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Route des Grands Crus in Burgundy

6 May 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General, Bon voyage, Bon appétit Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Route des Grands Crus (roughly, “road of the great wines“) is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France. The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d’Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Santenay in the south. Thus it runs through many of the great appellations of Burgundy wine, hence the name of the route. It takes the visitor through the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune and the back hills (Hautes-Côtes) behind and above the wine slopes. read more…