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The getaway of the week: by bike in the vineyards of Dijon in Meursault

2021-09-07T13:50:21.929Z


WE TESTED - The Voie des Vignes winds between villages with prestigious appellations. Gourmet and enlightened roaming over the great vintages.


Nuits-Saint-Georges, Pommard, Volnay… Names that are enough to make the lover of good wines green with envy.

For the traveler, these appellations inspire.

The best way to travel through these wine-growing villages is to take the aptly named Voie des Vignes cycle route, which now runs from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône.

We first follow the signs indicating the “Route des grands crus de Bourgogne”.

Bicycles still sit alongside cars.

But once the city is behind us, we pedal with peace of mind, on small lanes reserved for winegrowers, in a landscape entirely striped with vines.

Thanks to the Active Tours guide, who accompanies us, we gradually understand what we see in this territory classified by Unesco.

See also The getaway of the week: Bourron-Marlotte, Grand Siècle escape near Fontainebleau

Less than an hour after the start, the first stage: the Halle Chambertin familiarizes us with the peculiarities of Burgundy wines.

The tour, fun and free, helps to decipher the words "climates", "appellations",

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Source: lefigaro

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