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Not a skiing holiday, but we're staying near AdH for our summer holiday this year. I've booked the ferry for Saturday morning, and our accommodation isn't available until Sunday, doing the same on the return (leave Sunday, ferry Monday evening). So was planning to drive a fair chunk of the journey, stay overnight somewhere and carry on the journey. We're in no real rush to get down to AdH so would like to stay somewhere that's nice, a bit to do/see if we go for a wander.
Last time we did this we stopped at a town called Chaumont, which was just a random pick, and it turned out to be quite a nice little town. On the way back we drove cross country staying overnight in Orleans.
Any recommendations of nice towns to stop at for an overnighter on the way there/back?
Was thinking of Dijon on the way down, and Reims on the way back. Are these nice cities? Or are there any hidden gems someone can recommend?
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hammerite, Have you see this sticky http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=28639 - we've found it useful when doing the same as you driving to the Haute Savoie in the summer.
We've stayed overnight, on different trips, in a couple of places just outside Paris (Bussy St Georges and Torcy) but they were chosen because we had a) a day at Euro Disney and b) a day in Paris, as they are on the train line and it's all very easy. We stayed in Troyes last year, on the way home, and it's nice but odd! Some parts seem very old and genuinely so; other parts made me feel we were back in Euro Disney. Haven't been to Reims or Dijon, as we didn't think we'd have time to spend usefully seeing the town. However, if you have any interest in modern art (Jean Cocteau in particular) I can recommend a visit to Milly La Foret, just south of Paris
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hammerite,
On a recent trip we stayed at Chaumont on the way out, and Beaune on the way back. There is an Ibis hotel near the centre (there are two, make sure you get the centre one) of Beaune which is conveniently situated within walking distance of the walled town, which is beautiful.
Langres is another hilltop walled town, not far from Dijon, well worth a look.
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Thanks Trenmold, and Anniepen, - I thought there'd be a thread already of this subject - should have used the search function.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Lyons is worth a visit if you don't mind cities.
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Chalon-sur-Soane, Macon, Tournous are all interesting towns to visit and all an easy day drive from Calais - leaving a shorter drive the next day.
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Beaune is nice. Especially if you like wine.
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Lyon has a great Roman museum and amphitheatre. Beaune has the Marché aux Vins.
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Have a look at Annecy for the outbound journey. I'm not sure if it is actually on the way but it is in the right area.
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Beaune looks a good contender. I actually don't like wine, and as we're travelling down to AdH to do a triathlon I'll be on the wagon until after the race anyway. The OH can get stuck in though, I'll just be allocated driver 
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AdH to do a triathlon
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Blimey..............impressive! Bad enough a triathlon at sea level but at altidude my budgie-lungs would kick-in good style.
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Beaune also has some very good restuarants, have a great meal to accompany some great wine.
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