Best Things to Do in Dijon

this was a great trip especiaslly for those who are "finding their
way" cycling in france.the highlights of this trip were cycling through
sunny vineyards and the relaxed pace-not to forget the lunches in lovely
little towns- i would recommend this even to those with minimal cycling
experience
arriving in the lovely city of beauneand lunch in nuits st george


self guided-it was me and he was excellent !


dont worry if youve not been on a bike for 20 yearsvery lesurely !


i think a breif orientation with the bike renatl would have been helpful ie
repairs as thankfully we had no problemsbut may have been helpful

This is an excellent trip with a great route which includes pretty French villages, quiet roads, hilltop chateaus, canal paths and cycling through beautiful grand cru vineyards. A really good mix. Beaune is a beautiful little town to start the trip and we were pleasantly surprised at how lovely Dijon is too. There were a few uphills particularly coming into Chateauneuf but generally gentle undulating countryside.
The Chateauneuf day was the hardest but very rewarding and great when the chateau finally comes into view.

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Ensure you have plenty of water especially in summer months. It was hot in September and many of the small villages don't have any shops.

We cycled The Vineyards and Villages of Burgundy trip with our classic tandem - which really did prove to be double the fun on a bicycle made for two!
The scenery was spectacular - switching from pedalling through some of the most famous vineyards in the world to scenic villages where each one was prettier than the previous one, to beautiful canal paths and magnificent chateaux.
It was made all the more spectacular by the warmth of the sunshine - and the friendliness of the locals we met en route, many of whom enjoyed the spectacle of our tandeming efforts!
With most of the route along designated cycling paths, it felt very safe and the area is perfectly set up for cyclists - with the paths mainly being of a much higher quality than experienced in the UK.
The organisation was brilliant - particularly the ease of the luggage transfer - which allowed us to enjoy the cycling and the quaint individual hotels which all offered a warm welcome and were fully geared up for cyclists.
Several:
Cycling through the vineyard paths - with the grapes ready for harvest literally a few paces away;
The caves in the villages eager to offer wine tastings - with the wine in each village seemingly better than the one before!;
The spectacular chateau at the medieval village of Chateauneuf en Auxois - even if it required a huge effort to get up the hill to it!;
The beautiful tree-lined canal paths and the scenic lock-keeper's houses along the way;
The historic architecture of the two main towns of Dijon and Beaune;
and the feeling of personal satisfaction and achievement of reaching journey's end!!!

We were self-guided.

The route notes contained several good suggestions for lunch and picnic stops - follow these and you will have wonderful venues for picnics. Suggest stopping at a local boulangerie en route before lunch (as most close at lunchtime) for baguette and local shops for cheese, cold meats, fruit, and of course a bottle of Cremant fizz to wash it all down! The suggested lunch stop at the small bridge at Lusigny-sur-Ouche on the trip from Nolay to Chateauneuf is truly halcyon.
We would recommend a thorough read-over of the day's route before leaving - including double checking it on the provided large scale map - as some of the directions can be open to interpretation ... and result in "discussions" between couples!
Beware the "surprise" hills. This was billed as an 'easy to moderate' trip across 'mildly undulating' countryside. To the most part it is - but there are a few killer hills and long steep gradients which we felt it would have been fairer to be warned about. The fact that they cropped up without warning sapped energy and threw the planned timings of the schedule out of kilter.

Doing a trip like this really is a fantastic experience and will provide a well of great memories!
You owe it to yourself to do it!
We wrote a blog of our adventures on our tandem, giving an in-depth account of the trip.
You can read our adventures here:
http://matildasmusingsdotcom.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/day-six-journeys-end/

clear directions lovely hotels generally easy cycling with one very steep hill
the beautiful countryside
the old hospital in Beaune

self guided

the hill up to Chateauneuf is a killer especially in 37 degree heat!
check in times are a little later in France but gives you time to go for a beer!

this was our first self-guided trip would definitely do one again
well organised, bikes good and bags always there at the end of the day

this was a great trip especiaslly for those who are "finding their way" cycling in france.the highlights of this trip were cycling through sunny vineyards and the relaxed pace-not to forget the lunches in lovely little towns- i would recommend this even to those with minimal cycling experience
arriving in the lovely city of beaune
and lunch in nuits st george

self guided-it was me and he was excellent !

dont worry if youve not been on a bike for 20 years
very lesurely !

i think a breif orientation with the bike renatl would have been helpful ie repairs as thankfully we had no problems
but may have been helpful