Burgundy

The wine-growing region of Burgundy lies at the very heart of rural France with a rich and unique history.

Heart of Rural France - Vineyards & Châteaux

Burgundy Vineyards

Château d'Ancy le Franc

Burgundy

Burgundy boasts some of the world’s finest wines with around 60,000 acres of sunlit vines and arguably the prettiest canals in France. These canals wind their way in smooth curves through the heart of renowned wine growing areas such as Chablis, Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, sometimes rising steeply through a flight of locks that appear like staircases.

The Nivernais Canal meanders along with the picturesque River Yonne, through a largely undiscovered region near the Morvan Hills, passing sleepy villages and Charolais cattle grazing in the lush pastures. This is the original home of hotel barging with its handswung bridges and old logging sites, and where time seems to have stood still for centuries.

The landscape around the Burgundy Canal is one of rolling hills covered in forests of oak, maple and pine and where Spring, Summer and Autumn each leave a unique signature. Medieval towns are surrounded by unspoilt countryside and the wonderful markets have stalls brimming with fresh local products cultivated on the fertile plains.

In Southern Burgundy, the smooth-flowing River Saône links the Burgundy Canal with the charming Canal du Centre which weaves its way through a landscape of vineyards producing renowned wines such as Santenay, Montrachet and Meursault.

Burgundy’s gastronomic tradition is certainly rich and diverse and a sedate cruise on a hotel barge along one of its delightful waterways will allow you to indulge in good food and wine, two of the real pleasures in life.

Typical Cuisine Aboard

Gastronomy

Boeuf Bourguignon; Magret de Canard au Ratafia de Bourgogne; Tourte Chaude d'Escargots à la Ciboulette; Terrine du Pêcheur Maison

Wine Cellar

Domaine Jadot, Moulin à Vent; Celliers des Ursulines, Saint Romain; Domaine Camus, Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru; Domaine Ferraton, Châteauneuf du Pape 'Le Parvis'

L'Art de Vivre Moored in Auxerre

Cheese Board

Citeaux; Ami du Chambertin; Bouton de Culotte; Aisy Cendré; Le Petit Vougeot; Chaource; Époisses; Soumaintrain; Mont d'Or