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The Tastes of Burgundy
The Tastes of Burgundy Burgundian cuisine delights with excellent meat and poultry dishes, cheeses and other dairy products, and with mushrooms and herbs from the Morvan Mountains.
A delicious hiking tour through the natural splendors and cultural highlights of the magic region of Burgundy, discovering Celtic mountains, Romanesque churches and golden vineyards. Tour Highlights include • Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy in Dijon, retracing the splendors of the mighty medieval court of Burgundy • National Park of the Morvan Mountains and its beautiful lakes and forests • UNESCO world heritage site of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay • Mont Beuvray in the Morvan Mountains, and the remains of the ancient Gallic capital of Bibracte, labeled “Great Site of France” • Mystic Vézelay hill and its UNESCO world heritage abbey church of Sainte-Madeleine, restored in the 19th century • The Burgundy section of the Camino de Santiago through the Morvan Mountains
Via Antiqua Travel GmbH Taubertalstr. 12 81243 München Fon: +49 89 38 90 65 73 Fax: +49 89 38 90 79 22 [email protected] www.via-antiqua.com
• The vineyards of the prestigious “Golden Coast” of the river Saone valley with its celebrated Grand Cru sites • Remains of the Abbaye de Cluny, the biggest and most important abbey of medieval Western Europe • The wine capital of Burgundy, Beaune, hometown of the Chevrolet brothers, and its famous medieval Hospices
Solutre rock and vineyards
TASTY BURGUNDY Central France
HIKING THROUGH TASTY BURGUNDY
EUROPE
FINLAND
NORWAY SWEDEN
IRELAND
ESTONIA
DENMARK UK
LATVIA
RUSSIA
LITHUANIA
NETHERLANDS
BELARUS
From the Morvan Mountains to the Côte d‘Or vineyards. Level: modearte Duration: 7-10 days From: Auxerre, France to: Dijon, France
World famous for its outstanding wines growing along the Saone valley, the Burgundy region has been a centre of political powers and spiritual movements since Ancient times. Numerous remains of churches and abbeys recall the times when monks were the first to plant grapes into the fertile soils under the bland climate of Burgundy. Via Antiqua invites you on an enchanting hiking tour right into the heart of historical Burgundy, from the pristine forests of the Morvan National Park to the most celebrated vineyards of the Côte d’Or (Golden Coast). Discover the origins of the rivaling monastic orders of Cluniacs and Cistercians and the impressing remains of their medieval monasteries, some of some still nowadays active.
BELGIUM
Walk across extended woodlands, hidden lake districts and traditional farmlands of the Morvan National Park and get in touch with the famous white Charolais cattle grazing between the woody hills on undulating grasslands.
POLAND
GERMANY
CZECH REP.
FRANCE
UKRAINE SLOVAKIA
SWISS
AUSTRIA
MOLDOVA
HUNGARY SLOVENIA CROATIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN ITALY
ROMANIA
BOSN.&HERZEG SERBIA BULGARIA ALBANIA
MACEDON GREECE
TURKEY
MOROCCO ALGERIA
Discover the exceptional fusion of an amazing natural environment with outstanding cultural heritage that has emerged in Burgundy and engendered an exceptionally prospering spiritual, cultural and economic life, culminating under the powerful dukes of Burgundy in the late Middle Ages, reigning over territories from the Alps to the Netherlands.
TUNISIA CYPRUS
TASTY BURGUNDY
Auxerre
Fontenay Abbey
Immerse yourselves in the charming atmosphere of medieval cities and vineyard villages and discover the highlights of the outstanding Romanic and Gothic architectural heritage of Burgundy. Conclude your tour by a gastronomical dinner in the beautiful city of Dijon, ancient capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, and enjoy an exceptional wine tasting of the most precious Grand Cru wines of France.
Vézelay
Dijon Morvan National Park
Beaune Autun
Vézelay Abbey The Basilica Sainte-Madeleine is an outstanding masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesue art and architechture.
The Tastes of Burgundy Burgundian cuisine delights with excellent meat and poultry dishes, cheeses and other dairy products, and with mushrooms and herbs from the Morvan Mountains.
A delicious hiking tour through the natural splendors and cultural highlights of the magic region of Burgundy, discovering Celtic mountains, Romanesque churches and golden vineyards. Tour Highlights include • Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy in Dijon, retracing the splendors of the mighty medieval court of Burgundy • National Park of the Morvan Mountains and its beautiful lakes and forests • UNESCO world heritage site of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay • Mont Beuvray in the Morvan Mountains, and the remains of the ancient Gallic capital of Bibracte, labeled “Great Site of France” • Mystic Vézelay hill and its UNESCO world heritage abbey church of Sainte-Madeleine, restored in the 19th century • The Burgundy section of the Camino de Santiago through the Morvan Mountains
Via Antiqua Travel GmbH Taubertalstr. 12 81243 München Fon: +49 89 38 90 65 73 Fax: +49 89 38 90 79 22 [email protected] www.via-antiqua.com
• The vineyards of the prestigious “Golden Coast” of the river Saone valley with its celebrated Grand Cru sites • Remains of the Abbaye de Cluny, the biggest and most important abbey of medieval Western Europe • The wine capital of Burgundy, Beaune, hometown of the Chevrolet brothers, and its famous medieval Hospices
Solutre rock and vineyards
TASTY BURGUNDY Central France
HIKING THROUGH TASTY BURGUNDY
EUROPE
FINLAND
NORWAY SWEDEN
IRELAND
ESTONIA
DENMARK UK
LATVIA
RUSSIA
LITHUANIA
NETHERLANDS
BELARUS
From the Morvan Mountains to the Côte d‘Or vineyards. Level: modearte Duration: 7-10 days From: Auxerre, France to: Dijon, France
World famous for its outstanding wines growing along the Saone valley, the Burgundy region has been a centre of political powers and spiritual movements since Ancient times. Numerous remains of churches and abbeys recall the times when monks were the first to plant grapes into the fertile soils under the bland climate of Burgundy. Via Antiqua invites you on an enchanting hiking tour right into the heart of historical Burgundy, from the pristine forests of the Morvan National Park to the most celebrated vineyards of the Côte d’Or (Golden Coast). Discover the origins of the rivaling monastic orders of Cluniacs and Cistercians and the impressing remains of their medieval monasteries, some of some still nowadays active.
BELGIUM
Walk across extended woodlands, hidden lake districts and traditional farmlands of the Morvan National Park and get in touch with the famous white Charolais cattle grazing between the woody hills on undulating grasslands.
POLAND
GERMANY
CZECH REP.
FRANCE
UKRAINE SLOVAKIA
SWISS
AUSTRIA
MOLDOVA
HUNGARY SLOVENIA CROATIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN ITALY
ROMANIA
BOSN.&HERZEG SERBIA BULGARIA ALBANIA
MACEDON GREECE
TURKEY
MOROCCO ALGERIA
Discover the exceptional fusion of an amazing natural environment with outstanding cultural heritage that has emerged in Burgundy and engendered an exceptionally prospering spiritual, cultural and economic life, culminating under the powerful dukes of Burgundy in the late Middle Ages, reigning over territories from the Alps to the Netherlands.
TUNISIA CYPRUS
TASTY BURGUNDY
Auxerre
Fontenay Abbey
Immerse yourselves in the charming atmosphere of medieval cities and vineyard villages and discover the highlights of the outstanding Romanic and Gothic architectural heritage of Burgundy. Conclude your tour by a gastronomical dinner in the beautiful city of Dijon, ancient capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, and enjoy an exceptional wine tasting of the most precious Grand Cru wines of France.
Vézelay
Dijon Morvan National Park
Beaune Autun
Vézelay Abbey The Basilica Sainte-Madeleine is an outstanding masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesue art and architechture.
