Practical information

Perfectly placed at a transport and communications hub, The Pays Beaujolais is:

• 30km to the North of Lyon
• 2 hours from Paris by TGV (arrival at Mâcon Loché, Lyon Perrache or Lyon Part Dieu stations).
• 4 hours from Paris by motorway
• 2 hours from Geneva by road
• 1 hour from Lyon Saint Exupéry airport

Organising your trips during Les Rendez-Vous Beaujolais

	Château de Pizay	Château de Corcelles	Château des Ravatys	Château de La Terrière
Château de Pizay	0	3 km	6 km	7 km
Château de Corcelles	3 km	0	8 km	3 km
Château des Ravatys	6 km	8 km	0	3 km
Château de La Terrière	7 km	9 km	3 km	0

How to get here

Air

• Lyon-Saint-Exupéry international airport

  BP 113

  69125 Lyon-Saint-Exupéry

  Tél : 00 33 (0)4 72 22 72 21

• Lyon-Bron international airport

  69500 Bron

  Tél : 00 33 (0)4 78 26 81 09

• Villefranche and Tarare aerodrome

  L’aérodrome

  69620 Frontenas

  Tél : 00 33 (0)4 74 71 62 40

• Pizay aerodrome

  69620 Saint Jean d’Ardières

  69125 Lyon-Saint-Exupéry

  Tél : 00 33 (0)4 74 66 40 3

  

Land

• From the North

  Great Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany

  A6-E15: Paris - Dijon - Chalon - Mâcon

• From the East

  Switzerland, Northern Italy

  A42-E611 : Genève - Bourg-en-Bresse

  A43-E70 : Chamonix - Annecy - Chambéry - Grenoble

• From the West

  A47-E70 : Limoges - Clermont-Ferrand - Saint-Etienne

  69620 Frontenas

• From the South

  Southern Italy, Spain

  A7-E15 : Toulouse - Montpellier - Marseille – Valence

• Motorway exits to The Pays Beaujolais

  - Mâcon sud

  - Belleville S/Saône

  - Villefranche S/Saône

  - Centre régional d’informations routières de Lyon : Tél. 00 33 (0) 826 022 022
  (Lyon regional traffic information centre)

• Gare routière de Villefranche sur Saône (Coach and bus station)

  Rue Grange Blazet – Tél : 00 33 (0)4.74.65.13.14

• Taxi rank

  Belleville Tél : 00 33 (0)4.74.69.63.11

  Villefranche sur Saône - Place de la Gare – Tél : 00 33 (0)4.74.60.06.18

• Service des transport à la demande

  00 33 (0) 800 03 80 09 www.rhone.fr

 

Rail

• SNCF, TGV Stations

  TGV Stations : Lyon-Part-Dieu - Lyon-Perrache - Lyon-Saint-Exupéry - Mâcon-Loché : 00 33 (0)8 92 35 35 35

A little tourism

Winemaking estates, co-operative wine cellars, brokers, a wine school, commented forest hikes, restaurants and country inns where they freely share their know-how.

Some of them go under the Secrets de Terroirs brand that was set up by the Rhône-Alpes region. Information : www.beaujolais.com, under "Le Pays Beaujolais / Secrets de terroir".

Pierres dorées (golden stone) clothed in ochre and light, russet autumn vines, villages nestling in the hollows between undulating hills, textile traditions and tasty farm produce from the wooded hills, the Pays Beaujolais is open to visitors.

Information : www.beaujolais.com, under "Le Pays Beaujolais".

Les Rendez-vous Beaujolais is also a great opportunity to visit the nearby city of Lyon, it’s architectural wealth has earned it a place among the UNESCO world heritage sites.

Tourist information and hotel reservations

Destination Beaujolais

• Contact

  Carole Labruyère

  Maison du Tourisme

  96, rue de la S/Préfecture

  69400 Villefranche sur Saône

  Tél : 00 33 (0)4 74 07 27 50

  Fax : 00 33 (0)4 74 07 27 59

  E-mail : paysbeaujolais@beaujolais.com

  Internet: www.beaujolais.com, « Le Pays Beaujolais »

• Languages spoken : French, English, German, Italian, Spanish

• Opening hours : Monday to Friday, 9h-12h30 / 14h-17h30

• Services available :

  Circuits / stays for groups and individuals

  Guide and interpreter service (English, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Russian)

  Informations : www.beaujolais.com, /Beaujolais Pro/Tourism Professionals/Reception

  Accommodation reservation (hotels, chambres d’hôte, gîtes, camp sites, chalet) Les Gîtes de France