Camping Les Bords de Seille

Known as the ‘book village’ of the Saône-et-Loire, Cuisery (10 minutes’ walk) is the place to browse second-hand booksellers and rummage through the open-air book market on the first Sunday of every month. Among the antiquarian bookshops, you can graze on goodies from upmarket delis and see Burgundian wildlife exhibits at the Centre Eden. If you’re more gourmet than book aficionado, visit medieval Tournus (10 minutes) sitting on the side of the River Saône, to admire its Romanesque-era abbey and church. Culture attended to, repair to one of the town’s award-winning restaurants for a leisurely lunch or supper accompanied by a decent glass of Burgundy wine. There’s more Romanesque majesty to be seen at hilltop Brancion Castle (25 minutes), topping a sleepy rural village – or fast-forward in time to the 17th century with a tour of the formal gardens, box-hedge maze and gilt-encrusted apartments at stately Château de Cormatin (half an hour).