BURGUNDY - France 2014 - page 1266

Laundry: Beaune's lone launderette is open daily 7:00-21:00 (65 Rue Lorraine).
Bike Rental: See “Getting Around the Beaune Region—By Bike” on here .
Taxi: Call 06 11 83 06 10 or 06 09 35 63 12.
Car Rental: ADA ischeapandclosetothetrainstation(allow€60/dayforasmallcarthat
includes 100 kilometers—about 60 miles, Mon-Sat 8:00-12:00 & 14:00-18:00, closed
Sun, 26 Avenue du 8 Septembre, tel. [phone]). Avis is at the train station (tel.
03 80 24 96 46), and Europcar is less centrally located (53 Route de Pommard, tel.
03 80 22 32 24).
Cooking Experience: Enthusiastic American chef Marjorie Taylor invites traveling
foodies to her beautifully appointed, light-filled boutique for a pricey but fun food
experience. Marjorie offers a market-day tour of Beaune, followed by a cooking
demonstration (there's little cooking instruction) and a five-course lunch with basic
wine (€250/person, Sat and Wed best for the market-day experience,
www.thecooksatelier.com , [e-mail] ).
Best Souvenir Shopping: The Athenaeum has a great variety of souvenirs, including
wine and cookbooks in English, with a good children's section (daily 10:00-19:00,
across from Hôtel Dieu at 7 Rue de l'Hôtel Dieu). Le Vigneron, at 6 Rue d'Alsace, is
crammed with wine-related stuff, French knives, and more.
Tours in and Around Beaune
Tourist Train
A TGV-esque little train will show you Beaune and nearby vineyards (€7, runs April-Oct
11:00-17:00, almost hourly departures from Hôtel Dieu, no morning trips on Wed and Sat
market days, 45 minutes).
Private Guides
You have several great choices. These guides can take you on walking or driving tours.
For tours that focus on vineyards and Burgundian history, Colette Barbier, a professor of
gastronomy and wines at the University of Dijon, is a wonderful guide who is fluent in
English and passionate about her region. She knows Burgundy like a local—because she
is one (her family has lived in the region for 250 years). Book well in advance, though
last-minuterequestssometimeswork(€260/half-day,€420/day,tel.[phone],mobile
06 80 57 47 40, www.burgundy-guide.com , [e-mail] ) . Her daughter Emma, raised
in the same bottle, guides with as much passion—albeit with a more youthful perspective
(mobile [phone], www.burgundy-winetour.e-monsite.com ).