Location: Cote d'Or in France
Nearest Airport:
Paris and Lyon at 350
Kilometres
Car: necessary
Apart from the cultural activities, the area offers a wealth of leisure pastimes. Long hikes, bicycle rides (bike hire in Les Laumes), numerous horse riding centres, or tennis. All the water sports are available at nearby lakes and reservoirs, or take advantage of the river at the bottom of Ecorsaint hill for paddling and swimming. Rock climbing for the specialist is possible across the valley in the village of Hauteroche (high rocks). Golfing facilities can be found either in Dijon or in the beautiful grounds of the Chateau de Chailly (35 mins drive).
This is a very lush region and there are walks within minutes of the cottages, up into the forests surrounding it, one which leads to a Roman cemetery still with a sarcophagus in place! It's possible to walk through these forests into Flavigny Sur Ozerain where the film 'Chocolat' was made.
By car from Calais it takes approximately 5 hours; from Paris 3 hours and Dijon takes three quarters of an hour.