Eating Well on your Camping Vacation in Burgundy.

A massive white swan approaches expectantly, followed by many mallard ducks.

The salon is hunter green, rose and mahogany, with comfy banquettes and vases of fresh flowers. There are a sundeck, jacuzzi, sauna, fitness studio, and bicycles for guests to ride down the canal trails. This up to the minute hotel barge carries just twelve passengers, with six crew to look after each possible passenger need. Nick, our guide, had picked us up in Paris the day before before the Hotel Ampre. A 2 hour journey by minivan thru rolling French countryside had brought us to the medieval city of Auxerre, where La Belle poque and her crew awaited. Nonetheless, if youre still left worried about the standard of the food on your trip, then why not consider one of Burgundys campsites? This area of France is known for its high living and gourmet eating, so you are certain to be in for a culinary treat.

Coq au Vin follows a corresponding formula, only with chicken rather than meat.

There are certain to be some cafes near your campsite in Burgundy serving this type of food, given its such a popular local fare. Eventually naturally, there are the snails, and though many of us will turn their noses up at them, the standard escargots are tasty, served as they're stewed with Chablis, carrots, onions and shallots, then crammed with garlic and parsley butter. Burgundy grapes. If you consider yourself a connoisseur, you may want to think about the black snails ( the best of which are raised on grape leaves ) which are considered amongst the best in France. The Cheese The cheeses are another fine part of the regions cuisine, and a particularly nice present to bring back from your holiday spent camping in Burgundy. La Belle poque slides into a chamber to rest whilst a collection of gates at every end closes so the water level can be dropped. This wood trade was the main source of earnings for this area till the 1920s. After lunch there is another lock, and whilst the barge rests we pile into ECU Waterways' minivan. Nick takes us to St-Bris le Vineux, a little wine town above a network of medieval passages. The cool air is strongly scented with damp, wet wood and prospering mold. "This is the last place in Burgundy To read this complete feature FREE with footage cut and paste this link : burgundy information Carolyn Proctor, Jetsetters Mag Hack Read Jetsetters Magazine at bourgogne wines to order travel visit Jetstreams.