Vacation to France

Much like variety of fine wines produced there, Bourgogne has only gotten better with age. Since Roman times, the region has been an important crossroads between Southern and Northern Europe. It’s a place where important developments in religion, trade, and culture have taken root and burst into full form.

While there’s more to the region than just wine, it is a high point. There’s the city of Beaune, a town of maze-like medieval streets set in the heart of the region’s most celebrated vineyards. Visitors can tour the vast wine cellars containing millions of bottles that lie beneath the ancient town walls, or visit the Musée du Vin de Bourgogne (Museum of Burgundy Wine) full of exhibits that trace the history and development of wine making from ancient times to the present.

Or you can head to Dijon where — as you might have guessed — they’re famed for the mustard. But it’s also home to the Palais des Ducs et des Etats de Bourgogne (Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy), the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) and the Musée des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts Museum).