A Toast to France - Champagne & Burgundy

Travelsphere’s seven-night escorted tour traces a route through the Champagne region to Burgundy’s renowned vineyards. Starting in Reims, you visit the cathedral where French kings were crowned and descend into chalk cellars at a Champagne house in Épernay. A day in Troyes offers a stroll among colourful half-timbered houses and narrow alleys, before reaching Dijon, where medieval squares share space with UNESCO-listed streets.

The week includes guided visits to Château de Châteauneuf and Beaune’s mustard mill — a place where Dijon’s famous condiment is tasted and valued. Château du Clos de Vougeot stands amid vineyards producing Burgundy’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with a wine tasting that reveals local differences in every glass. Time is left to roam Dijon at leisure, or join a short trip to the intimate village of Nuits Saint Georges.

As the tour winds north, Chablis provides crisp white wine and small-town charm, with its industrial covered market and half-timbered shops. Your final evening together in Sens is a chance to exchange impressions over dinner before returning south to Paris and the journey home.