Location: Cote d'Or in France
Car: necessary
Village of Pommard with bakery, shop, café, restaurant and several caves, on the Route des Grands Crus that is a must-do for wine lovers; Beaune (5min), renowned wine center and historic market town, world-famous wine auction at the Hospices de Beaune in November. Wine tasting and vineyard visits to the great names of Burgundy; innumerable excellent restaurants, from the simple to the starred; market towns such as Chalon-sur-Saône (25min) and Arnay-le-Duc (35min); Dijon (35min), magnet for all serious foodies; historic Autun (45min) with its 1C Roman amphitheater and superb 12C Romanesque cathedral. Scenic villages, mouth-watering markets, local fêtes, verdant countryside and ancient hunting forests.