Burgundy considers itself the heart of France, a prosperous region with world-renowned wine, earthy but excellent cuisine and magnificent architecture.
Under the Duke of Valois, Burgundy was France's most powerful rival, with territory extending well beyond its present boundaries.
By the 16th century, however, the duchy was ruled by governors appointed by the French king, but it still managed to keep its privileges and traditions.
Burgundy, now as in the past, is a wealthy region, a centre of medieval religious faith which produced Romanesque masterpieces at Vézelay, Fontenay and Cluny.
Dijon is a spendid city, filled with the great palaces of the old Burgundian nobility and a collection of great paintings and sculptures in the Musée des Beaux-Arts.
The Burgundy region lies a couple of hundred miles
east and north of Bordeaux. It covers a large area,
the vineyards running in a long, thin line from Auxerre
in the north to Lyon in the south.
The climate sees much fine cold-weather in the winters, pleasant summer temperatures with spring
and summer showers helping to fatten up the grapes. The Saône-et-Loire departement stretches down towards the Mediterranean and experiences a milder climate.
You will encounter friendly, welcoming country people, where agriculture in its many facets is the primary occupation.
The
vineyards of the Côte d'Or, the Côte de Beaune and
Châblis yield some of the world's most venerated wines.
Other richly varied landscapes - from the wild forests of the
Morvan to the lush farmland of the Brionnais - produce snails,
Bresse chicken and
Charolais beef, such
is the true heart of rural France.
To discover the real Burgundy, leave the motorway at Sens, southeast
of Paris, and use the old Route Nationale 6 all the way down
to Mâcon.
Farming is dominated by cereal crops in the Saone
plain and
Nivernais plateaux, whilst in the hill areas the is much cattle
farming with the traditional white Charolais.
The geography is diverse, with the Morvan park and
it's cold
granite to the calcaire Saone valley. The
important rivers such as the Saône
and Yonne allowing access to the Rhone and Seine have provided
the region with important fluvial transport communication via
canals and rivers.
Coat of arms of the second Duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy
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