Cycle tour along the canal in Auxerre

Cycle tour - North Burgundy & Chablis - self-guided - 8D/7N Classic

The treasures of North Burgundy - 8 Days /7 Nights

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  • Duration

    8 Days
  • Difficulty

    Easy
  • Distance

    244km
  • Landscapes

    • Nature
    • River
    • City
    • Greenway
  • Theme

    • E-Bike
    • 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

Wine-growing villages & wine tasting
Cycling along rivers & river valleys
Abbey of Pontigny
Basilica of Vézelay
Picturesque Noyer
Cities of art & history

Characteristics of this journey/holiday

Day by day

Day 1 Auxerre

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 – Ligny-le-Châtel 35 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.

Day 3 Ligny-le-Châtel – Noyers-sur-Serein 40 km

Nice day cycling in the Chablis vineyards . After visiting Chablis and a wine tasting, the itinerary follows the Serein valley through beautiful villages of the southern Chablis vineyards to the medieval town of Noyers with its Naïf Art museum. Noyers has preserved fortifications and half-timbered houses. It’s one of the hundred most beautiful villages of France!

Day 4 Noyers/Serein – Avallon 46 km

Today you cycle across the superb “terre plaine” plateau and Avallon landscapes. You will pass by the medieval hamlet of Montréal before reaching Avallon, a beautiful ancient town.

Day 5 Avallon – Vézelay 42 km

The cycling continues today through some of Burgundy’s finest landscapes, culminating in a stop in Vézelay and its Sainte-Madeleine Basilica, a Romanesque art masterpiece listed as UNESCO world heritage. During the middle Ages, Vézelay was a major pilgrimage site and a special halt on the way to Compostella. Its Basilica dominates the small mediaeval town and its fortifications. It is also among the 100 most beautiful villages of France.

Day 6 Vézelay – Escolives-Ste-Camille 48 km

Starting by a climb to reach the Yonne valley, the itinerary will then follow it and the Canal du Nivernais all day. You will come across beautiful sites such as Châtel-Censoir, the Saussois cliffs, and finish in Escolives.

Day 7 Escolives-Ste-Camille– Auxerre 33 km

Water dominates the day, for all around you are some of the greatest rivers of France. In fact, Burgundy has been called the water table of France. All the mighty rivers are interconnected by a marvellous canal system. You are cycling beside the water surrounded by nature before leaving its side to go through the lovely Auxerre vineyard villages: Irancy, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, and Bailly. In the caves de Bailly you will taste the famous Crémant de Bourgogne before carrying on to Auxerre.

Day 8 Departure

C’est la vie – your biking holiday in Burgundy is finished. After having a last breakfast you have to say goodbye to this charming region in France!

Accommodation

7 nights in 3-star-hotels / Chambres d’Hôtes mit Charme

Included services

7 nights in 3-star-hotels / Chambres d’Hôtes mit Charme
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 16.03. – 02.11.24

Additional informations

Grade: Slightly hilly routes without long climbs.Asphalted side routes. 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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