Welcome
The Château de Varennes is located in Burgundy which is mid-way from Paris and Provence/French Riviera. Besides vineyards, the region is dotted with many beautiful historic attractions notably in Dijon and Beaune. You can view preserved historic areas with buildings dating back to the Middle Age.
Getting there
2 rue de Bourgogne
71270 Charette-Varennes
France
GPS
46°54’58.64"N
05°10'54.33"E
The Château de Varennes is accessible from airports in Paris, Lyon and Geneva. From them, you can drive or take a train to a station close to the venue. A car is recommended from the train station. See information on cabs, taxis and shuttle if you prefer not to rent a car.
Travel information from the Chateau with some images can be found here.
Driving from airports
• Paris Orly (South of Paris): 345km, ~3h 15min drive
• Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) (North of Paris): 386km, ~3h 45min drive
• Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS): 164km, ~2hrs drive (90 min flight for London)
• Geneva: 198km, ~2h 20min drive
Train from Paris to nearby towns
• Direct high speed train / TGV to Dole Ville: ~2 hours +35 min drive
• Direct high speed train / TGV to Dijon Ville: ~1 hour 35 +55 min drive
• High speed train / TGV to Beaune via Dijon: ~2 hours +35 min drive
• High speed train / TGV to Seurre (nearest train station) via Dijon: ~3 hours +15 min cab (no car rentals in Seurre)
• High speed train / TGV to Chalon-sur-Saone via Dijon: ~2.5-3 hours +30 min drive
Train from Lyon to nearby towns
• Direct high speed train / TGV to Chalon-sur-Saone: ~1 hour +30 min drive
• High speed train / TGV to Seurre (nearest train station) via Bourg en Bresse: ~2-3 hours +15 min cab (no car rentals in Seurre)
Train from Geneva to nearby towns
You can take the train to Seurre, Lyon and Dijon from Geneva but the travel time will be longer than from Paris to these towns.
Sites you can purchase train tickets from:
www.sncf-connect.com/billet-train
Cabs / Taxis / Shuttle
For short trips (Charette, Ciel, Lays, Mervans, Pierre de Bresse, Seurre, Verdun sur le Doubs), here is a list of local cab companies to contact directly: Taxi list_info_Varennes
For longer journeys (Beaune, Chalon, Dijon, Dole, Geneva/Lyon airports, Paris etc), we recommend to book a shuttle.
Once we have a good idea of the guest arrivals we can arrange transportation.
Where to stay
We have the Chateau reserved for family and a limited number of close friends and are working on nearby accommodations. If you respond that you will be joining our celebration, we will reach out with more information.
Once you're there
On-site
For those staying at the venue, there is a tennis court, outdoor pool, giant trampoline, and swings. For the tennis court, Varennes advises to bring your own equipment but you can buy buckets of balls on site and they can lend a few old rackets.
Varennes is located in the South-Eastern part of Burgandy, close to the most famous vineyards in France (Clos Vougeot, Romanée-Conti, Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, etc).
See their wine page for a more information on the region.
Nearby
There is a bakery outside the gates of the estate and many food stores/farms/supermarkets/churches nearby.
The nearest towns worth visiting are Pierre de Bresse (17th century castle and museum) and Seurre (medieval city center and big river sport complex).
The nearest big city is Beaune famous for its wineries and “Hospices” (a sumptuous medieval museum). Besides the gorgeous vineyard landscapes, other beautiful areas are also within easy reach including Chalon sur Saone, Dole, Louhans, Dijon, Arc et Senan (World Heritage Monument) and the Jura mountains. Chalon, Dole and Dijon are worth a day trip each as they feature charming medieval districts with beautiful old buildings very similar to “Le Marais” in the heart of Paris.
We'll keep adding information to this section as we find out more!
Weather
The Château de Varennes is located in South Burgundy and this region is blessed with a continental climate featuring long hot Summers, warm Falls and clear, cold weather through the Winter.
It is the most sunny part of Burgundy thus the temperatures are higher than in other areas from April to October. This means that day time temperatures will be around 25°C / 77°F in September.