Cycling from Dijon, France to Chalons-sur-Saône, France
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Cycling from Dijon, France to Chalons-sur-Saône, France

Dijon is the capital of Burgundy anCote de Beauned the fine wines that go by this name are mostly from the Cote d'Or, or region just to that southwest of town. You can not go wrong to go out of your way to visit this fine, friendly town and sample the cafes in the center.

From Dijon, the direction was South on the D122 to join the N74 into Nuits St. Georges, all the way stopping for degustation at the wineries lining the road. Continuing on the D20 into Beaune, it was time for a rest after all that degustation. Saw the famous hospital here and enjoyed a meal in the center al fresco. After that it was a bit of a struggle down to Chalons-sur-Saône on the D18 and D19.

The hostel here is a Foyer Jeunes Travailleurs, a place for young workers from the country to live cheaply while working in the city. Many of them are open to hostelers, although the ambience of a hostel is sometimes missing from these lodgings. Warn and dry though!

44 miles today.

 


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Foyer Jeunes Travailleurs
11 Avenue Georges Pompidou
71100 Chalon-sur-Saône
03.85.42.96.54