Beaujolais & Burgundy, France - Independent Walking Holidays

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Beaujolais Wine Trail: Grand Crus

5 nights - From £730/€810 - 4 days walking between guest houses

Varied independent walking through secluded valleys and beautiful countryside in the famous French wine growing region (vintage Beaujolais crus.) This short break walking holiday will suit those who enjoy wine tasting visits, great local cuisine and relatively easy walks.

Beaujolais Wine Trail: Chateaux & Medieval Villages

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6 nights - From ££870/€965 - 5 days walking between guest houses

This walking holiday follows on from our Grand Crus wine trail & traverses a number of pretty valleys harbouring pretty chateaux and quaint villages. Your trail then traverses the “Golden stones country” (pierres dorées), so-called due to the warm colour of the limestone in the medieval villages, set in a sumptuous landscape of interlocking hills. Daily wine tasting at your guest houses on vineyards.

Beaujolais - Medieval village tour

7 nights - From £920/€1020 - 6 days walking between guest houses

5 nights - From £695/€775 - 4 days walking between guest houses

This independent walking holiday involves fairly gentle walking through vines and a collection of unspoilt historic villages built from a warm golden limestone set in panoramic rolling countrside. Historic chateaux, churches and country houses pepper the landscape. Gastronomic region and B&B's full of charm and character.

Beautiful Beaujolais Trail (traverse)

7 nights - From £990/€1095 - 6 days self guided walk traversing the region

Varied independent walking traversing the best of the Beaujolais region from north to south through a range of beautiful landscapes: upland pasture and forests, open ridges, secluded valleys, sweeping countryside, historic villages and chateaux.

Beaujolais Explorer

7 nights - From £990/€1095 - 6 days self guided walk traversing the region

Our Beaujolais Explorer walking holiday is a centre-based trip which allows you to discover the very best of the beautiful central and southern Beaujolais. From your bases you'll explore the Golden Stones region with its pretty historic villages and the vistas of the higher hills and ridges of the central Beaujolais.

Beaujolais & Burgundy Uncovered

5 or 7 nights - from £825/€925 - 4 or 6 days self guided, two centre-based walking holiday

This self-guided walking holiday lets you discover two of the prettiest parts of the Beaujolais and Burgundy regions at your own rhythm, whilst indulging yourself at wonderful guest houses.  You’ll stay in two bases, one in an area known as the “Golden stones country” (pierres dorées), due to the warm colour of the limestone which make up a number of remarkable historic villages, the other in the southern Burgundy where you'll walk through Chardonnay vineyards and the Grand Crus of the northern Beaujolais.

Lyon's Beautiful Secluded Hills

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5 nights - From £795/€890, 7 nights - From £1040/€1150: 4 or 6 days walking between guest houses

The Mont Lyonnais are a series of beautiful rolling hills rising to the west of Lyon, France’s second city. Less well-known than the neighbouring Beaujolais hills, this hidden country is a picturesque rural scene with a patchwork of lush grazing land, cherry orchards and forested tops. Choose between a self-guided 6-day traverse or a 4-day circular walking trail to discover these inviting, off the beaten track hills.

Burgundy: Chardonnay Wine Trail

6 nights - From From £1035/€1150 - 5 days walking between guest houses

This short break independent walking holiday traverses the southern Burgundy through the heart of the Chardonnay wine growing region. These dry and fruity wines have their most famous ambassadors in the Pouilly-Fuisse & Saint Veran labels. As well as the wines, this holiday explores a landscape full of historic treasures. Historic chateaux, villages, and romanesque churches are set in rolling countryside punctuated by a number of rocky outcrops. Great food in lovely guest houses.

Secret Burgundy - Chardonnay Vines & Historic Villages

6 nights - From £945/€1050 - 5 days walking between guest houses

The southern Burgundy is a French treasure of historic chateaux, villages, and romanesque churches set in rolling countryside carpeted with vines and forests. A number of rocky outcrops punctuate the vineyards such as the celebrated “roche de Solutré” important for its pre-historic human activity. Your independent walking holiday includes a visit of the historic town of Cluny. Great food in lovely guest houses.

Medieval Burgundy - The Monk's Trail

7 nights - From £1060/€1175 - 6 days walking between guest houses

5 nights - From £820/€910 - 4 days walking between guest houses

A circular walking trail including the historic town of Tournus famous for its Romanesque Abbey. Your route follows in the footsteps of monks of medieval times crossing valleys and hills with meadows and Maconnais vines, between charming historic villages and hamlets such as Blanot and the fortified town of Brancion. The short break walking holiday takes a linear trail between Tournus and Cluny.

Beautiful Brionnais: Secret Hills of Burgundy

7 nights - From £1145/€1270 - 6 days walking between guest houses

A circular walking trail through the secret region of Brionnais in the Burgundy, France. A patchwork of fields in secluded valleys and ridges with vast panoramic views towards the Loire Valley or the hills of the Beaujolais. It also has fine architecture to rival some of the more popular parts of Burgundy. Delightful villages such as Semur-en-Brionnais decorated with lovely floral displays harbour remarkable churches, abbeys and chateaux.

Brionnais Explorer

7 nights - From £1020/€1150 - 6 days centre-based walking staying in two guest houses

A centre-based self-guided walking holiday in the Brionnais staying in two beautiful guest houses. Discover the secret French region of Brionnais in the Burgundy at your own leisure. A patchwork of fields in a preserved landscape of secluded valleys and panoramic ridges, as well as delightful villages such as Semur-en-Brionnais harbouring remarkable churches, abbeys and chateaux.

Classic Burgundy Trail: Dijon - Buxy

7 nights - From £1065/€1180 - 6 days walking between guest houses and hotels

Our Classic Burgundy Trail takes you through some of the most famous vineyards of Burgundy's Pinot Noir region, as well as exploring less well-trodden paths through secluded forests, deep coombes and grassy hills with wild flowers and great views. Visit a number of classic towns and villages during your walk including Dijon, Beaune and Rochepot.

Medieval Burgundy Explorer

7 nights - From £1075 / €1190 - 6 days centre-based walking

Our self-guided Medieval Burgundy Explorer walking holiday explores a rich landscape full of historic treasures. Medieval chateaux such as those at Berze and Brancion, historic churches and pretty medieval villages are set in beautiful rolling countryside carpeted with Chardonnay vines, pasture and forests. Staying in 3 centres enable you to explore more of the southern Burgundy and allows you to be more flexible in terms of the walks you choose.

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