How does a snail-paced city tour aboard a pleasure boat sound to you? What will you give to get a taste of varieties of dishes with the subtlest, most traditional flavors? Do you like them served with one of most prestigious, best-tasting wines straight from the cellars of local grape growers? Yes? Then you have got to pay a visit to Bourgogne because when you’re there, you’ll never want to go back home!

Bourgogne, more popularly known as Burgundy, is one of the 26 regions in France. It is considered to be one of France’s most abundant sources of water spanning 1,200 kilometers of canals and rivers. This characteristic made one of the more popular tourist activities in Burgundy: boat cruising. You yourself can charter a small boat and drive it yourself.

This is a wonderful opportunity to see the towns’ landscapes in its entirety. Another option to take for a tour around the city is the currently underway “Cycle Tour of Burgundy”. The goal is to build bicycle tracks and pavements that pass through the major tourist destinations in the region. Great news for cycling lovers!

Burgundy delights its visitors with a host of local food products sure to tickle your taste buds. Some of their most notable produces include Bresse chicken, Charolais beef, gingerbread and Dijon mustard. Be sure to visit a local restaurant serving good quality dishes and of course, wines. You’d never run out of the most aromatic, best-tasting white and red wines here. A glass or two is the best way to cap a great dinner. Burgundy’s chefs, restaurateurs, grape growers and merchants have achieved the highest distinctions in food – making Burgundy one of France’s best gastronomic destinations.

You’ll never want to go back home when you visit Bourgogne!