Having hard time to choose route
 

Driving the end of September/begin October from Europe-Park Germany to Paris CDG I thought of the following itinerary. What do you think? Find it hard time to find the best route.

Friday - drive to Eguisheim (one hour) spend around 2-3 hours and drive to Dijon (3 hours) and spend night there.
Saturday - stay in Dijon. Is it a good time? Has what to do there?
Sunday - drive to Auxerre (2 hours) and maybe drive between green hills and vineyards. Spend night there.
Monday - drive to Fontainebleau (1 hour) and spend the day there, drive to CDG airport (2 hours).
Tuesday - having a flight at noon.

Should I substitute Dijon with beaune? Trying to mix palaces, colorful villages, vineyards nature view.

We did the Alsace, Dijon, Auxerre route this past Sept - only in a different sequence. We stayed for 2 weeks in Benfeld/Alsace, 2 1/2 weeks near Auxerre, then 4 nights in Dijon. Dijon, along with Toulouse, are our favorite cities in France - after Paris. Both Dijon & Auxerre will be quite dead all day Sunday & Monday morning (except for the big museum in Dijon - which was fabulous) - unless you happen to be in Dijon on Patrimoine weekend, which was Sept 17 & 18 this year. Auxerre really didn't have much to offer on Patrimoine weekend, however. If this was my trip, I would stay in Dijon for 2 nights and visit Beaune on Sunday - which has some places open. Plenty of green fields & vineyards around Beaune. We found the driving near Auxerre to be difficult & confusing (with a GPS). We've spent 2 months in France for most of the past 23 non-Covid years.

If you are a major foodie (like us) almost all upscale/Michelin restaurants will be closed in Dijon & Auxerre on Sunday & Monday. Our best meal on the entire trip (many Michelin 1 & 2 star restaurants) was in Dijon at Cibo https://www.cibo.restaurant/en/home/ . After we reserved, I discovered it was also the "best meal of the year" for the restaurant critic in the magazine France Today. Google the review. Only 1 menu, and you will not recognize most of the stuff on the menu. We've dined in France 30-40 time a year for the past 23 non-Covid years, and the courses at Cibo were mostly new & unique. The decor is simple, not formal, and quite relaxed. Prices were in the lower 1/4 of the starred restaurants we've dined at in France.

Consult the Michelin Green Guide for things to do in Alsace & Burgundy.

Stu Dudley