Fleurie is a jewel and, to discover this charming village which is quite emblematic of the Beaujolais area, nothing is better than a stay in a guest house where you are well treated and where good restaurants abound in quantity.
Our steps lead us to Jean-Luc Canard and Elyett Conesa, in Emeringes. They are wine growers whose fields cling onto the granite slopes of historical Beaujolais, on which are planted their ancient vines. You can stay there and discover the whole area, but you can also taste this marvellous fine wine, with the flavours of fruits and flowers.
Their Beaujolais wine is a wonder. The grapes are harvested by hand, in whole bunches and the wine growers adore to speak about their work and their area. A profitable stay for all elegant wine amateurs!
At Château de la Chapelle des Bois, you have another rendez-vous with a human adventure. Olivier Salus and Agnès changed their job when they were thirty years old; they had to work hard and to learn all kinds of trades, to give a future to this beautiful 18th century castle.
The restoration lasted more than three years but the result is worth it. Many foreign visitors (mainly from Northern Europe) in love with France, Beaujolais area and its history, fill up, several times a year, the five rooms all furnished in the style of the historical character who gave them their names. All those who adored the film Marie Antoinette , by Sofia Coppola, will want to give up the alleys of Versailles, to settle in the suite of rooms of her name. Undoubtedly, the Beaujolais area, its wines and the whole countryside have inexhaustible resources.
The real recipe for Coq au Vin of Fleurie.
Domaine de Monsepeys, at Emeringes.
3 ears guest rooms (i.e. very comfortable)
Jean-Luc Canard and Elyett Conesa
Les Benons 69840 Emeringes
Tel.: +33 (0) 4 74 04 45 11
http://perso.orange.fr/domaine.de.monsepeys/
Single room 46 euros and 52 euros, for 2 people. 12 euros for an additional bed.
In the village, at 600 m, you can have your meals in the excellent Inn of the Vine Growers La Tassèe
Tel.: +33 (0) 4 74 04 45 72 (closed onTuesays)
To explore: the Circuit des Crêtes (Circuit of the Peaks) covering 40 kilometres and 9 communes, to discover architectural wonders and the products of the soil. Château de la Chapelle des Bois (a top rate 4 ears Gîte de France)
In the locality called La chapelle des Bois
69820 Fleurie
Olivier Salus
Tel.: +33 (0) 4 74 04 10 29
http://www.chateaudelachapelledesbois.com/
Rooms have historical names such as: Mademoiselle de la Fayette (95 euros), La Pompadour (95 euros), the Du Barry (110 euros), Josèphine de Beauharnais (95 euros) and the suite Marie-Antoinette from 130 to 215 euros (for 4 people)
Among the numerous restaurants of the village and around, one will retain the Cep of Chantal Chagny, in Fleurie, for crayfish of the Saône River, frogs with herbs, the andouillettes beaujolaises and his fish stew of eels cooked with Beaujolais wine.
Place de l’Eglise
Tel.: +33 (0) 4 74 04 10 77
