Private Tour: Wine and Châteaux in the Beaujolais

Sightseeing  :  France  :  Rhone Alpes  :  Lyon  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

Enjoy this private vehicle tour and wine tasting in the historic region of Beaujolais with your professional guide. Discover magnificent medieval villages, a chateau in the middle of the vines, and a landscape of green hills. Visit a winery and taste a number of different vintages in a traditional winery with a truly breathtaking underground cellar.Meet your guide at your predetermined meeting point then begin your journey. Reach the southern reaches of the Beaujolais in only a few minutes’ drive, through into the "land of golden stones". After winding through local villages you will stop in Oingt, labeled as one of the most beautiful villages in France. Then, visit an artisan chocolate factory in the village, that will show you how cacao is transformed into chocolate. The journey continues with the discovery of different chateau's along the way including Bagnols, Jarnioux, and Montmelas.

Break for lunch a typical Auberge, with real Beaujolais charm. Visit a family owned winery in the vintage wine areas of Beaujolais. Discover the unique wine cellar and taste some of the estates wines with your guide. Stop on the summit of Mt Brouilly with its unobstructed views across the Alps, the Beaujolais and the area of lakes known as the Dombes.All throughout the day your guide will stop and explain about the wines and the different characteristics of the the land as well as the different characteristics of the different wine regions. Return to Lyon by passing through the magnificent landscapes of ancient vineyards and their generations old grape vines.