Burgundy Campsites | Southern Burgundy | Chalon sur Saône

Dates to remember

Festival du Film Policier – 8-11 April - Beaune

This Film Festival at Beaune offers a wide range of all possible police film categories (suspense, thriller, comedy), making it a very interesting festival for every one.
Some highlights of the festival: competitions, election of most fatal woman, a film master class available to every one, a hardboiled detective grand prix and other events at different places in the city of Beaune.....
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Marché aux vins - 3-5 April - Givry

This wine market will initiate you in the wines of Givry, with explanations and tastings in superb setting.
4€ for entry including wine tasting glass.

Salon des vins - 16-18 April - Mâcon

A wine faire for discovering, tasting and buying of wines from all over France, all wine regions are represented.
Entrance fee + wine tasting glass : 5 € (Free entrance for children under 12 years old)
Friday 14h-22h00. Saturday 10h-20h00. Sunday 10h-18h00
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Rallye des vignes en fleurs – 8th of May – Mâcon

9h-14h00 (signing up necessary).
A wine discovering rally by car: questionnaire about our villages, oldtimer cars passing through all day, different events in the villages and of course losts of wine and other local produce tastings possible.... Departure and arrival at the Maison des Pays at La Chapelle de Guinchay. Different prizes to win.
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Montgolfiades – 22nd-24th of May - Chalon sur Saône

Gathering of hot air balloons at Chalon sur Saône. More information

News - January 2010

New sanitary building and 3 star rating for campsite Pont de Bourgogne Lots of work has been done over the Winter season to improve the quality and comfort at campsite Pont de Bourgogne, including a superb new sanitary building. We have obtained the 3 star rating for 100 pitches for the 2010 season ! More information on the website of campsite Pont de Bourgogne.

Special Offer on our campsites Book your pitch for 2 consecutive nights or more BEFORE the 31rst of MARCH 2010 and get 10% REDUCTION and NO BOOKING FEE !

Tour de France 2010 at Tournus On Saturday the 10th of July, the 7th stage of the 2010 Tour de France (Tournus - Station des Rousses), first stage involving some serious climbing, will start from the town of Tournus. Tournus will become very lively the evening before with the arrival of the famous Tour de France "caravan". The town and the campsite will be very busy, so don't forget to book your pitch ! More information on the website of Campsite of Tournus.

Cluny 910 - 2010 : 1100th Anniversary Cluny 2010 is a major event celebrating the 1100th Anniversary of the founding of the Abbey of Cluny in Southern Burgundy. Obviously, the celebrations take place at the town of Cluny from September 2009 until December 2010. Over 200 events are organised throughout the year and will mark this extraordinary 1100th Anniversary. Find out more about the town of Cluny or more specifically about Cluny 2010.

Get a taste of Burgundy at home A new authentic "home" recipe, to get trough the Winter awaiting a new stay in Burgundy: Pain d'épices de Bourgogne (Burgundy Gingerbread). Get recipe of the pain d'épices.