Featured Holiday Rentals in Cote-d'Or
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Featured Holiday Rentals in Cote-d'Or
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Holiday Rentals in Cote-d'Or - A Guide to Cote-d'Or
Half way between Paris and Lake Geneva, your holiday rentals in Cote-d’Or are situated in the French Region of Bourgogne (Burgundy), around 4 or 5 hours drive from Calais. It is best reached using the E15 and E17 via Reims, continuing down to Dijon, the prefecture of the Departement.
It is easy to reach Dijon by train, using the Eurostar to Paris and then the TGV high speed train into the heart of Dijon. Alternatively, should you wish to fly to your Cote-d’Or holiday rentals, the airport in Dijon is served from several airports in the United Kingdom, but when you get there, it’s advisable to hire a car. Read our car hire guide page to see how to get the best deals on your car hire in France.
The departement is ideally located to explore some of the premier wine growing vineyards of the world, such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, yet your Cote-d’Or holiday rental is also going to be situated within easy reach of Geneva and it’s namesake lake, and if you are thinking of a two centre holiday, you might even think of flying to Geneva instead of Dijon and staying in Switzerland for part of your holiday.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Cote-d'Or
There is a large variance of holiday rentals in Cote-d’Or to choose from, though most of them are houses or cottages to rent in Cote-d’Or. A great deal of these are in rural locations too.
A great example is a house to rent in Semur-en-Auxois, a small village to the west of Dijon. It has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and is located on the banks of the river Armancon. It makes a perfect romantic retreat, or an ideal base for a holiday of wine tasting.
Alternatively, if you are happier in town centres, why don’t you rent an apartment in Dijon? There are plenty of apartments to choose from, in particular, a lovely 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment in the historical town centre of Dijon.
This property rental in Dijon is particularly well equipped and is within walking distance of most places in the town centre. It, like a lot of other apartments locally, comes with air conditioning, which is very useful in the summer months, and also satellite TV, broadband internet access and a garage.
Cote-d'Or Useful Information
Cote-d’Or is one of the Departements that make up the Bourgogne (Burgundy) Region of France. The Departement is divided into 3 Arrondissements, 43 Cantons and 707 Communes. It is neither densely nor sparsely populated, given that it has a roughly average density of people for France. It has a population of a little over half a million people in an area of 8763 square kilometres.
Aside from Dijon, the Departement has two sub-prefectures, Beaune and Montbard. The latter is an industrial town, but Beaune and the surrounding area of Cote de Beaune is well-known for it’s Burgundy wines and the town is a hub of the local wine business. Your Cote-d’Or holiday rentals will be close to a huge selection of different wine growing areas, wherever you stay, so as long as you have a car, you’ll be suitably placed to enjoy the local wines in all their splendor. If you enjoy your wine or are interested in the origins of Burgundy wines, holiday rentals in Cote-d’Or will be right for you.