How do you verify each piece of information before publishing it?

Every fact is cross-checked against the primary source: the town hall's official website, INSEE, DRAC, BIVB, the tourist office. I travel in person to the addresses I recommend. Prices are taken on site or from the professional's official website, with the date they were recorded.

Why are there no adverts or affiliate links?

This guide is self-funded from my own money and my own time. No brand pays to appear here. That guarantees editorial independence: I recommend what I have visited and verified, not what earns me a commission.

How often are the pages updated?

Each page shows its real update date (the last git commit on the source file). Articles are reviewed at least once a year, and as soon as a significant detail changes (opening hours, prices, a closure). Corrections reported to me are published within 48 hours, with their date.

What is the difference between this guide and a tourist office?

A tourist office's mission is to promote the whole area. This guide's mission is to inform the traveller without a promotional filter: I say what disappoints, what is closed and what is not worth the detour. Tourist offices are partners (sources), not my model.

Can I use your content on my website?

No. All of the content (text, photos, data) is protected by copyright. Any reproduction requires prior written permission. Contact me to discuss an editorial partnership.

How do you report corrections?

Every reported correction is published on the Editorial Charter page with its date, the place concerned and the details of the correction. The corrector's name appears only if they agree to it. No correction is made silently.

Methodology: written and verified

On-site checks: I go there in person

Nothing replaces being there. Before recommending a restaurant, a guesthouse, a trail or a wine estate, I go. I eat, I sleep, I walk, I taste. I note the prices on the menu, observe the welcome and record the state of the place. A page published without an on-site visit carries the label “Not visited” and does not appear in the main recommendations.

Primary sources: no copy and paste

Every figure, date and historical fact is tied to its source. The sources I accept:

INSEE: demographics, businesses, income, housing (source: insee.fr)
Town halls & inter-municipal bodies: opening hours, facility charges, municipal orders, local urban plans (PLU)
DRAC Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: historic monuments, labels, protections (source: culture.gouv.fr)
BIVB: wine figures, appellations, acreages, yields (source: vins-bourgogne.fr)
Accredited tourist offices: for visitor-numbers data and official events
Daily local press: Le Bien Public and Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire for news on the ground

The following are not considered primary sources: Wikipedia (useful for orientation, never for citation), travel blogs, review sites (TripAdvisor, Google Maps) and unsourced entries from other guides.

Guaranteed freshness: a real date, not a display

The date shown on each page (dateModified) is the date of the last Git commit on the Markdown source file, not a manually entered date. This rules out made-up dates. A page not modified for more than a year shows a discreet visual alert.

Public corrections: zero silent corrections

Any error reported through the contact form or by email is dealt with within 48 hours. The correction is published on the Editorial Charter with: the date, the place concerned, the original error, the correction, and the contributor's name (unless they decline). This transparency is the only safeguard against drift.

Total independence: no ads, no affiliation, no disguised partnership

This guide contains no advertising, no affiliate links and no sponsored content. The economic model is personal: I fund the hosting, the domain name and my travel. The professionals featured in the guide have paid nothing to be there. They are there because I visited them and they meet the criteria.

What I do not do (and why)

I do not invent anecdotes to fill a gap in the information.
I do not describe a visit I have not made.
I do not rank addresses according to a payment or a personal relationship.
I do not publish a press release without cross-checking it.
I do not recommend “the best”: I describe what exists, with its strengths and its limits.

Name: Trésors de Côte d'Or
Type: Independent departmental guide
Founded: 2,024
Pages published: 87
Verified addresses: 240+
Sources cited: 412
Author: Benjamin M.
Location: Dijon, Côte-d'Or (21)
Area covered: Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Advertising: None
Affiliation: None
Last updated: 25 August 2026