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BEAUJOLAIS Wine Trails T Accommodation Charming small bed & breakfasts full of local character offering an authentic & very comfortable stay. They are mainly located on vineyards. Great local hospitality, warm welcome, wonderful regional cuisine & wine tasting. Example: Le Fêtre offers our guests exquisite food, fine Chiroubles wine, and a home from home experience. Independent Walking he Beaujolais region is famous for its wines and its great hospitality. Our two wine trail walking holidays let you sample both in equal measure. They are also delightful walking experiences, traversing the beautiful and secret hills of the Beaujolais region, home of wine growers producing 12 AOC wines. A pleasant combination of rich fruity flavours and more complex traits, makes these French wines unique. You'll get the chance to sample many of them at your guest houses, which are mainly on vineyards, as well as at other producers along the way. At the end of each day you'll be welcomed with open arms at your small, guest houses where the hospitality is second to none. Your walking trails snake their way along secluded valleys and panoramic ridges, far from the tourist trails. ♦ Beautiful Beaujolais landscapes ♦ Daily wine tasting opportunities ♦ Vines, pretty villages, chateaux ♦ Great local hospitality & wonderful cuisine 11 Northern Trail: Grands Crus Walks: day-by-day Price P/P Day 1: Arrival – Welcome, pick up from Lyon. Wine tasting at guest house. Grade Day 2: Fuissé - Vauxrenard Visit the pretty historic villages of Chasselas, Leynes et Jullié whilst walking through pretty valleys and past the impressive 17th century Chateau de la Roche. Wine tasting at B&B: Juliénas, Brouilly, Beaujolais Village. 18km, +550m Profile Day 3: Vauxrenard - Fleurie Pass through the famous vineyards of Chenas and Moulin à Vent where you can stop off to try their finest Beaujolais wines, before reaching your guest house at Fleurie. Evening meal in restaurant in village. 15km, +200m Dates Day 4: Fleurie - Chiroubles What’s Climb to the Chapelle de la Madone - great viewing point with amazing views, which on clear days reach all the way to Mont Blanc. Follow a picturesque ridge to Chiroubles Wine tasting at B&B with great panoramic views. 14km, +370m included Day 5: Chiroubles - Beaujeu Pass through pretty hamlets, historic chateaux and villages to Beaujeu the historic capital of the Beaujolais region. Options to vary the length of walks. Wine tasting - Regnie, Beaujolais Village. 15km, +180m. What’s not included Day 6: Departure - Transfer to Lyon after breakfast Walks: day-by-day See Price List or Web Site for details + or 5 nights, 4 days INDEPENDENT WALKING moving between guest houses. Average: 15km, +300m per day. Good paths and country lanes. Some paths rough and stony in places with odd steeper sections, Everyday (subject to availability) March - Oct Airport and station transfers - Lyon, 5 nights' accommodation. All breakfasts, 3 picnic lunches and 4 evening meals. Full walking notes and maps, transport of luggage during walk. Travel to Lyon, France; lunches on the day of arrival and departure plus one lunch and one evening meal, any excursions or entrance fees, travel insurance Southern Trail: Chateaux & Medieval Villages Price P/P Day 1: Arrival – Welcome, pick up from Lyon. Grade Day 2: Beaujeu - St-Lager: Pretty countryside climbing the isolated hill of Mont Brouilly. Famous for its wines, this lofty summit offers great 360° views then descend to St Lager. Wine tasting: Brouilly, Beaujolais Blanc. 14.5km, +280m Day 3: St Lager - Vaux en Beaujolais: Pass the wonderful Chateau de la Profile Chaize before climbing to reach the hilltop village of St Etienne la Varenne for great views. Choice of trails to reach guest house in a superb hill-top setting. 18km +550m Day 4: Vaux - Averlys: Choice of routes either past the impressive chateau Montmelas or going via higher ridges, both with glorious views. Pass chateaux and chapels peppering pretty vine covered valleys. Wine tasting: Beaujolais 18km or 20km, +450m or +700m Day 5: Averlys - Oingt: Visit some of the prettiest villages in the Golden Stones region of Beaujolais, starting with Jarnioux, with its 13th century chateau, then the historic village of Theizé, before climbing a picturesque ridge to reach the medieval hilltop village of Oingt (one of the prettiest villages in France). 17.5km, +400m. Day 6: Oingt - Chatillon d’Azergues: A choice of trails through gentle vine covered slopes to the picturesque villages of Bagnols and Charnay. Descend to the beautiful village of Chatillon d'Azergues with its hill-top chateau and 12th century chapel. Wine tasting (organic wines): selection of the grand crus. 17km, +300m See Price List or Web Site for details Dates Everyday (subject to availability) March - Oct What’s Airport and station transfers - Lyon, 6 nights' Full Board accommodation. Full walking notes and maps, transport of luggage during walk. included What’s not Day 7: Departure - Transfer to Lyon after breakfast [email protected] 6 nights, 5 days INDEPENDENT WALKING moving between guest houses. Average: 16km, +400m per day. Good paths and country lanes. Some paths rough and stony in places with odd steeper sections, included Travel to Lyon, France; lunches on the day of arrival and departure, wine tasting other than those at guest houses, any excursions or entrance fees, travel insurance 17