Beautiful Burgundy through the lens of Mathieu Mouillet

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Les plaines de la campagne bourguignonne, sous la brume du petit matin
© Mathieu Mouillet - Les plaines de la campagne bourguignonne, sous la brume du petit matin

Reading time: 0 minPublished on 1 February 2023, updated on 15 April 2024

To the centre of Burgundy with Mathieu Mouillet, who invites us to get on our bikes and discover the region through a new, mystical and natural lens.

Barques sur l'eau calme du canal de Bourgogne
© Mathieu Mouillet - Barques sur l'eau calme du canal de Bourgogne

During the dog days of summer, the Burgundy Canal in Tonnerre is the perfect spot for a boat outing.

Le cépage chardonnay, caractéristique de la région
© Mathieu Mouillet - Le cépage chardonnay, caractéristique de la région

Late August amid the vines, as the harvest approaches. I grab a few Chardonnay grapes, but unfortunately they're not ripe yet!

Coucher de soleil sur les coteaux de Bourgogne
© Mathieu Mouillet - Coucher de soleil sur les coteaux de Bourgogne

Tonneaux dans les caves de Saint-Bris-le-Vineux près d'Auxerre
© Mathieu Mouillet - Tonneaux dans les caves de Saint-Bris-le-Vineux près d'Auxerre

In Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, travel back in time as you step down the staircases to the 12th-century cellars.

Deux ânes devant la basilique de Vézelay
© Mathieu Mouillet - Deux ânes devant la basilique de Vézelay

On the forecourt of the Vézelay basilica, pilgrims begin their journey to Santiago de Compostela.

La terrasse ensoleillée du restaurant au bord de l'Yonne
© Mathieu Mouillet - La terrasse ensoleillée du restaurant au bord de l'Yonne

On the banks of the Yonne, Alain Renaudin of Les Tilleuls restaurant sincerely hopes I'm hungry and extremely thirsty!

Vue du ciel de la campagne de Bourgogne
© Mathieu Mouillet - Vue du ciel de la campagne de Bourgogne

A geometrical view of fields from the basket of a hot-air balloon.

Un randonneur traverse un pont dans le Morvan
© Mathieu Mouillet - Un randonneur traverse un pont dans le Morvan

A wild ramble in the shade of the forests, while on the great crossing through Morvan.

Champignons dans les forêts de Bourgogne
© Mathieu Mouillet - Champignons dans les forêts de Bourgogne

Moss and mushrooms line the route and watch the ramblers pass by.

Le renard, animal commun dans les campagnes de Bourgogne
© Mathieu Mouillet - Le renard, animal commun dans les campagnes de Bourgogne

On a weekend at the beginning of the hunting season, a fox creeps between the hedges, on the Anost coast.

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By 马修·穆耶(Mathieu Mouillet)

Mathieu Mouillet has been criss-crossing the planet for over 15 years. After touring the world by bike and visiting over 45 countries, the globe-trotter has launched into an exotic journey – but this time through France! He has spent 18 months visiting the least populated areas of what geographers call the 'diagonal of the void'...