ITINERARY | HIGHLIGHTS | WEATHER | ACCOMMODATION and ADDITIONAL INFOBurgundy 2012
The Beaujolais
6 Nights - 5 days self-guided walking
As well as its famous wines, the Beaujolais offers some very fine countryside, perfect for walking. This route will take you through the “Crus du Beaujolais” region and then on the Crest route, a walk that permits the discovery both of the region's wines, as well as its rich heritage. Valleys and rivers, hillside tracks and paths, groves and forests, stone walls, open countryside and many fine panoramas, as well as châteaux, churches and chapels, and old farms and mills. The Beaujolais not only offers good food and fine wines but also genuine conviviality in an unspoilt part of France.
Photo courtesy of Maison de la France
PRICE
- £695 per person based on two people sharing
- Single supplement: £235
INCLUDED 6 Overnight stays on half board (room, dinner and breakfast) in a mixture of 2* hotel (2 nts.), 3* hotel (2 nts.) and B & B/guesthouse (2 nts), all with private bathroom
Personal welcome on your first day
Daily luggage transfer to your next hotel
Route notes, maps and tourist information
Assistance in case of any problems.
NOT INCLUDED
Outward or return transport, lunches, drinks with meals, insurance
DEPARTURE DATESMarch to mid-November (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays)
To book email:
info@worldwalks.com T: (44)
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Day 1 - Welcome. Arrive Juliénas, a name much associated with the wines of the Beaujolais. Dinner and overnight in hotel**.
Day 2 - Juliénas to Morgon; 15km/9.4miles – total change in altitude of approx. 400m
After breakfast leave Juliénas to follow the “Route des Crus du Beaujolais” via Chénas and Fleurie where you can also try the local salted meat. In Fleurie a wonderful panorama of the Val de Saône, the famous mill of the “Cru Moulin à Vent” and the Bresse and Dombes. Stay in a charming guest house overlooking vineyards, with evening meal in a nearby restaurant.
Day 3 - Morgon to Beaujeu; 20km/12.5 miles – change in altitude of 400m
Today you cross the vine area and the « Beaujolais Vert » (the forest region of the Beaujolais). Follow part of the “Route des Crêtes” (Rochefort) with its wonderful views. Dinner and overnight stay in hotel** in Beaujeu.
Day 4 - Beaujeu to Perréon; 25km/15.6 miles – change in altitude of 400m
Explore the Beaujolais at its most natural. Following the River l’Ardières, you will discover the “Mont-Brouilly” (Brouilly being the most southerly 'cru'), before reaching the Perréon region. Dinner and overnight stay in hotel*** in Perréon.
Day 5 - Perréon to Lacenas; 20km/12.5 miles – change in altitude of 400m
Set off for the famous village of Clochemerle which inspired Gabriel Chevallier to write his picturesque book. Head for Montmelas and its famous medieval chateau and the region of “Pierres Dorées”, the prettiest part of the Beaujolais. Dinner and overnight stay in a guesthouse in Lacenas.
Day 6 - Lucenas to Sarcey; 25km/15.6 miles – change in altitude of 300m
Today visit some marvellous villages, with their châteaux: Jarnioux, Bagnols, Chessy and cross the valley of l’Azergues.
Day 7 - Depart after breakfast.
DIFFICULTY OF WALK
Stages of up to 15.6 miles. Rolling hills, nothing challenging.
Number of participants: minimum of 2
When: 1st March -15th November (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays).
Gentle unspoilt countryside. Opportunities to taste some of the world's finest wines.
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ACCOMMODATION
6 Overnight stays on half board (room, dinner and breakfast) in a mixture of 2* hotel (2 nts.), 3* hotel (2 nts.) and B & B/guesthouse (2 nts), all with private bathroom. Typical examples as follows (according to availability):
http://www.la-javerniere.fr/http://www.hoteldebeaujeu.com/GETTING THERE
PLANE: Nearest airport is Lyon (or Paris) - many direct flights from UK. Then train from Lyon 'Part Dieu' to Mâcon (approx. 50 minutes) and taxi to Juliénas (15 kms). Taxi from Lyon to Juliénas is about 1 hour.
TRAIN: TGV from Paris Gare de Lyon to Lyon and Mâcon - see http://www.voyages-sncf.com/leisure/fr/launch/home/)
WHAT TO TAKE:
Comfortable, well aerated clothes in keeping with the season. Always bring a pullover, good walking boots (already worn-in) and several pairs of cotton or wool socks. For your daily needs, you are advised to have a plastic bag to line your day-pack (to protect the contents from rain), rainwear, a sun-hat, sun glasses, sunblock, a water bottle, plastic picnic boxes (for transporting your lunches), first-aid kit , camera and film, torch/flashlight.
INSURANCE
We recommend that you take out appropriate holiday insurance covering you against illness, injury, and loss or damage to luggage. This insurance should also cover the possibility of your having to cancel your holiday for any reason.
To book, contact
worldwalks at:
email:
info@worldwalks.comT: (44)
(0)1242 254353