EUtours7Day, 10 Pax Experiences

Colours of Burgundy

Duration :

7 Days / 6 Nights excluding SA to/from transfers

Non-cook rate, please inquire.

Tour Dates:

Enquire as to scheduled departures. MINIMUM OF 10 PEOPLE.

What's Included:

6 nights in a double occupancy room
Individual round-trip transfers to/from Lyon airport/train station and the chateau
Daily breakfast
4 hands-on cooking classes
Lunches and dinners per itinerary (drinks not included)
Organized group excursions per itinery
Ttansfers
Transfers to/from Montbard train station (We recommend the train that leaves Paris Bercy at 3:38 pm and arrives at Montbard at 5:52 pm)**
*Please note that one of the bedrooms is on the ground floor for ease of guests who do not wish to use stairs.

Please inquire about transfers to/from Paris TGV station.
**Late arrivals or early departure transfers may incur an additional fee. We would be happy to confirm transfers with you before you finalize your travel arrangements.

Not included:

Elegant Burgundy Itinery

Colors of Burgundy

Itinerary

Day 1 - Sunday

Transfer to your accommodation, La Ferme de la Lochere, from Montbard train station, any time after 4 pm.
After settling in, enjoy a local Burgundian aperitif and welcome chat.
Before dinner, you will have plenty of time to explore the village and meander along the property and canal.
Return for dinner where you will discuss the wonderful week ahead and delight in a wine tasting with expert Brendan Moore, who will explain the wine appellation of Burgundy.
Your hostess will also perform a Gougere demonstration.
Overnight.

Day 2 - Monday

After a leisurely breakfast, you will have your first culinary class, in which you will discuss basic knife skills and learn how to combine fragrant herbs with fabulous ingredients.
Lunch to follow based on your efforts out in the courtyard, weather permitting.
Following lunch, visit the Vineyard of Flavigny, where the movie Chocolat was filmed and the well-known French sweets, Anis de Flavigny, are produced.
Dinner.
Overnight.

Day 3 - Tuesday

After breakfast, depart to Dijon, home of the Dukes of Burgundy.
Here you will shop the markets using your recipe book, and test your French to find ingredients for today’s cooking class!
When your baskets are full, enjoy a cafe au lait before heading back via the ducal palace of the Dukes of Burgundy.
Return to the property for a rustic lunch, which will be enjoyed out in the courtyard, and then you will be treated to a bread making lesson with the local organic baker.
Enjoy your second hands-on cooking class, cooking with produce from the Dijon market.
Dinner to follow based on your efforts.
Overnight.

Day 4 - Wednesday

Breakfast.
The wine expert will whisk you off to the Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits, where your taste buds will be brought to life as you learn new techniques to appreciate wine.
This morning also includes visits to vineyards you would not normally have access to.
Lunch in Beaune.
Afternoon at leisure to explore and shop around Beaune, with the option of a guided visit through the Hospice de Beaune.
Return to the property for dinner, served by your host.
Overnight.

Day 5 - Thursday

Breakfast of local patisseries.
In the morning, help prepare a light lunch.
The rest of the afternoon is on your own.
Perhaps take out the bikes along the Canal de Bourgogne, stroll through the countryside, explore the local chateau, relax by the pool, or take a trip into the local town of Semur en Auxois.
Enjoy dinner at the 3* Michelin restaurant Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu.
Overnight.

Day 6 - Friday

Breakfast.
Today will be all about food!
Cook up a storm using some cookbooks and some extra recipes or two, depending on what’s ripe in the kitchen garden.
The farewell supper will be a culmination of everything you’ve learned during your stay.
Overnight.