How to spend the perfect weekend in Burgundy

A weekend itinerary in Burgundy highlights the region’s aviation-to-vineyard connections and its focus on food and wine culture. The plan begins with an early flight to Lyon, where the airport has expanded to serve more than 130 destinations across 46 countries. From there, the article places Pommard, an 18th-century village, roughly a 90-minute taxi drive north via the autoroute. It then moves to lunch at Le Clos in Château la Commaraine, a property founded in 1112 and operating as a 37-room luxury hotel with an 18m pool, with rooms starting at £520. Saturday includes local bakery stops in Cissey and a lesson in winemaking in Meursault before heading to Beaune, home to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital built after the Hundred Years’ War and active until 1971. Sunday’s schedule features breakfast at Clos Monopole (8.9 acres) and a final walk in Pommard, including visits to Michelin-starred dining and the opening of a second restaurant at the château during the stay.