City to stop between Dijon and Marseille

Hi,

I am going to south france by car and trying to find a nice city were we could stay overnight and enjoy the place a little bit (having a nice dinner, some sightseeing, etc). Would you have a place to suggest that would be more or less middle way from Dijon to Marseille? We are taking 3 days to go from Reims to Marseille so we would like to stop in nice (typical) french places...

Thanks for any suggestions!

Viviane

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You may stop in Lyon, a beautiful city (the whole city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site), famous for its gastronomy. It is not right in the middle betwwen Dijon and Marseille, but could be OK to arrive early to enjoy a walking guided tour, for example. And go on your visit the next morning, having lunch in a nice restaurant before leaving for Marseille. Have a look :

http://www.en.lyon-france.com/

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A logical stop would be Avignon...

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Middle way... well, Avignon, as suggested, or Aix, are great for a stop, but quite close to Marseille. Lyon is a much bigger city, some ugly parts but a wonderful old area near St-Jean cathedral. From Dijon you just follow the highway south, and in Lyon center you park (the old area is pedestrians only).

Another option would be some charming farmstay in a nice village, you have many of them along the Rhone valley, great wine area, great dinner, however you would not really have %26quot;sightseeing%26quot; in this case!

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What about Vienne - south of Lyon - for a different kind of feel than a large city?

jhgrady

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Vienne has a few great buildings from the Roman era, and a wonderful Roman museum. Except for this, well, and specially on evening and sundays, I find the place totally ugly and depressing! Worth a short stop on a sunny afternoon, but avoid spending the evening there!

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Lyon gets my vote too.

For years we either drove around the city or through it depending on the traffic. Last year we stopped , stayed in the old town and had a great time!

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