Driving from Paris back to Zurich -- visit along the way?

Transportation, Travel and Trips
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I will be driving from Paris to Zurich and want to know places you'd suggest I stop at for a visit.

In the car will be

Me - Adult

3 - teenage girls (14-19).

Our trip will be to drive from zurich to Paris, spend a few day's there, visit Normandy beaches for a few day's then travel back to Zurich -- We can do the drive in one day - that's not the problem, I'm wondering if there is a place you'd recommend we visit as either an overnight stay or just a few hours.

I'll ask the girls when they have completed their exams, but I thought I'd get a head start on some research.

YES - I will ask them for their input, I want to help them by narrowing down some options.

Thanks

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Reims for Champagne

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depending on the road you chose, Dijon or Alsace can be a good (overnight) stop.

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Yes, depending on route, Dijon or Troyes, or beautiful, small Vézelay.

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It's been a few years since we have been able to travel, but back when we did we often stopped at Beaune - it's a beautiful little town.

Ma Cuisine is a favorite lunch place:

https://macuisinebeaune.com

If you want to break up the journey into two days, our nieces loved staying at Chateau Vault de Lugny. A small detour from your route, but well worth it. A lovely place to relax, unwind, and the food is out of this world.

https://lugny.fr/de/gastronomie/

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Another vote for Dijon, and JackieH's suggestion of Vézelay is also a good one if you're looking for somewhere smaller and more rural.

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and very medieval and atmospheric/romantic. Hôtel des Glycines was nice.

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Annecy!

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Hardly on the way from Paris to Zurich, lol!

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Guess not, thought it was a bit more North

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these are great ideas -- thank you.

I haven't talked to the TRIO yet but I'm thinking of encouraging them for a stop in Dijon after a layover in Fantainebleau.

I'll look into the other suggestions to offer the girls.

thanks

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No wonder you have problems looking for somewhere to holiday this summer...

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Beaune is lovely too.

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BTDT.

Tom

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Are you or your guests Roman history buffs?

If so, a visit to the MuséoParc Alésia (as in, the siege of Alésia where Caesar defeated the Gauls) is quite interesting. There is a museum, Gallo-Roman ruins - and the (Napoleon-era) statue of Vercingétorix in the field where the battle took place.

https://www.alesia.com/lieux-de-visite-en/

Not too far from Dijon, more or less sort of on the way.

ETA:

Another interesting stop is the Abbaye de Fontenay, the the oldest preserved Cistercian abbey in the world.

https://www.abbayedefontenay.com/en/