Day 1 · Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Paris to Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Meet in Paris, transfer to your barge, walk the towpath at sunset and sit down to dinner.
7 days · 6 nights
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Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Day 1 · Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Meet in Paris, transfer to your barge, walk the towpath at sunset and sit down to dinner.
Clos de Vougeot and Gissey-sur-Ouche
Day 2 · Clos de Vougeot and Gissey-sur-Ouche
See the presses where Cistercian monks made wine in the 12th century, then cruise gently through the afternoon.
Dijon and La Bussière-sur-Ouche
Day 3 · Dijon and La Bussière-sur-Ouche
Cruise through farmland in the morning, then walk Dijon and its market of meats, cheeses, sweets and pastries.
Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Day 4 · Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Walk the hilltop castle at Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and dine ashore at a château in the evening.
Beaune and Vandenesse-en-Auxois
Day 5 · Beaune and Vandenesse-en-Auxois
Watch the chef at work in the open kitchen, then drive through the Côte d'Or to Beaune and its Hôtel-Dieu.
Chassagne-Montrachet and Escommes
Day 6 · Chassagne-Montrachet and Escommes
Cruise to Escommes, tour the cellars of Château de Chassagne-Montrachet and finish with the captain's farewell dinner.
Escommes
Day 7 · Escommes
Leave the barge after breakfast and arrive back in Paris by late morning.
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You board at Fleurey-sur-Ouche and begin at Clos de Vougeot with its old wine presses. Dijon's market, the hilltop castle at Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and a cooking demonstration on board fill the middle days. You end in Beaune and at Château de Chassagne-Montrachet before leaving at Escommes.
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