day trips in Burgundy
 

will be spending 5 days travelling by car in Burgundy-after 2 days in Dijon and a barge cruise on Burgundy Canal. We will be staying at b&b Domaine Loisy at Nuit St.Georges.Does any one know it? We would like ideas for day trips from our base. Has anyone been to the Morvan?

Beaune is outstanding!!!<BR><BR>Well preserved city walls, great wine tasting, Hotel DeVille, great restaurants and friendly people.<BR><BR>US

Anna<BR><BR>As u.s. says Beaune is very nice. The Hotel Dieu is worth a visit. We also visited the Patriarche cellars although this might only be a group thing.<BR><BR>Further afield to the west, the spa town of Bourbon Nancy is interesting &amp; the main hotel (the name escapes me but its impossible to miss) has a great lunch.<BR><BR>To the south, Lyon is 2 hrs away &amp; has great food, churches &amp; an old quarter.<BR><BR>Just south of that is Vienne with its Roman amphitheater etc.<BR><BR>Just some ideas . . .

Ian you are correct. I should have said Hotel Dieu. Thanks for the corction!<BR><BR>US

Beaune is of course an obvious choice (no more than one day, though, IMHO). Then you can head south to Cluny (abbey), Autun (interesting Ronan ruins) or my favourite, Tournus, a charming little town with a stunning romanesque church. The chateau de Bussy Rabutin is a nice, little known gem - especially if you know/are interested in the work of the Marquise de Sevigne. Vienne is not in Burgundy, it's in Rhone Alpes, south of Lyon, and a good two hour drive on the autoroute. Morvan is a rural, rugged, area, that I would not recommend unless you are a great nature fan. Plus you don't mention the season you will be travelling: in the winter time, the Morvan can be a bit forbidding, not to mention the possibly icy roads !