From the Loire to the Alps

After leaving the Loire, I took an overnight stop in Beaune on the way to Grenoble. This allowed me to get off the autoroute for a bit and to see some more sites. Beaune itself is a nice little town and seems to be a bit of a hub for the wine industry. It has more wine shops per squre inch than any place I have seen It also has a very interesting old hospital.

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Visited Vezelay, which has a famous basilica. The basilica was nice enough, but there wasn't that much else to see in town.

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The same could be said of Cluny, which has an abbey that is merged in with the town. But that means all the buildings are now stores and offices and such, so the walk around to look at the historical buildings isn't very satisfying. The undisputed highlight of the drive down was Perouges. This is a compact, walled town on top of a hill. It is almost entirely intact, making it a pleasure to walk around and explore. Surprisingly, it was fairly devoid of other tourists.

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Next, the french alps.