Camping Onlycamp Les Chaumes du Mont

Active types can keep up their daily exercise regime with swims in the lake or knocking a ball around on the adjacent tennis court. For something a bit more adrenaline-inducing, brave souls can try paragliding at the Montagne des Trois Croix (15 minutes’ drive), a viewpoint with lots of footpaths overlooking Burgundy vineyards. Much better than overlooking wineries is actually visiting them and tasting their wares; there are several Côte d’Or vineyards open for guided tours, tastings and sales within 15 minutes’ drive of the site. Gorgeous Beaune (25 minutes) is another wine-lover’s hotspot with lots of bars to check out – and, of course, its distinctive half-timbered houses and hostels topped with gaily patterned tiled roofs. You can tour more historic sights – a Roman amphitheatre, cathedral and medieval ramparts – in Autun (half an hour), or explore hilltop Châteauneuf-en-Auxois (40 minutes), built as a fortified village in the 12th century. Prefer to take a break from the car? Take a stroll into Nolay (10 minutes’ walk) to admire its timber-framed houses and have a coffee in a terrace bar.