Vacation Rentals in Burgundy

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Vacation Rentals in Cote-d'Or

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Auxerre (1), Cravant (1), Malicorne (1), Thury (1), Villeneuve-l'Archevêque (1), Voutenay-sur-Cure (1)

Size		31 582 km2

Population		1 624 000

Language		French

Time Zone		1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+1 GMT)

Electricity		220v AC, 50Hz, 2 pin plugs

Clothing		European, according to season. Bring comfortable shoes, a sweater, clothes you can layer and an all-weather coat. Jacket and tie and cocktail dress are required at some of the finer restaurants. Some religious sites do not allow shorts or sleeveless shirts.

Religion		Catholic and Protestant.

Currency		Euro (EUR) Currency Converter

Location of Burgundy
Burgundy is situated in the mid eastern section of France, located just southwest of Paris, encompassing the departements of Cote d'Or and its capital, Dijon, Saone et Loire, Nieve and Yonne.

Climate of Burgundy
Burgundy is dominated by the variations of western weather that characterise the whole of Western Europe. In winter, there are frequent spells of fine, cold weather. In the summer, it is hot with a few welcome showers. Autumn (grape harvests obligent!) is generally a pleasant, sunny season, probably one of our most beautiful times, in which the colours of nature blend harmoniously with the gentle blue of the sky. The first stirrings of the Mediterranean climate can already be felt in Saone et Loire. The Morvan is a typical mountainous area from 600 metres up.

Best Time to Travel to Burgundy
Perhaps the best time of the year to visit Burgundy is autumn. The vines are colored orange and green, and the weather is mild and breezy. Castles rising from vineyards and medieval churches mark the landscape of Burgundy, the land of the good life for those who savor fine cuisine and wines in historic surroundings since Roman times.

Attractions in Burgundy
Largely renowned for the wine produced in the region, the most ardent wine connoisseurs recognize Burgundy as perhaps the world's most prominent wine producing region. Burgundy is home to great wine, countryside, churches… It's full of picturesque villages and postcard views. Really no matter where you go, be it along the Burgundy canal or the Burgundy wine road you will not be disappointed. Each little part of Burgundy has it own uniqueness be it what your eyes will show you - village's Romanesque church, medieval castle or nearby rolling hills. Your journey will take you trough a region where the "past is present" at very turning: the mytical past of Solutré, Bibracte and Alésia the mystical past of Vézelay, Fonenay, and Cluny, the flamboyant past of the ducal cities of Dijon and Beaune, the radiant past of such châteaux as Bazoches, Tanlay, Bussy-Rabutin and Cormatin.

Events in Burgundy
The festival spirit is an essential ingredient of the "art and pleasure of living" for which Burgundy is renowned : grand feasts of the wine-growing calendar or the simple good fellowship of countless village fêtes; music from all periods performed in majestic or intimate settings; tales from history and legend related by the Burgundians themselves in enchanting son et lumière spectacles. From the "Saint-Vincent Tournante" wine festival in January to the living cribs of midnight mass at Christmas, there is always something happening in Burgundy! Dijon is justly proud of its Wine and Folklore Festival of Baroque Music as well as the Cinema Festival. As winter draws to a close, Chalon-sur-Saone stages France's second largest carnival and a few months later, in the heat of summer, the Chalon dans la Rue street festival. Nevers can point to its Earthenware Biennial and its Jazz Festival, Sens to its classical dance festival Les Synodales, and the nearby Pays d'Othe to its Cider Festival. The Musique en Voutes Festival features string quartets in Romanesque churches throughout Burgundy and the "Festival des Grands Crus" brings music of all kinds to the region's wine villages and vineyards. Happiness could well turn out to be the prospect of a festive weekend in Burgundy!

Food and Wine in Burgundy
Burgundy's range of culinary experiences includes ordinary inns on the banks of a river, and prestigious restaurants or farm inns serving Bresse chicken or Charolais beef, pungent mustard or succulent gingerbread. In pledging themselves to a dynamic policy of quality, some fifty restaurateurs have won the coveted Restaurateurs de France label, awarded for the excellence of locally produced ingredients and a guarantee of safety for consumers. The most famous of Burgundy's products and its best ambassador is its wine. Throughout the province, from north to south, are prestigious appellations : Chablis, Coteaux de l'Auxerrois, Cote-de-Nuits, Cote-de-Beaune, Hautes Cotes, Cote Chalonnaise and Maconnais, not forgetting the vineyards of Pouilly sur Loire and Couchois. And do not forget Kir, the traditional aperitif of Burgundy, made from Cassis blackcurrant liqueur from Dijon.

Society in Burgundy
The Burgundians are a most hospitable people. In Burgundy, everything combines to make the table a warm and welcoming place. Burgundians know how to use their local products to best effect. They are always ready to share a new type of cooking, keeping you company with wit and a genuine love of food as you taste their wines and their cuisine, both of which have a reputation that is second to none.