Signpost Guide Burgundy and the Rhone Valley, 2nd; Your guide to great drives

by Andrew Sanger

• ISBN13: 9780762726486
• ISBN10: 0762726482
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodation.

Author Biography

Andrew Sanger is a well-established travel writer who has contributed many hundreds of articles to British national newspapers and magazines. He has also written numerous guidebooks, most of which about regions in France.

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	8	(10)
Burgundy and the Rhone Valley at a glance	10	(2)
Introduction	12	(2)
Travel facts	14	(10)
Driver's guide	24	(5)
Getting to Burgundy and the Rhone Valley	29	(2)
Motorway information	31	(1)
Setting the scene	32	(8)
Highlights	40	(2)
The Senonais and Gatinais	42	(8)
The rolling green northern edge of Burgundy
Puisaye	50	(8)
A place of wildlife, beloved of the writer Colette
Chablis	58	(10)
Highly prized wines and old stone and timber buildings
Auxois and the Seine Valley	68	(8)
Gallo-Roman sites and museums
The Cure and Cousin valleys	76	(10)
Monumental architecture and unspoiled wilderness
The Morvan	86	(12)
The high granite massif at the heart of Burgundy
Dijon	98	(12)
Burgundy's lively capital, jam-packed with art
The Cote d'Or	110	(12)
Source of Burgundy's world-famous wines
Beaune	122	(10)
Narrow cobbled streets and Flemish-Burgundian architecture
The Chalonnais	132	(8)
Prestige wines and hard-working villages
The Maconnais	140	(10)
Southern warmth and first-rate white wines
Beaujolais	150	(12)
A tangle of narrow lanes, wooded hills and wine hamlets
The Loire in Burgundy	162	(8)
Bridges and riverside towns along Burgundy's western edge
The Charollais and Brionnais	170	(8)
Charolais cattle and monastic grandeur
West of Lyon	178	(8)
Popular centre for gastronomic restaurants
Bresse	186	(8)
Village markets full of old-world charm and character
La Dombes	194	(8)
Lakes, meadows and wildfowl reserves
Lyon	202	(12)
France's second city and a World Heritage Site
Vienne	214	(8)
Former capital of Roman Gaul
The Haut-Vivarais	222	(8)
Volcanic region of profound rusticity
The southern Ardeche	230	(12)
The jewel of the Rhone Valley for its dramatic scenery
Cotes du Rhone: Vienne to Valence	242	(12)
Vineyards and immense views to the Alps
Bas-Dauphine	254	(8)
Fresh air and pre-Alpine slopes
Diois	262	(8)
The flavour of Provence combined with ski resorts
The border of Provence	270	(12)
Cafe tables on tree-shaded squares, with high peaks behind and the former Roman towns of Orange and Vaison to the south
Language	282	(1)
Index	283	(4)
Feedback form	287