holiday properties in bourgogne

Burgundy (Bourgogne) is found in central-eastern France, south east of Paris. It covers the region from Sens and Auxerre in the north, and south to Macon (just north of Lyon).

The Burgundy region was for several centuries independent of France (until 1477) and the region sided with the English against the French during the Hundred Years War. During that period it was a very rich state, and continues to be one of the more wealthy regions of France to this day. Indeed it is the legacies of this golden age of prosperity that still provide many of the major attractions in Burgundy.

Other main reasons that people visit the region are for the attractive countryside, including the Morvan Regional Park, and the wine - Burgundy wine is held in high esteem the world over, and such household wine names as Chablis, Beaune and Nuits-Saint-Georges come from this part of France.