You will be picked up from your Lyon hotel in a private Volkswagen minibus by your driver and guide. Guides are available in English, Spanish, and French. Then you are off on a foray through the countryside in this Beaujolais Crus and Castles tour and wine tasting.
Discover the Pizay and Corcelles Castles—the former has walls that date from 1070 AD, while the later was built in pure adherence to the Louis XIV style and has sheltered esteemed guests like Napoleon and Charles X.
Visit Beaujeu, the historical capital of Beaujolais, where you can admire the timbered facades of its beautifully maintained 14th century buildings and go shopping for keepsakes in stores arrayed with local wines and regional crafts. Stop at a family winery for a tasting of several Crus selections.
Lunch in a small restaurant in the quaint town of Fleurie, and look up at the evocative hilltop chapel of La Madone. Menus featuring traditional Beaujolais and French cuisine start from €18 (payable direct).
Roman legend says the giant Gargantua created Mont Brouilly after a heavy bout of drinking. Tamed by time, this now-dormant volcano affords you magnificent panoramas of the undulating vineyards in the Saône Valley.
Finish your day with a wine tasting in Beaujolais’ longest cellar (108 meters long!) at Château de La Chaize.
Your private minibus will drop you back in the vicinity of your hotel at tour’s end.