Word: wined
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...near by. It has two three-star hotels, the Mojácar and the Moresco ($25 for a double with bath). Dinner for two at several good restaurants should cost $15 to $20, while the beach cafes will serve a lunch of fried fish, paella, salad and a jug of wine for half that. Farther up the coast are Puerto de Mazarron and La Manga del Mar Menor, which has a new casino and two championship golf courses. In most villages there are summer festivals, many celebrating the lively local folk arts...
Some of the best of la belle France is within convenient reach of Paris. Less than 200 miles south of the capital lie the vine-covered slopes of Burgundy. Rooms and restaurant tables are plentiful. The grands crus wines, especially those grown on the Côte d'Or, the Slope of Gold, and the Côte de Beaune can be sampled along with lesser vintages at wine caves or the many charming restaurants along the road. The great regional dishes are considerably less expensive than pallid Parisian versions of this essentially peasant food. The one-star Les Gourmets...
...food, the wine and the sights complement each other. Châteaux and churches along the wine route from Dijon to Beaune are open all day and illuminated at night. Vestiges of the mother of medieval abbeys-the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul at Cluny, established in 910?still stand. Cluny, together with the 11th century Church of St. Philibert at Tournus and that acropolis of Middle Ages Christianity, the Basilica at Vézelay, along with Burgundy's 505 other churches, are among Europe's great treasures of romanesque architecture...
...worth seeing and are close to major cities. An hour from Munich is Augsburg, home of the Holbein family, whose 1,000-year-old cathedral has the oldest stained glass in Germany. An easy train ride from expensive Heidelberg is Würzburg, a city of baroque architecture and prized wines. Another good base is Rüdesheim, convenient to the Rhine and the wine country. A three-hour boat ride from Rüdesheim to Koblenz costs $15 in modern steamers with breath-catching views of castles at almost every bend. A double room in a decent hotel costs between...
...city children who think eggs grow in cartons. More than 4,000 farmhouses offer bed, breakfast and participation in farm life, all for between $5 and $8 a day. Village pubs serve solid, inexpensive fare, but some farmhouses allow guests to cook simple meals. The light white Austrian wine goes for $2 a two-liter bottle...