After spending the month of June in Italy, and dining on pasta way too frequently, we felt in need of French food and so spent a week in the Beaune area… specifically in Meursault! We rented a great place, La Vieille Cuverie , slightly marred by the fact the owners, who normally live in Paris, were next door with their 4 children.... so every time we wanted to use the pool we had to move/remove inflatables!
However it was extremely comfortable! It was described as a 2 bedroom(SLEEPING A MAXIMUM OF 8!!!! NOT SURE WHERE!), but it is only a 2 bedroom if one doesn’t mind going through the other bedroom! Not obvious from the photos! And definitely not comfortable if rented by 2 couples sharing!!
It was however close to a camp site (not visible nor intrusive!!) which was great as it had bikes for rent and the bike path from Beaune to Santenay went past there.
So we duly rented bikes and cycled to Santenay for lunch! The bike path is great as it uses the very small roads used by the viticulture farm vehicles. So, minimal traffic!
Lunch at Le Terroir in Santenay!
Although one does have to look out for tractors backing out!!
We enjoyed some great lunches while there! We have found that lunches in France at good Michelin star restaurants can be very reasonable, as compared to dining in the evenng! So we dined at some seriously good restaurants!
Top of the list Maison Lameloise a 3 star Michelin star at Chagny. We found out that there one could have a set menu lunch for 75 euros per person, including wine, coffee and water(65 euros without) , on Monday, Thursday and Friday. In case you think this expensive our normal meals out ran around 110 euros/2 persons! And not necessarily in 'good' restaurants! This was an excellent lunch and we would highly recommend!
We also found that they have a junior/sister restaurant nearby in Chagny, called Pierre et Jean. This was so good we went back twice!
Meursault has a music festival in July of each year... Bach à Bacchus! Really very interesting, as one gets into wine estates not ordinarily open to the public. Tasting wine and listening to music is a great way to spend an afternoon!
Top of the list Maison Lameloise a 3 star Michelin star at Chagny. We found out that there one could have a set menu lunch for 75 euros per person, including wine, coffee and water(65 euros without) , on Monday, Thursday and Friday. In case you think this expensive our normal meals out ran around 110 euros/2 persons! And not necessarily in 'good' restaurants! This was an excellent lunch and we would highly recommend!
We also found that they have a junior/sister restaurant nearby in Chagny, called Pierre et Jean. This was so good we went back twice!
Meursault has a music festival in July of each year... Bach à Bacchus! Really very interesting, as one gets into wine estates not ordinarily open to the public. Tasting wine and listening to music is a great way to spend an afternoon!
A very young, very talented pianist!!
This YouTube is from 2010 but gives an idea of what it is like!
There was also a festival of music in Beaune which is held in the Hospices de Beaune courtyard unless it is raining! Which, of course, it was while we were there!
There was also a festival of music in Beaune which is held in the Hospices de Beaune courtyard unless it is raining! Which, of course, it was while we were there!
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