Burgundy for 10 days

Consider a stop at Semur en Auxois -- a stunningly beautiful town.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/medieval-towns/
Fontenay Abbey is also worth a stop.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/edwins-law-at-fontenay-abbey/

Consider a day trip to Arbois in the Jura.

In case you go to Saint-Fargeau, combine it with a visit to Guédelon, a construction site of a medieval castle using the original methods and tools. It's about 15 minutes driving south-east of Saint-Fargeau. https://www.guedelon.fr/en

If Roman history is of interest the place to go is Alise-Sainte-Reine some 15min driving north-east from Semur-en-Auxois. It’s better known as Alésia and famous for it’s siege by Julius Caesar, defeating the Gauls under the leadership of Vercingetorix. Think there is a good reason to assume that one of the most influential battles in European history took place there as the victory for the Romans opened the path expanding later the Roman Empire all the way north to the rivers Rhine and Danube and Hadrians Wall in the UK. All well presented in that smal but excellent MuséoParc Alésia.

Further Noyers, Chateauneuf and Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, the latter some 10min. driving from Alise-Sainte-Reine.

Thanks for all the helpful hints. I appreciate the feedback.

I just saw this thread. When are you going? If you have not already done the trip I wanted to add that Fontenay Abbey is amazing. You could also visit Chateau Ancy Le Franc.

Yes to Fontenay Abbey. It is lovely and peaceful, rain or shine!

I agree Fontenay Abbey is amazing, and we did include it in for our week in Burgundy. The drive from Dijon to the abby was worth the price of admission, let alone the magnificence of the abby. We also drove down to the Rock of Solutré from our house in the country near Nolay, and that was another great drive - the hike was amazing too.
But, our highlights were those journeys not planned like the pop-up restaurant at Clos du Moulin Aux Moines winery near Meursault and La Cabane a pop-up restaurant in a park in Chassagne-Montrachet. We also were luck enough to take in two choral and organ concerts in cathedrals in Dijon and Beaune. Still, many places unexplored that merit a return trip.

We are planning a similar trip to Burgundy in late October, and I am interested in where to stay. Did staying in Beaune and Dijon work well as your home base? Would you recommend staying in Lyon as well?

We started in Lyon and stayed at an Airbnb there. Easy to get around via the metro and Uber works well there. Wouldn’t want to drive there though - too much traffic. Be careful with pickpockets in Lyon. We also stayed in Dijon for three days at an Airbnb - easy to walk around the city. If you do end up in Dijon, make a reservation at La Maison des Cariatides and do their tasting menu - a feast for the eyes at the palate. Our villa in Burgundy was in the country, near Nolay. Great boulangerie within a 10 minute drive. Small towns with great markets, Autun for one, are in abundance. We spent a week in Burgundy and could have easily spent two or three to take in more small towns with magnificent cathedrals and restaurants.

@orbenbill, thank you for sharing your great finds from your recent trip. I am trying to balance having a balance of spontaneity and pre-planned reservations. If you were to do it again, would you have skipped staying in Lyon and go somewhere else?

Also, did you leverage the TIC to help with your planning?