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Burgundy: The Wine Route
Activity Level:
Easy / Moderate |
Daily Mileage:
16 - 35 mi |
Daily Biking:
2.5 - 4.5 hr
Air package plus
10 days from only
$3795
Price includes roundtrip airfare.
Land only
7 days from only
$2845
Pre-trip Extension:
Lyon · 2 nights $245
Post-trip Extension:
Paris · 2 nights $345
Lyon · 2 nights $245
Post-trip Extension:
Paris · 2 nights $345
Pre-Trip - Lyon
2 nights for only $245
- Two nights at the Hotel Charlemagne
- Daily breakfast
- City Information
- Airport transfers
Begin your adventure with a visit to Lyon, the third-largest city in France
and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its charms are manifold, not least its
gastronomy – there are more restaurants per square mile here than anywhere else
on earth. It also has a beautifully preserved old quarter and an elegant town
center of grand boulevards and public squares. There are several museums to
visit, along with one of the few national operas outside Paris. Visit the
Cathedrale of St. Jean where the King Henri of France married Catherine de
Medicis, a remarkable marriage that joined two of the most powerful families of
the early Renaissance. Stroll to the banks of the Saone where markets still
thrive and where centuries ago Gallic slaves were traded for amphoras of Italian
wine!You can walk to many of the major sights from your centrally located, 3-star hotel.
Available only with the Air Inclusive Package.
Single supplement: $95
Please note: For 2012 Pre-Trip Extension - Lyon, 2 nights for only $195; Single Supplement: $95
Day 1 - Depart U.S./Fly overnight to Lyon
Depart from the U.S. for France. The particulars of your
arrival overseas are detailed with your flight itinerary.
Day 2 - Arrive in Lyon/Begin your Pre-Trip Extension
Upon arrival at Lyon Airport, claim your luggage and clear
customs. If your luggage is lost, fill in a PIR form before leaving the customs
area – VBT representatives are not allowed into the customs area. Please note:
Make sure that your VBT luggage tags are attached to your bags. This helps the
representative identify you.
After exiting customs, enter the arrival hall and look for
your VBT representative or driver, who will be holding a VBT sign. Your
representative will welcome you to France and arrange for your transfer via
taxi or van (approximately 40 minutes depending upon traffic) to your Lyon
hotel. Important: If you are delayed in meeting your VBT representative at the
Lyon Airport, please call 04 72 77 70 00 from within France. Outside of France,
call +33 4 72 77 70 00.
VBT provides you with City Information in your Final Travel
Booklet that includes information and recommendations for what to see and do in
Lyon. VBT has included a one-day transportation pass for each day you are in
Lyon. The whole city is yours from dawn to dusk to come and go as you please on
the city's network of buses, trams and subway. Your individual passes will be
given out upon check-in at hotel reception. Use the rest of the day to relax or
to begin exploring Lyon. Please note that hotel check-in is at 2:00 pm, but the
hotel will try to have rooms available earlier if possible.
Day 3 - Independent exploration of Lyon
Today, you may wish to start your visit by taking the
funicular to the top of the Fourviere Hill, with its spectacular panoramic view
of the city. You can also visit the basilica and the old Fourviere Roman theatres
close by.
At the bottom of the hill is the old Renaissance district of
Vieux Lyon. Be sure to visit Saint Jean Cathedral while discovering the area.
Make your way through the traboules (silk workers passageways) while you admire
the magnificent interior courtyards, wells and spiral staircases.
Cross the footbridge across the Saone River to the Palais de
Justice. Walk around the Presqu'ile, where all the city's major buildings are
found, including the Musée des Beaux-Arts, which houses one of the largest art
collections in France. Among the museum's collections are ancient and Egyptian
art, sculptures and paintings from the Middle Ages and by painters such as
Manet, Monet, Picasso and many others.
These streets and their stately structures bear testament to
the urban development of the city over the last 2,000 years and are part of the
1,235 acres of Lyon that have been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For dinner, there is an endless number of places to choose
from, whether the Bouchons (small Lyon restaurants), brasseries or the more
prestigious eateries.
Day 4 - Independent exploration of Lyon/Join VBT Air Package guests
Take another day to discover Lyon. You may wish to explore
La colline qui travaille, or the working hill – a term used to describe the
Croix-Rousse, a quarter known for its long association with the silk industry.
You can admire the walls of the Canuts (silk workers) by the Boulevard des
Canuts and the Rue Denfert Rochereau. You also can visit the Soierie Vivante
lace-making workshop, witness weaving techniques at Maison des Canuts or see
demonstrations of the painting techniques used on velvet fabric at Atelier de
Soierie.
This afternoon, why not take the time to rent a Vélo'V bike
and go for a ride along the Rhone riverbanks up to the confluence of the Rhone
and Saone rivers.
VBT Air Package guests arrive throughout the day.
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