bordeaux area or burgandy area?

Most of France is made up of small, quaint towns or villages. Your real choice is budget. Though they both are a little on the pricey side. If I had to chose, I'd flip a coin.... But again, you would have more options to do other things as well with Burgundy. Switzerland and Germany are not that far away. Also, another value idea would be the Southern Rhone Valley. Chateaneuf-du-Pape, and the surrounding area, are great places to visit. World class wines and Roman history, but at a better value for the dollar.

Bordeaux is flatter and, by some accounts, duller. It's not far, though, from some interesting places.

You might consider making your choice based on the rest of your itinerary. If you will be traveling from Paris to Germany, that argues fro Burgundy. If your plans include Languedoc or Spain or the Peregord, maybe Bordeaux.

I was in burgundy this summer. The countryside/vineyards/sunflower fields are lovely however I would not call all the villages necessarily quaint. Some have castles others are just small, historic. Eventhough many are in the most picturesque villages of France category, I do not always agree. If you want true fairytale -like consider parts of Germany as the Rhine or Mosel areas. However Burgundy is enjoyable as a whole. Be selective and you will need a car for sure. To me Provence is a better bet and much easier to get around.

Go to Burgundy - smaller towns close to each other and beautiful hilly countryside. It's much more scenic than Bordeaux.

We were in Beaune for a week. Our favorite drive was up to Orches, see Rick Steve's France book for a nice 2 hour loop from Beaune. In October the vineyards were golden, orange and beautiful.

Head up towards Pommard, and get lost! Beautiful villages every 5 miles.

We enjoyed St Emillion and found it very quaint. Steep cobbled streets, good restaurants, caves full of wine, wine shops with tastings, etc. We stayed at a RS recommended B&B within walking distance of the town called Chateau Meylet which sits in a vineyard and priced very well at 60 e per night.

Hi Marcia.. My husband and I just returned from 6 weeks in France . We are photographers. The Fall is a lovely time throughout France and at the end of September and the month of October Burgundy is full of vineyards with many grapes. We toured many vineyards and even got to experience the grape picking or vendange.There are many parts to Burgundy. We flew into Paris.. took a cab to Orly.. rented a car, and drove down the A6. The roads in France are wonderful.Burgundy is so easy to get to. We stayed in Montreal .. about 2 and a half hours south on the A6. There are vineyards everywhere. Vezelay, Beaune , Flavigny. The back roads are very scenic and there are lots of picnic tables where one can stop for lunch.We went to the other side of the A6 south of Charolles to St Julien de Civry and stayed in a wonderful chateau there.The Beaujelais region is there right down the west side of the A6. We also went south to the Luberon, Cotes de Rhone, and the Var. Literally thousands of vineyards and many places to taste the wine.I would really recommend Burgundy as well as the south of France because of the ease of driving and the wonderful scenic villages.I do think that the best time to be there is not in the summer , but September and October. The roads are much less travelled with tourists in the Fall.If you want some grat place to stay, send me a private message. Keep in mind that to see the vineyards you really need a car.