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OUR WINE TRAILS France produces many of the best wines in the world. Combine this with gourmet cuisine, some beautiful landscapes and unique cultural treasures and you have the recipe for a memorable walking holiday. Here’s one we cooked up earlier, our traverse through the heart of the chardonnay wine growing region in beautiful southern Burgundy: our Chardonnay Wine Trail CHARDONNAY WINE TRAIL What’s on the Menu “The most enjoyable walking holiday we have had in France easy to follow guidance notes, splendid & varied accommoda on - a wonderful overall experience. Would not hesitate to recommend to fellow walkers." C & M. Duck "This holiday has far exceeded our expecta ons and hope we will return to experience another region of France. Good to be out of the main tourist areas." E Hodgson For Starters ∗ Wine Tas3ng ∗ Gourmet Food ∗ Beau3ful Chateaux ∗ Ancient Sites ∗ Medieval Villages ∗ Deligh$ul Guest Houses 6 Nights, 5 days walking The trail begins, where else, but the pre:y village of Chardonnay that lends its name to the famous grapes. Traversing through chardonnay vines the trail reaches Ozenay with its chateau and beau3ful 12th century church. You'll then climb to the medieval fortress of Brancion before following ridgelines and valleys above the Chardonnay vines. Main A:rac3ons The trail passes the beau3ful chateau at Cruzille before following a vine covered valley all the way to the pre:y village of Lugny. Your route keeps to the slopes above the valley bo:oms providing lovely views. You'll then have the chance to visit the caves at Azé an important site for primi3ve man, 400,000 years ago. From Igé the trail takes you through a mixed landscape of vines and pasture, and over hills to the imposing chateau at Berzé le Chatel with its 13 towers. The trail con3nues passing through a number of pre:y villages such as Berzé-la-Ville and Milly Lamar3ne. You can also visit the beau3ful 12th century chateau at Pierreclos with wine tas3ng. Your Just Desserts More Wine Trails We also have a number of other deligh$ul Wine Trail walking holidays: Beaujolais Wine Trails: Grand Cru and Chateaux & Medieval Villages Page 17 Jura Wine Trail Page 54 NEW Cote du Rhone Wine Trail Page 26 SELF GUIDED Grade: Profile: 5 walks moving between guest houses. Different walking op3ons on 3 of the days . Easier op3ons: average of about 15km with less than 300m ascent per day, moderate op3ons: average 18km and include some extra ascents. Good paths, tracks & small lanes. Side Orders What’s Included: Airport & sta3on Addi3onal night available at Fuisse for addi3onal walk. Our Beaujolais Wine Trail can also be booked to follow on at the end of this holiday transfers from Lyon, 6 nights' accommoda5on. All breakfasts, 4 picnic lunches and 4 evening meals. Walking notes and maps, transport of luggage between guest houses. The final days walking traverses elegant vine covered slopes of the most famous vines of this part of Burgundy - Pouilly-Fuissé. Your walking trail takes you through picturesque countryside and past the Roche de Solutré, home of one of the most important pre-historic sites in Europe and which you have the chance to ascend for amazing panoramic views from its summit. You then have a choice of routes to take you to your wonderful guest house at Fuissé located on a vineyard where you can try their quality Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint Véran wines. [email protected] 7