Interesting Village Stop on the TGV between Creusot (Burgundy)and Aix
May 20th, 2015, 04:39 PM
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Interesting Village Stop on the TGV between Creusot (Burgundy)and Aix
I am traveling by train from northern Burgundy to Aix-en-Provence. I have a day and an night to spend in one town or village between Creusot near Autun in Burgundy, where there is a TGV connection and Aix. Does anyone have a suggestion of a pretty/interesting town in which to spend my time? A good restaurant and/or hotel would be a plus. I have stayed in Lyon, Dijon, Beaune, and Avignon and am looking for a new place to explore without a car.
May 21st, 2015, 02:06 AM
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.....and then you may check
Vienne,
Valence or Montelimar as starting points of the direct bus to Pont d'Arc http://en.cavernedupontdarc.fr/
Grenoble and the scenic route Napoleon train ride to Veynes - Aix-en-Provence
Vienne,
Valence or Montelimar as starting points of the direct bus to Pont d'Arc http://en.cavernedupontdarc.fr/
Grenoble and the scenic route Napoleon train ride to Veynes - Aix-en-Provence
May 21st, 2015, 09:19 AM
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I don't think that is possible on the TGV. YOu have to change in Lyon on that route, and there are only 1-2 stops on the TGV routes between Creusot and Aix. I think Valence and/or Avignon, depending on train. That's it on the TGV. They don't make a lot of stops.
May 21st, 2015, 09:52 AM
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I don't think CRJ specified that he/she had to take the TGV. Just that Le Creusot is near a TGV station.
I must have made a mistake - Le Creusot to Annecy is not less than 1 hr nor no-train-changes.
Stu Dudley
I must have made a mistake - Le Creusot to Annecy is not less than 1 hr nor no-train-changes.
Stu Dudley
May 21st, 2015, 02:57 PM
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Many thanks to you all so far. I am a newbie poster so have much to learn. Bottom line is that I don't have a car and am leaving in the morning (Sept 10) from Tavernay (near Autun). My friends will deposit me at some near-by train station (it doesn't need to be the TGV). From there I have the rest of that day, that night and much of the next day to be somewhere interesting that will allow me to be in Aix (again by train) by 6pm on Sept 11. Hope that helps, though it might not increase my options! CRJ
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My recommendations - and I will give them star ratings - just like Michelin does:
- Chambery*** 2 3/4 hrs to get there with 1 train change
3 3/4 hrs to Aix with 1 change
- Grenoble* 2 1/2 hrs to get there with 1 change
3 1/2 hrs to Aix with 1 change
- Valence 1 1/2 hrs to get there with 1 change
3/4 hrs to get to Aix with 0 changes, several other TGVs with 1 chg
We stayed a block from the train station in Chambery. We were across the street from the train station in Grenoble. We have never stayed overnight in Valence, but have visited it twice while staying in a gite for 2 weeks that was 1 hr from Valence. We've visited Chambery twice, and Grenoble once.
Stu Dudley
- Chambery*** 2 3/4 hrs to get there with 1 train change
3 3/4 hrs to Aix with 1 change
- Grenoble* 2 1/2 hrs to get there with 1 change
3 1/2 hrs to Aix with 1 change
- Valence 1 1/2 hrs to get there with 1 change
3/4 hrs to get to Aix with 0 changes, several other TGVs with 1 chg
We stayed a block from the train station in Chambery. We were across the street from the train station in Grenoble. We have never stayed overnight in Valence, but have visited it twice while staying in a gite for 2 weeks that was 1 hr from Valence. We've visited Chambery twice, and Grenoble once.
Stu Dudley
