We stopped for a couple of nights to try out some Beaujolais wine, and to visit a volcanic mountain, this area really appealed to us. We love the cheese from Salers. The capital of this area is Lyon the second biggest city in France. We made a short visit to Lyon in our Fall 2019 trip.
May 26, 2025 Vichy FR
I selected Vichy for todays visit because of its association with World War II. Today and historically Vichy was famous as a spa town with
October 6, 2019 Lyon FR
The jet lag is starting to wear off so we woke a little earlier to head into Lyon. We purchased an all day pass for
October 5, 2019 Lyon FR
We are both battling a little bug coupled with jet lag and a pretty good storm resulted in a poor nights sleep for both of
April 14, 2018 Salers FR
The plan today was to hit two villages in the Cantal region of France. Cantal is famous for its cheese and the ruggedness of its
April 13, 2018 Orcines FR
Today we reluctantly left Burgundy. But before leaving we wanted to take a look at some more of the Beaujolais country. Somewhere around Julien we
April 12, 2018 Rommaneche-Thorins FR
We woke up to a pretty steady rain in our Aire in Cluny. Ton pointed out that I had been throwing the term Aire around