Burgundy? Champagne? or Neither?
 

Hi Everyone, My son, his wife, and his sister (our daughter) will be travelling together this summer for week. They fly into Amsterdam, stay for 3 days, then meet my husband and me in Beilstein on the Mosel for 2 nights. They have 3 nights undecided before they fly out of Paris (tickets already purchased). All 3 have spent time in Paris, and would like to see something else of France Where would you recommend that they go? They are 24-26 years old. We are open to your expertise!!!

Three days could be a bit long for the Champagne region; so I'd recommend that they head to Burgundy. With three days there your relatives could visit some of the major sights and enjoy the Burgundian cuisine and wines.

I'm with Underhill :-d
http://www.cotedor-tourisme.com/index.php?lg=en

I'll second (or third) agreement towards Burgundy. Give it a try to visit Lyon and taste the good food.

Blackduff

Hi W,

>Burgundy? Champagne? or Neither?

Some of the great wines of France are the Cabernet Sauvignons and Merlots from around Bordeaux. :)

Dijon and Beaune or the region around Strasbourg would be very nice for 3 days.

One of our members rents an apartment in Dijon: http://www.myhomeindijon.com/

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Why not the Alsace? Strasbourg deserves at least a full day, and then there is the rest of the province.

You didn't mention what kind of transportation they are taking from Beilstein.

They could perhaps rent a car and drive to Alsace, then drop the car in Strassbourg and take a train to Paris.

After I posted this, I thought that perhaps Strasbourg might be a nice stop/base. They are arriving by train, but perhaps they would rent a car for a few days. What would be the main points of interest in that area...and would a car be more of a problem?
Coco, I had thought that your place in Burgundy might work, but when I looked at your website (which is quite nice), I saw that it said 2 people maximum, which would present a problem.

Burgundy, unless there's a particularly emphatic Champagne lover and/or World War I military history buff in the group.

Hi wren, I think Ira (and I) thought they were only 2. :-)
I wanted my flat to be for 2 only, with a queen size bed and a real sofa, not a sofa bed. It is meant for couples (or a single person) not for families. If there was a proper bedroom it wouldn't be a problem to welcome 4 persons of course.
My guests really appreciated to feel at ease, more than at the hotel (and 45m² are not that big).
I don't understand how owners can rent out a ski flat rental of about the same size (more often smaller) for 6 or 8 people!
If you check cotedor-tourisme website you'll find others rated rentals which can accept more people.
Good luck! :-)

I totally understand, Corinne. Someday perhaps my husband and I will return to Burgundy and check out your apartment.

I am kind of leaning toward Strasbourg but we all need to learn more about the area. I assume there would be a TGV to Paris?

You're more than welcomed wren! :-)

As for train trip it takes more than 4hours from Paris to Strasbourg, no TGV (only 1h40 to Dijon with TGV ;-) )

Hi W,

See http://www.strasbourg.fr/Strasbourgfr/FR

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Did I really write welcomeD? :-[

Hi Ira, Have you been to Strasbourg before? Any thoughts? If so, could you compare Dijon and Strasbourg? One possibility is picking up a car in Strasbourg after a day there, driving the Route du Vin, and heading to the Champagne region, overnighting in Reims and going to Paris for the last night. That might be ok for these young'uns.