Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Brittany | Burgundy | Centre Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Ile de France (Greater Paris) | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées Picardie & Nord-Pas de-Calais | Normandy | Pays-de-la-Loire Poitou-Charente | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes Departements: Yonne (89), Côte-d'Or (21), Nièvre (58) and Saône-et-Loire (71) Main centres: Dijon, Auxerre, Mâcon, Nevers and Bourgoin-Jallieou Web resources Dijon Climate and Weather Forecast

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Bourgogne (Burgundy) is best known for its wines, both red and white. Its continental climate with cold winters and hot summers combined with fertile soil from the many rivers of the area make it an outstanding wine growing region. Bourgogne has always been a prosperous region of France. It flourished under the Romans and gained political favour throughout the middle ages. Wine brought wealth to the region and this was reflected in the architecture of Bourgogne’s handsome cities such as Dijon (like the mustard) and Mâcon. The region has an extensive network of canals making it a an ideal destination for canal boating, being less crowded than the Canal du Midi. Bourgogne spreads southeast of Paris and is well linked to the capital, but feels like a world away. Like the Centre Region it is a good area to use as a base that is within striking distance of Paris.

Dijon | Côte-d'Or | Bourgogne | 21000
Dijon is capital of the Bourgogne (Burgundy) region of central eastern France. Established by the Romans as an outpost of their empire Dijon eventually became an important city during the middle-ages as home to the powerful Counts of Burgundy. It is centre of one of the world’s great wine regions and has one of the best preserved medieval quarters of any city in Europe. Dijon also gave the world Dijon Mustard and is an excellent food destination. Dijon is 315km from central Paris or around 90 minutes on TGV. It is also well served by Autoroute but has no significant airport.

Macon | Saône-et-Loire | Bourgogne | 71000
Mâcon is a small city in the Bourgogne (Burgundy) region. It is located on the Saone River and in the transport corridor between Paris and Lyon. It is an important centre in one of the world’s oldest wine producing areas, the Burgundy/Beaujolais region. The Tour de France regularly passes through Mâcon on its descent from the Alpes. Lyon and its international airport is 70km to the south.

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