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Book SynopsisFor anyone planning a visit to Burgundy this Guide is indispensable. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT As elegant as it is exhaustive. The whole book has body and bouquet, [its author] is well-read, witty, relaxed and impeccably observant. GUARDIAN Burgundy is one of the richest areas in France - rich in its art and architecture, its history, its food and wines, and its glorious countryside. Nowhere in Europe are there greater examples of the Romanesque: the basilica of the Madeleine at Vézelay, the sculptures of Gislebertus of Autun, the cathedral of St Philibert at Tournus. The very names of its vineyards - Corton, Chambertin, Montrachet - conjure up the robust and mature bouquet of the province. Once the abbeys at Cluny, Pontigny and Fontenay were the wellspring of medieval Christianity in Europe; now the spiritual community at Taizé speaks to the whole world. Nowhere in France is the sense of the past more immediate, nowhere does it so palpably inform the present. On its first publication, the Companion Guide to Burgundy established itself as the indispensable guide to the region. In this extensively revised new edition, FRANCIS PAGAN has updated and expanded the text to provide the reader with the most knowledgeable, reliable and attentive guide now available to this most fascinating and hospitable region of France.
Trade ReviewFor anyone planning a visit to Burgundy this Guide is indispensable. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *
Table of ContentsHistorical background; Sens and the Senonais; the Tonnerrois and Auxerre; the Puisaye; the Chatillonais; from Chatillon to Vezelay; the Avallonais and the Morvan; from Avallon to Fontenay; Semur and the Auxois; from Saulieu to Dijon; Dijon; the Pays-Bas and the Valley of the Seine; the Cote; from Chalon to Autun; Nevers and the Nivernais; from Autun to Paray-le-Monial; through the Brionnais to Charlieu; from Charlieu to Cluny; from Cluny to Tournus; La Bresse and Macon; wine-making in Burgundy.
