched on hilly promontories. Wherever you look, you’ll find fortified remains, chateaux or churches adorning the vine-covered slopes. The scale and gentleness of the slopes have created a sumptuous landscape of interlocking hills receding to the horizon, that literally leaves you with the impression of flying over the hills. This picturesque wine-growing area is often referred to as the local Tuscany due to the similarities in their expansive landscapes. Your French walking holiday will have a mixture of circular walks and linear trails where we provide transfers at the end of the day.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Welcome, pick up, and transfer from Lyon to your guest house in Pommiers in the southern Beaujolais.. .

Day 3: Theize and Oingt

Transfer to your second base in Moire. You first have the option of a small loop to visit the pretty village of Bagnols with its impressive chateau, historic dwellings and great views of the Mont Lyonnais. After passing the Chateau of Rapetour you'll reach the quaint medieval village of Theizé with it's 13th-century chateau de Rochebonne and its historic limestone houses centred around a pretty square. Then climb past dry stone walls and cabins to reach a panoramic ridge. You can decide how far you wish to go on the ridge before heading to the hilltop village of Oingt. Classed as one of the prettiest villages in France, Oingt has beautiful narrow alleyways you can explore as well as admiring the amazing views of the southern Beaujolais from its promenade. After some refreshment, you have a delightful descent to your guest house located on a vineyard in the pretty village of

Day 4: Jarnioux & old railway line

Transfer to Cogny. Explore this pretty limestone village with several beautiful manor houses. After passing the impressive Chateau du Sou you'll cross a vine-covered valley and at the last minute discover the wonderful village of Jarnioux, with its well-preserved 13th-century chateau. The village is also home to several historic buildings including an impressive wash house. You'll then follow a former railway line over viaducts and around pretty valleys to Ville-sur-Jarnoiux, another classic historic village in a pretty setting surrounded by hills. Continue along the old railway line and either go via the historic village of Theizé or head straight back to your guest house in Moire.. Overnight: Moire, Walk: 15km, +400m . .

Day 5: Historic Villages

Transfer of about 40 minutes to your second base in Fuisse in southern Burgundy, a wonderful historic village and famous for its Pouilly-Fuisse wines. This circular trail goes via several pretty historic villages on the border between the Beaujolais and Burgundy including Chanes and St Verand with their impressive churches built from a warm limestone. You'll return via the village of Leynes its historic buildings built from a local outcrop of sandstone.. Overnight: Fuisse, Walk: 16km, +300m . .

Day 7: Traverse of northern Beaujolais

Transfer and walk along the edge of the vines through beautiful countryside with great views. You'll pass Chateau de la Roche, the pretty villages of Jullie and Chasselas and enjoy panoramic views from Pruzilly.. Overnight: Fuisse, Walk: 16km, +330m . .

Day 8: Departure

After breakfast transfer from your guest house to Lyon after breakfast. Please note that the tour may vary slightly depending on the availability of accommodation at the time of booking. .

Prices

Price per person	2 pers	4 pers	6 pers	8 pers
Price per adult	$250	$180	$160	$150
Price per kid	$130	$90	$80	$80

Services

Included:

Airport and station transfers from Lyon
7 nights accommodation
FULL BOARD: All breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 evening meals
Full walking notes and maps
Transfers to and from some walks and between guest houses along with your luggage

Excluded:

Travel to and from Lyon, France
Lunches on your day of arrival and departure
Wine with meals in Fuisse
Travel Insurance
Any entrance fees

Optional:

Extra Nights
City Breaks
Combining walking holidays
Tailor-made trips

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