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Cycle tour - North Burgundy & Chablis - self-guided - 4D/3N Deluxe

Category Deluxe - 4 Days / 3 Nights

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548€
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  • Duration

    4 Days
  • Difficulty

    Easy
  • Distance

    75km
  • Landscapes

    • Nature
    • River
  • Theme

    • Deluxe
    • Culture 
    • Wine
  • Type of Journey

    Self-Guided

Description

Burgundy is a land of great art and good living, pastoral and peaceful. During the cycling trip you will discover great abbeys, elegant châteaux, medieval half-timbered villages and fortified towns. The vineyards of Chablis and the Auxerrois will accompany you, tastings are planned and the fine food will round off your days. This itinerary reveals northern Burgundy’s main treasures.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Cycling along rivers
Romanesque churches
Historic city Auxerre
Wine and Crémant tastings
Chablis – biggest wine-growing area in Burgundy

Characteristics of this journey/holiday

Day by day

Day 1 Auxerre

Welcome meeting and bike adjustments in Auxerre around a glass of wine. If you arrive earlier, we recommend a walk through Auxerre, city of Art and History that has conserved an exceptional architectural heritage. Its cathedral, a model of gothic elegance, the St Germain Abbey, a nearly intact monastic complex with crypts dating back to the 9 th Century containing one of the oldest mural paintings discovered in France, not to mention a charming city centre with great boutiques.

Day 2 Auxerre – Chablis 38 km

You begin your cycle through the fields and will stop in Pontigny where you discover the Cistercian Abbey, the largest and one of the most beautiful Cistercian churches remaining in France. Then you continue to the Chablis vineyards. After arriving in Chablis, it will be time to enjoy a Chablis wine tasting in an old cellar from the 17th of century.

Day 3 Chablis – Auxerre 37 km

After a visit of Chablis you leave through the vineyards towards Saint Bris les Vineux, a well-known wine growing village. From here it isn’t too far to the Caves de Bailly where a visit of the Caves and a tasting of the famous Crémant de Bourgogne is waiting. Then you cycle along the water in the fantastic countryside and arrive in Auxerre, to conclude your tour.

Day 4 Departure

Your leisure bike trip is over. It is time to say goodbye to this beautiful area of France.

Accommodation

2 nights in charming 4* star hotels
1 night in charming 3* star hotels

Included services

2 nights in 4-star-hotels
1 night in a 3-star-hotel
Daily breakfast
Welcome talk
1 tasting of Crémant in Bailly
1 winetasting in Chablis
Daily luggage transfer
Itinerary on our app
Route book, maps and information material                                                                                            7/7 Service Hotline

City tax is not included and has to be paid on the spot.

Tour dates

Arrival: Daily 13.03. – 30.10.2025

Additional informations

Grade: Slightly hilly routs without long climbs. Asphalted side routs. Cycling path along the Canal du Nivernais.

How to get there ?

By plane: The nearest airports are PARIS ORLY and PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE.
From the airport you can take the RER train or a cab to BERCY RAILWAY STATION (GARE SNCF de BERCY)By train: Arrival station: AUXERRE SAINT GERVAIS
Trains depart from BERCY station to Auxerre Saint Gervais station every 1 hour or so (direct connections or with a connecting train) By car: Auxerre is close to the A6 (Paris – Lyon). If you are coming from Paris, take exit 19; if you are coming from Lyon, take exit 20.Parking:  Our partner hotel offers a secured parking place for your car during the whole travel period.

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