Barizey: Wine, Church and Hiking

Barizey brings together winegrowing, heritage and hiking, offering different reasons to visit. Domaine Bertrand offers a cellar tasting, the Church of Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste is listed as a Monument historique, and the Givry–Jambles–Barizey–Saint-Denis-de-Vaux loop is a 25-kilometre hiking route. If you’re looking for a hotel in Barizey, it helps to decide in advance what you want to focus on during your trip: wine, architecture or hiking each raise different planning considerations.

Wine tasting at Domaine Bertrand

Domaine Bertrand is located at 2 Rue Verger, 71640 Barizey. Visits and wine purchases are available by prior appointment only. The Domaine offers wine tasting in its tasting cellar. If you’re planning to take part, arrange your visit in advance. A winegrowing experience can sometimes include everything from the cellar and the barrels to the vineyards. Such a visit can therefore cover several aspects of winegrowing; however, a walk through the vineyards is only occasionally included. If you want to visit the Domaine or buy wine there, arranging an appointment is the specific point to plan for.

Church of Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste

The Church of Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste in Barizey was listed as a Monument historique in 1976. It is designed in the Neoclassical style and has the floor plan of a Greek cross. In this type of floor plan, four arms of equal length meet in the centre. This describes the building’s shape; its 1976 listing adds a dated heritage designation. For travel plans focused on architecture, both the style and the floor plan provide specific points of reference.

The landscape of the Vallée des Vaux

In the Vallée des Vaux and its surroundings, the landscape is shaped by hills, vineyards and rocks. Paths lead through vineyards and forests to viewpoints. Barizey is one of the municipalities that add to the area’s natural and cultural appeal. A visit to the Domaine can be set in the landscape context of the Vallée des Vaux and its neighbouring municipalities. The paths through forests and vineyards, as well as the viewpoints, add to this connection with nature.

Hiking the Givry–Jambles–Barizey–Saint-Denis-de-Vaux loop

The Givry–Jambles–Barizey–Saint-Denis-de-Vaux loop is a 25-kilometre circular hiking route. One section of the route description gives more detail about the approach to Barizey: before the “BARIZEY” sign, the trail follows a grassy path for about 1,700 metres and then turns onto Rue du Lavoir. The two distances refer to different scales: 25 kilometres for the entire loop, and about 1,700 metres for the described grassy stretch before the village sign. This distinguishes the length of the full loop from the specific detail of this one section.

Discover more destinations: Chissey-Lès-Mâcon, Bourgvilain, Saint-Sernin-Du-Plain, La Tagnière, Charmoy, Mercurey, La Frette, Torpes

For the broader travel overview: Saône-Et-Loire.