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Auxerre is famed, and don’t forget to sample local wines, such as those from Tannay and Vézelay.
MUSTARD CAPITAL The region’s capital, Dijon, is filled with beautiful historic buildings – added to which there’s the lure of restaurants serving fantastic food washed down with majestic wine. Naturally, some of these will be enhanced by the local Dijon mustard – pork cutlets poached in a delicious cream and mustard sauce anyone? Cobbled streets, grand
squares, half-timbered houses and narrow alleyways are lined with medieval buildings. The huge palace, once belonging to the Dukes of Burgundy, which dominates the Place de la Libération, is quite exquisite and now houses the town hall. The Palais des Ducs is also home to the Museum of Fine Arts which, like all public museums in the city, is free to enter. In Dijon there’s also a
gastronomic village brimming with the very best of cuisine and even a chapel dedicated to the vineyards of the region – what better place to pray for a bountiful harvest? In fact, Burgundy has a higher number of AOC (appellations) than any other and is regarded as one of the most terroir-conscious of all French wine regions. Its historical importance led to its sites being awarded Unesco World Heritage status. Perhaps best of all is its
accessibility, with the TGV from Paris to Dijon taking just over an hour and a half. And yet property here remains affordable as well as charming. Balancing a tranquil lifestyle in pretty villages and towns, fantastic food, wine, history, architecture and culture – Burgundy really offers a snapshot of the very best of French lifestyles. ■
Joanna Leggett is the Marketing Director at Leggett Immobilier Tel: 08700 115151 (UK) 0033 (0)5 53 60 84 88 (INT)
leggettfrance.com
€259,000 €486,000
FORMER BEAUJOLAIS WINEMAKERS’ HOUSE Situated in La Chapelle de Guinchay in the Beaujolais, next to St-Amour- Bellevue, this property, once owned by a winemaker, has its own cave (cellar) and storehouse complete with enormous wine barrels. A character house, it has masses of space at garden level including a reception and office; on the next level are the kitchen, large living and dining rooms, with four bedrooms upstairs. A former dwelling could be renovated as a gîte, and there are further outbuildings and garages. The scenery is magnificent and there are many winemakers with private cellars in the local area.
TWO BECOME ONE IN SOUTHERN BURGUNDY Full of charm, beautifully appointed and presented, this lovely property in Grury is for sale fully furnished and even equipped with a lawn mower – literally arrive with your bags and start to live the Burgundian lifestyle! Bathed in sunshine, light flows through every room, from the generous kitchen and comfortable living spaces to the bedrooms. Beautiful white-painted beamed ceilings are a delight and there’s a wood stove in the kitchen’s decorative fireplace with a highly efficient pellet stove in the sitting room. It was once two houses, now seamlessly joined into one – set in lovely gardens.
€299,000
TAKING THE WATERS The spa town of Bourbon-Lancy is on the ancient road from Paris to Lyon and sits beside the Loire river; its thermal springs have been used since Roman times. The town still has its walled medieval area although the name Bourbon is said to refer to its boiling or hot springs. Within walking distance of its centre is this attractive property with four apartments – three have two bedrooms each, and the fourth just one. They’re always rented out in this popular thermal spa town, making it an attractive investment opportunity.
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