Route des Grands Crus – Burgundy, France.

Leaving Dijon we headed towards Beaune, driving through the Côte d’Or and passing highly prized and prestigious names in the Bourgogne wine world. Not much has changed in these villages since the Middle Ages, many of the vineyards still being run by the people who own them, being passed down for generations through the family line. The […]

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Dijon, France.

To continue our journey through Burgundy, our next stop after Epernay was Dijon, the capital city of Burgundy. Staying at the very centrally located Quality Hotel du Nord at Place Darcy, we were within walking distance from all that we wanted to see. It was a simmering hot day when we arrived in Dijon with temperatures […]

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Épernay and Hautvillers

I love road trips in Europe. The freedom to drive between all the different countries without all the hassles of border restrictions and immigration checks is a dream. That is something I really do love about living here. My husband and I had been driving from Stockholm to Champagne and Burgundy with a brief stop […]

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