Motorradtour zwischen Dijon und Lyon

Motorradtour zwischen Dijon und Lyon

It continues from Villersexel, where there wasn’t that much to show, to Dijon via the “Parc national de forêts”. In the last video I drove through Alsace and the Vosges to Villersexel and in this video I drove all the way to Lyon.

From Villersexel we first went along not so exciting country roads to the “Parc national de forêts”, a national forest park. Here I collect a few more kilometers of curves until I continue south to beautiful Dijon. In the mustard capital of France, I take a day to see the sights

Before continuing on to Lyon, the actual destination of this holiday trip. I then have French lessons there for a week and explore the city and the surrounding area before heading home again. But more on all of this later. It’s nice to have you there again and have fun with this video!

This morning also awaits me with brilliant weather and bright sunshine over the vast agricultural landscapes. The Parc national de forêts then offers me a few lonely and gentle curves before I encounter the city traffic of Dijon. Hello from Place de la Liberation here in the heart of Dijon. The capital for

Mustard lovers with the world-famous Dijon mustard or for wine lovers, because Dijon is in the heart of Burgundy and offers plenty of opportunities to taste wines from the region. I’ll take a closer look at the city here. Many sights are actually spread around this square where I’m standing right now.

Perhaps one of the city’s most famous sons is Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the builder of the Eiffel Tower. The final plans for the Dijon market hall are at least based on drawings from his office . It was completed in 1875 and since I love cooking,

I definitely have to take a look at the rich displays here. When I visited the Gothic Dijon Cathedral from 1792, I was lucky enough to have a huge choir singing the appropriate soundtrack for the tour. Instead of sitting down in a café in the hectic city center, we simply had a small

Selection from a nice patisserie and a coffee break in the nearby Jardin Darcy. My new pocket knife, which has been with me since Strasbourg, was also used. Even though I often already have an idea of ​​what I want to see and where, it’s also really nice to just drift through the streets.

Today we drive around 280 kilometers from Dijon to Lyon. Actually a pure trans ferry trip, which I didn’t expect much from when I was planning it. However, the route often led through very beautiful landscapes. For example, right behind Dijon I drive through endless rows of vines.

A little later we head along the Canal du Center, where recreational boaters can slow down. Towards the end I have a little more fun on the curves. Then I finally go to Lyon and look for my accommodation for the coming week of language lessons.

As soon as I leave the city, I find myself on the Route des Grands Crus. In German this means something like The Road of the Great Growths, i.e. the fine wines. One of the leading wine-growing regions in France is located on this themed road, which is around 60 kilometers long

. Not every single wine here has to be great, because “Grand Cru” is primarily a name for the location. Depending on the region or country, this term is used differently. The term “Großes Gewächs” also exists in Germany, for example, but here it is used solely as the highest classification level and not as

A name for a location. The small historic towns of Burgundy and the long slopes that shine golden in the morning light are a dream to look at and an impressive explanation of why this department is called “Côte-d’Or”, i.e. Golden Slope.

The artificial Canal du Center accompanied me on my way for a few kilometers. Here some recreational boaters are traveling at a little more than walking speed and enjoying the landscape to the left and right of the waterway. Closer to Lyon it actually gets more curvy and I discover

A few small streets in the middle of nowhere: I like it that way. As soon as I can see the big city on the horizon, it swallows me up. I’m looking forward to exploring the city itself on foot and the surrounding area by motorbike,

But first I’m sweating in the slow city traffic and I just want to park the motorbike and get out of my clothes. I have a small apartment in Lyon for the next five days and will try

To work on my language skills in a French course. The course runs until around 1 p.m. every day and after that I will have plenty of time to see the city. On the last day I take a trip into the surrounding area on my motorbike before unfortunately I have to go back home.

With the Parc de la Tête d’Or, Lyon has one of the largest city parks in France. The actual center of the city is the Presqu’île, the peninsula surrounded by the Rhone and Saône rivers. Here you will find, for example, the opera

With its striking barrel-shaped dome, the town hall and the Musée des Beaux-Arts. On the western bank of the Saône there is a steep climb up to the Fourvière hill. On top of which the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Tour

Métallique, modeled on the Eiffel Tower, are enthroned. Not far from the basilica there are also the remains of a Roman theater. With its lavish 62,000 square meters of emptiness, Place Bellecour is the third largest square in France after Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux and

Place de la Concorde in Paris. Like the entire peninsula of central Lyon, Place Bellecour is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Supposedly a gold replica of Christ’s head is buried on the park grounds. Hence the name of the park: Park of the Golden Head.

The area was already called that before the actual park opened here in 1857. But even without hidden treasure, the park with its botanical garden or free zoo facilities is worth a visit. The complex also includes a 16-hectare lake. I make myself comfortable on the bank,

Use my new knife to open a bottle of local wine and enjoy it with some sausage, olives and baguette. Lyon is a big city with a lot of history and certainly offers something for everyone. From 43 BC the city was a Roman administrative center and

From this time there is still an ancient Roman theater that can be visited. In comparison, modern buildings such as the opera, the town hall and the Musée des Beaux-Arts are practically next to each other in the center of Lyon. If you then change side of the river again, you will find the 30

Hectare district of Vieux Lyon on the right bank of the Saône. There are still around 500 houses here that date back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. One of the largest and best-preserved old town ensembles in France.

In this part of the city you can also reach one of Lyon’s landmarks: the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière via countless steps and inclines or with a funicular . Today’s basilica was completed in 1872 , but a Lady Chapel had stood at this location since 1168.

Anyone who likes to eat well will get their money’s worth in Lyon: chefs like the legendary Paul Bocuse helped the city achieve global culinary fame and countless restaurants compete for customers here. I managed at least one trip to the Lyon area by motorbike. The

French course was simply more engaging than initially expected and the city itself also offers more than enough excursion destinations, as you can probably guess. No monumental sights await me on my trip, but rather surprisingly small and lonely streets right outside the gates of this big city.

I leave the city in a southerly direction. Just outside the city I can explore a few curves along the vineyards on the Rhone and then turn off to my circuit. Of course no Alpine passes but beautiful winding country roads that get me

Used to riding a motorbike again before I have to head home the next day. Like every day here, the sun is shining with a blue sky and a temperature of around 25 degrees. I leave the city in a mix of stop-and-go and a refreshing expressway.

A little later the relaxation sets in. As if you were 100 kilometers away from the nearest city, there is virtually nothing going on on the streets. Non-slip roads meander through the landscape, dried out by the long summer, and the promising vineyards. Initially the view of the Rhone is clear,

Before the streets become smaller and the towns become more rare. In a lonely church square we are the only guests in the only Café Srägstrich shop in the area. As much as I occasionally appreciate the liveliness and diversity of big cities,

I always noticeably feel less stressed when I’m just alone in the middle of nowhere. As with all of my tours, you can find the GPX data and a supplementary travel report on my homepage. My day trip and my vacation are coming to an end and I’m driving back into the city

To relax and prepare for my early morning departure. I drive home via federal roads and motorways, which is why my video ends with these pictures. I’m glad that you accompanied me. See you soon and take care!

Eine Woche Sprachunterricht und der Wunsch die Stadt und das Umland zu erkunden, treiben mich nach Lyon. Auf dieser Tour führt mich mein Weg zunächst von Villersexsel in die französische Senf-Hauptstadt Dijon, die ich mir ebenfalls etwas näher anschaue. Dann geht es weiter nach Lyon, wo ich im Spätherbst zudem nochmal ordentlich Sonne tanke vor dem anstehenden Winter. Nach meiner Anreise durch das Elsass war diese Passage eigentlich als reiner Transfer gedacht, doch stelle sich diese Passage als durchaus motorradfreundlich heraus. Viel Sonne und schöne Straßen inklusive!

00:00 Start in Villersexsel
00:23 Tourübersicht Villersexsel bis Dijon
02:04 Parc national de forêts
02:21 Place de la Libération (Dijon)
03:04 Markthalle (Dijon)
03:30 Kathedrale (Dijon)
03:57 Jardin Darcy (Dijon)
05:11 Tourübersicht Dijon bis Lyon
06:45 Route des Grands Crus
07:54 Canal du Centre
10:02 Übersicht Lyon
11:26 Parc de la Tête d’Or
13:57 Fontaine de la Place du Maréchal Lyautey
14:07 Presqu’île Lyon (Stadtkern)
14:36 Notre-Dame de Fourvière
15:52 Tourübersicht Ausflug ins Umland
20:34 Kaffeepause
21:50 Abschied

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