Our holiday is coming to an end and there is little time left to see the sights. Today, however we went to that wonderful wine town of Nuits St Georges. We found it to be very touristy so we walked around it a couple of times, had lunch at the ominously named Eden Pizzeria and then took a drive through the hills to Ternant or rather Hameau de Rolle where there is a rustic restaurant called la ferme de Rolle where we thought we might try out tomorrow. We decided not to but the drive was beautiful, through undulating hills with trees changing to their autumn colours. It was a completely different Burgundy and well worth the visit. The drive back took us through a town called Boulliand which is also rustic and has nothing to recommend it other than it's narrow streets and a very expensive restaurant. As we came closer to Villers la Faye the view of vines on the hillside was amazing to our eyes. We stopped to get a better view. There were vines in very straight rows on either side of a small valley. These vines were the straightest most disciplined plants we have ever seen - not a leaf out place. The rows went vertically and horizontally along the hillside and created a beautiful picture. Five minutes later saw us draw into the driveway of our gite. Now night has fallen and we have watched the clearest sunset we have seen in the area.
The photo of Nuits Saint Georges from a hill above shows a refined church building. The only other town feature besides its vineyards is a beffroi completed in 1619, now sporting a clock with carillon that plays a charming tune before the clock chimes.
We returned briefly to the town for provisions on Friday, and spent the rest of the day strolling and reading.
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