The most beautiful villages of Burgundy

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Synonymous with fine wine, elegant cuisine
and good living, Burgundy is also a land of outstanding architecture and charming villages. Many of these ancient communities stand beside the leisurely rivers that wend their way through the duchy - the beginnings of the Seine, the Yonne, the tributaries of the Loire and the Saône. And beside these rivers lie woodlands, pastures and the greatest vineyards in the world.
The four départements of Burgundy offer a delightful diversity in their villages. Many of those of Yonne are waterside communities, while others like Ancy-le-Franc and Vézelay, cluster around architecturally splendid houses or gems of Romanesque churches. The villages of the Côte d'Or read like a register of the worlds finest wines: Montrachet, Meursault, Pommard. In Nievre lies the natural park of the Morvan, with a wealth of hill towns set among luxuriant woodland. Saône-et-Loire, the southernmost département oi^m^nnay, includes the wine country of the Maçonnais, in... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Synonymous with fine wine, elegant cuisine
and good living, Burgundy is also a land of outstanding architecture and charming villages. Many of these ancient communities stand beside the leisurely rivers that wend their way through the duchy - the beginnings of the Seine, the Yonne, the tributaries of the Loire and the Saône. And beside these rivers lie woodlands, pastures and the greatest vineyards in the world.
The four départements of Burgundy offer a delightful diversity in their villages. Many of those of Yonne are waterside communities, while others like Ancy-le-Franc and Vézelay, cluster around architecturally splendid houses or gems of Romanesque churches. The villages of the Côte d'Or read like a register of the worlds finest wines: Montrachet, Meursault, Pommard. In Nievre lies the natural park of the Morvan, with a wealth of hill towns set among luxuriant woodland. Saône-et-Loire, the southernmost département oi^m^nnay, includes the wine country of the Maçonnais, in which are gathered a notable group of well-preserved medieval villages, famous for their churches.
The influence of religious architecture can be seen everywhere, but the villages of Burgundy are more varied than the twin presences of vineyard and abbey would suggest. This variety is celebrated here by James Bentley and Hugh Palmer, not only in accounts of the most beautiful villages, but also in special sections on gastronomy and the duchy's famous patterned roofs.
Complete with a map and traveler's guide, The Most Beautiful Villages of Burgundy is the definitive introduction to one of the most enchanting regions in the western world.
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