Annecy – Tips
Tips on how to get to, where to sat, where to eat and what to do in Annecy, France
East
The Eastern part of France, close to the mountains.
Annecy – Introduction
Annecy is a picturesque city located in the southeastern part of France, in the region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. It is known for its stunning natural beauty, with a picturesque old town, canals, and crystal-clear lake that surrounds the city.
Chablis – Tips
Tips on how to get to, where to go, what to do and where to stay on Chablis, Burgundy
Chablis – Introduction
Chablis is a charming town in the Burgundy wine region of France, known for producing some of the world’s finest white wines. It features historic architecture, shops selling local products, and is a popular destination for wine tasting and outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling.
Auxerre – The Cathedral
The Auxerre cathedral was built in the 13th century (on a cathedral dating back to 11th century).
Beaune – Tips
Tips on how to get there, where to stay, where to eat, how to get around and what to see in Beaune.
Beaune – Introduction
Beaune is not a city associated with beauty. It’s not an architectural marvel, despite being an old city. Beaune is known for the fact that it’s the capital of the Burgundy Wines!
Here you will find most wineries of Burgundy, so it’s heaven for wine aficionados.
Etrigny – Balleure Castle
The Balleure Castle lies deep in the Burgundy wine region, and there’s a good reason for it.
The hotel/restaurant is owned by one of world’s most recognised wine taste/specialists. The castle has several comfortable and cozy rooms, and the wine menu is to die for. The area is beautiful and very quiet.
Epoisses – Chateau d’Epoisses
The castle in Epoisse (Burgundy) is amazing.Building started in the 10th century, and the domain consists of several buildings, all in good state. The castle is open for visits, including the domain itself.
Valence – Tips
Transport Getting there There are two railway stations in Valence, the city centre one with “normal” trains (called Valence Ville) and the TGV (High Speed Train) which is located 10 kilometres North/East outside the city. Air: Valence Chabeuil airport, located close to the East of Valence is a military/civilian airport. They don’t offer many international …
Valence – Introduction
Valence, a scenic and older city, lies pretty much South on the Eastern part of France. With its 65,000 inhabitants, it’s close to Switzerland and Italy (close enough for day trips) and it is in the crossroads of the North-South and West-East traffic. It was, once upon a time, a major colony for Rome (121 …
Lyon Restaurant – Paul Bocuse Auberge du Pont de Collonges
Paul Bocuse’s Auberge du Pont de Collonges restaurant is the restaurant with the most number of years holding a 3 star Michelin rating (50 years), and Paul Bocuse is considered the grandfather is the French cuisine. A French landmark!
Montbard – Tips
Transport Getting There For such a small town, they have a small railway station that receives a very comfortable TGV (high speed train) from Paris and Lyon. Not bad way to get to Burgundy. By Air There is no airport, not even close-by. Closest airports are Paris or Lyon. Within Montbard Montbard is small so you …
Montbard Castle
Built: 10th centuryStatus: PublicVisitable?: Yes (grounds for free, the castle including a tour guide for a fee)Notable: –Web: – Montbard is a small city of some 5500 inhabitants, a river and a big canal flowing through it and an incredible abbey close-by. It also has a castle perched high on the hill overlooking the city. The small …
Montbard – Introduction
The city of Montbard is bigger than what you might think at first glance, but it’s not a big tourist-worthy city. Montbard is a sleeping city, a one-horse town. But it’s still worth a half-day walk-through since it is quite photogenic. Montbard has a population of 5,500 people and has as most famous person, a naturalist/scientist …
Montbard – Fontenay Abbey
The Fontenay Abbey, located next to the city of Montbard in Burgundy, is part of the Unesco World Heritage sites. Therefore you can expect something that is out of the ordinary, and you’ll not be disappointed. The Cistercian Abbey is old, very old. It is the oldest Cistercian abbey in the world that has preserved its …
Lyon – Tips
Transport Getting There Lyon is a major transportation hub in France, second only to Paris. It is easy to get there in almost any kind of transportation. Air: Lyon has a major international airport with flights from many European and French cities. Click here for list of all direct destinations served by the Lyon airport. Within …
Lyon – Miniatures and Cinema Museum
Lyon is the place where cinema was invented (by the Lumieres brothers, who have a complete museum dedicated to them in Lyon), but there is also a small and very cute museum dedicated to the movie making miniatures and sets. Located in the Old Lyon part (“Vieux Lyon“) of the city, close to cathedral, the …
Lyon – Some Of The Churches
We’ve already shown you the wonderful Basilica, but there are many more churches in Lyon. The Lyon dioceses is one of the oldest in France, so it’s no surprise to see many churches, a cathedral, convents and many chapels. Anywhere you go in Lyon, you’ll stumble upon a church, some of them ruins with no information. …
Lyon – The Beautiful Basilica Church
Lyon has many churches, some of them very old, some beautiful and some ruins. But none are as beautiful or detailed as the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere. This magnificent church is built on top of the Fourviere hill (one of two big hills of Lyon) in the Old Lyon (“Vieux Lyon”) district and from there …
Lyon – The Amazing Mural Paintings
Lyon is not only known for its gastronomy, its secret passageways (traboules), the Roman theatre or its old streets. Lyon is also known as one of the cities in the world with the most number mural paintings (frescos). Most of them are really good, but one, the most famous one, is totally amazing. Here is …
Lyon – The Roman Theatre
As stated in the introduction of Lyon, the city was founded by the Romans in the year 43 BC. They created a whole city out of nothing and called it Lugdunum. The city was built on the Fourviere hill located in Old Lyon (“Vieux Lyon“), the hill that today not only sees much of the Roman …
