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Create your own wine blend

After a guided tasting of the principal grape varieties of Chai Saint Olive, it’s time to try your hand at blending wine. Guided by experts, you can compose your own bespoke blend according to your personal taste preferences, experimenting with aromas, balance and structure, before leaving with your finished bottle as a souvenir.

See Lyon from the river

With around 20 boarding points spread throughout the city, Water Taxi Lyon allows you to see the city from a different perspective. As you navigate the Saône and Rhône rivers, you’ll see the facades of Old Lyon with its historic quays (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and gain a new appreciation of the city’s defining hillside neighborhoods of Fourvière and Croix-Rousse, as the bustle of daily life unfolds along the water.

Silk-screen printing workshops

For centuries, silk was the source of Lyon's wealth and international reputation. Led by skilled artisans, these workshops offer the chance to learn about the traditional techniques of silk painting or silk-screen printing, and to try your hand at this craft. In small groups, you will create your own scarf, following in the footsteps of silk masters who made Lyon famous throughout Europe from the Renaissance onwards.

Itinerary - Journey along the legendary Route Nationale 7

From Burgundy to the Mediterranean, the RN7 remains the legendary road of France. This week-long journey of discovery means traveling to where Relais & Châteaux first originated. Even today, the properties that border the route are synonymous with refinement, luxury, and the finest cuisine. <a href="https://www.relaischateaux.com/us/destinations/routes-du-bonheur/michel-troisgros" target="_new"><b>See the itinerary</b></a>