Introduction
316km (196 miles) SE of Paris; 39km (24 miles) SW of Dijon
This is the capital of the Burgundy wine country and one of the best-preserved medieval cities in the district, with a girdle of ramparts. Its history is over 2,000 years old. Beaune was a Gallic sanctuary, then a Roman town. Until the 14th century, it was the residence of the ducs de Bourgogne. When the last duke, Charles the Bold, died in 1477, Louis XI annexed Beaune.
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Musée du Vin de Bourgogne
Housed in the former mansion of the ducs de Bourgogne, the Musée du Vin de Bourgogne traces the evolution of the region's winemaking. The collection...
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Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu
One of the town's most visible antique buildings is the Hôtel-Dieu. It thrived during the Middle Ages under an order of nuns associated with the...
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Musée des Beaux-Arts et Musée Marey
Along with a rich Gallo-Roman archaeological section, this museum has paintings from the 16th to the 19th centuries, including Flemish primitives,...
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