Travel To The Burgundy Valley France, Burgundy Canal, Central France
Canal Barge Rentals: Hire a crew or rent a
bare boat and cruise the canal.
From Paris by TGV train, leave from (CDG) Charles De Gaulle Airport on the train bound for Dijon, the
starting point for barge cruises on the
Burgundy Canal.
TGV train service from  CDG  to Dijon is limited and the schedule is changing.  An option is to go to
Paris and leave from the Gare Lyon (Station) for the two hour TGV train trip to Dijon.
(TGV, Train a Grande
Vitesse,  High Speed Train,  180 miles per hour)

By Auto, Rental Car    Take the high-speed A-6 toll road  south towards Lyon and then connect to the
A-38 towards Dijon and Pouilly en-Auxois. for the 190 mile trip  (314KM)  3-5 hours.

The Canal de Bourgogne or Burgundy Canal provides north to south barge access through Central  
France and connects the Atlantic Ocean northwest of Paris with the Mediterranean Sea at the
Camargue.  on the Rhone River delta, The canal system connects  through the Rivers Seine and Yonne
to the north, and the rivers Rhone and Saone to the south.  
Burgundy Canal
Barge tours leave from the port of
Dijon,  go north and then return
Burgundy Valley Barge Tours on the Burgundy Canal are week-long culinary, wine,
sightseeing , or bare boat trips
Burgundy
Canal
Culinary
Tours and
Bare Boat
Tours leave
from Dijon
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Rotary
with yield to
traffic in
rotary
road
showing
right of way
Intersection
with right of
way to right
Highway or
Expressway
No Passing
zone ends
No Passing for
commercial
vehicles
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Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns.  
Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental are
available in all large cities and at many
TGV Train Stations..   and at CDG Airport
Information for those renting a vehicle in France
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In the hilltop village of
Chateauneuf
-en-Axious pictured at
right and left, small
B&Bs and village
markets offer the hiker
or biker a rest and
refreshment. Many
small  farming towns
line the route along
the Burgundy Valley
and the Burgundy
Canal
Barge Cruises out of the city of Dijon make one week culinary and wine trips on the Burgundy Canal
The
TGV high- speed Train and a high speed toll highway reach Dejon from Paris.
Burgundy Canal Culinary Cruise can
include a chef
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Travel:  Rail, Rental Auto, To The
Burgundy Valley/Dijon, France