France – Nuits-Saint-Georges (En)
Halfway between Beaune and Dijon, the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Côte-d’Or is renowned for its famous red wines. Its name comes from its oldest vintage, Saint-Georges, which dates back to the year 1000 and was attributed to it in 1892. Nuits-Saint-Georges also has a rich and diverse heritage combining architecture and culture.
The town has a little motorhome area (47.131699, 4.95201 lat, long) where you can fill and empty the black and grey water, completely free! And we stayed there. We advise you to arrive in the morning as in the evening it was full.
We went to see the town which is beautiful and we loved it! The emblem of the town, the belfry, is one of its most distinctive buildings. The octagonal lantern above the square tower has several bells, including a listed bell dating from 1619.
Continuing your walk, you will come across two churches, the oldest of which is dedicated to St. Symphorian. Built at the beginning of the 13th century, it is a subtle blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. The church of St. Denis dates from the mid-19th century and is distinguished by its beautiful organ, made in 1878.
We continue touring the town and arrived at a beautiful square until we reach the town Museum devoted to history and archaeology and located in a building that was once a “Maison des vins” a local wine storage facility and shop.
We return to the decorated alleys full of shops to the belfry square where we decided to have lunch in one of its restaurants. We had the menu of the day for 15 euros which included the starter and the main course. For the starter, I had tomato tartar and Ben cucumber salad with a mayonnaise sauce, and for the main I had chicken in curry flavour with chips and a mustard mayonnaise and Ben Ham with red wine gravy and roast potatoes. Both things were delicious with wine for the area, white for me and red for Ben.
The next day we went to Langres one of the fortified oldest cities of France in the region of Grand Est which you can see in the next post.
