Holiday Homes France Burgundy and Accommodation Burgundy

Wine enthusiasts will find the perfect French holiday rentals here in Bugundy. With French villas to rent close to the vineyards, the goodness smelled and savoured by experts and holiday makers from around the world has created a sort of collective, psychic beholdenness to the place of this delectable wine’s origin. Yet the red richness evoked by the word “Burgundy” has a blanc side as well. Indeed, while the region is internationally renowned for its Pinot Noir, it is also a major producer of Pinot Blanc, although among whites Chardonnay steals the day in the province of Burgundy France, a popular destinatin for french self catering holidays.

Holiday visitors to this vineyard-quilted region come to taste not only the wine, but the sumptuous cuisine, many plates of which are cooked in the delicious grape nectar, Coq al vin and Beef Bourguignon especially coming to mind. When looking for restaurants and holiday rentals in Burgundy, the best place to start is Beaune, whose L´Ecusson does a superb job of avoiding the stuffiness of traditional cuisine, while simultaneously honoring it a series of delicious fusion dishes.

In Beaune, the famous Burgundy Tasting Cellars provide an underground expedition for the senses, from which you’ll probably emerge with a handful of prized bottles of reds and whites to take home from your holiday, or drink in your french villa. Before going underground, however, be sure to exploit your doomed sobriety by taking in the Basilique Notre Dame Church in all its glory, a must see in french Burgundy. Afterwards, a boat ride on the Burgundy Canal is a perfect way to wile away the afternoon as the sun sets over the horizon. Pop open another bottle of french wine and lay out the fine cheese and crackers on vour villa terrace this afternoon-evening repast upon the water’s surface will accentuate the inherent romance that is not just Burgundy, it’s France.

The nouveau riche of California and Australia may feel that a limousine is the only way to tour wineries throughout their respective wine countries. Sophisticated travels to Burgundy, however, know that true wine tasting enjoyment comes from cycling between wineries. Bikes can be rented close to your Burgundy holiday villa. Cruising through the idyllic countryside interspersed with colourful vineyards and farmers tending their fields by the crumbling stone walls, the smell of the crops and harvest will intoxicate you as the wind rushes in your face. For a wonderful wine tasting french holiday experience, Burgundy France is the place to come, with cottage holidays and french villas for rental there is a self catering holiday accommodation choice for your needs.