The châteaux of Burgundy
Fortresses, Renaissance palaces and wine châteaux: how to visit each one, and its drive from Beaune.
All the châteaux
145 châteauxHighlights first, then nearest to Beaune
- Wine château
Château du Clos de Vougeot
The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. - Wine château
Château de Meursault
A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. - Wine château
Château de Pommard
A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. - Medieval fortress
Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune
A 14th-century castle with four round towers, and a park full of fighter jets. - Medieval fortress
Château de La Rochepot
The Pot family's medieval fortress, rebuilt with glazed tile roofs by the Carnot family. - Renaissance château
Château de Sully
A moated Renaissance château where Marshal Mac-Mahon was born, still home to his family. - Classical château
Château de Commarin
A lived-in family château with medieval towers, wide moats and rare Renaissance heraldic tapestries. - Renaissance château
Château de Cormatin
The most lavish Louis XIII apartments in France, inside a moated château with a box maze garden.
Château d’Ancy-le-Franc
Renaissance château · An Italian Renaissance palace in northern Burgundy, designed by Serlio and lined with painted rooms. · 1 h 29 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Bussy-Rabutin
Renaissance château · The home of a disgraced courtier in exile, painted wall to wall with portraits and mottoes. · 1 h 05 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Rully
Medieval fortress · A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. · 27 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)
Medieval fortress · The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. · 24 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Germolles
Medieval fortress · The best-preserved residence of the Valois dukes of Burgundy, a country palace made for a duchess. · 33 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Brancion
Medieval fortress · A feudal fortress and car-free medieval village on a rocky spur between Tournus and Cluny. · 57 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Châteauneuf
Medieval fortress · A walled medieval fortress on a rocky ridge, watching over the Auxois from its village of stone houses. · 34 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Tanlay
Renaissance château · A moated Renaissance château of the Coligny family, with a trompe-l'œil gallery and a long canal. · 1 h 36 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Beaune
Medieval fortress · Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. · In Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Challanges
Manor · A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. · In Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Chorey
Manor · A moated manor with lone round towers and a dovecote, at the edge of Chorey. · 10 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de la Commaraine
Manor · A towered château in the heart of Pommard, set in its own walled Premier Cru vineyard. · 10 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Corton
Manor · The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. · 11 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château Corton C
Wine château · A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. · 12 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Serrigny
Classical château · A moated château of around 1700 in a large English-style park with a long canal. · 13 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Monthelie
Classical château · An 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. · 13 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)
Medieval fortress · Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. · 14 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Cîteaux
Manor · A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. · 14 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de la Velle
Manor · A 16th-century fortified house on the southern edge of Meursault, with its own wine estate. · 15 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Corcelles
Medieval fortress · A small Gothic castle with a gate tower and dovecote, on the plain facing Meursault. · 16 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Changey
Classical château · An 18th-century château above Pernand, with a remarkable park watered entirely by gravity. · 17 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château fort de Saint-Romain
Medieval fortress · Medieval castle ruins on a rocky spur, with wide views over the Saint-Romain cliffs. · 17 min from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Melin
Renaissance château · A Renaissance manor in a wooded park, now an organic wine estate with guest rooms. · 18 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Puligny-Montrachet
Wine château · A 17th-century château with its own walled vines in the white wine village of Puligny. · 18 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Gamay
Manor · A medieval fortified house in the hamlet that gave its name to the Gamay grape. · 19 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Prémeaux
Wine château · A family wine estate in Premeaux, rebuilt with the stones of a vanished castle. · 20 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Chassagne-Montrachet
Wine château · Great 14th-century vaulted cellars under a wine château in the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet. · 20 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de la Maltroye
Wine château · An 18th-century family wine house at the top of Chassagne, with a diamond-patterned tile roof. · 21 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Quincey
Classical château · A moated classical château at the end of a long avenue, just south-east of Nuits. · 23 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Lusigny-sur-Ouche
Classical château · A late 17th-century château in the Ouche valley, famous for its domed grand staircase. · 23 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Maison forte d’Agencourt
Manor · A moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. · 24 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de la Crée
Wine château · A 19th-century wine manor in Santenay-le-Haut, above cellars from the time of Nicolas Rolin. · 25 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Vosne-Romanée
Wine château · The family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. · 26 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château d’Écutigny
Manor · A moated 17th-century château on medieval foundations, reached by a listed tree-lined avenue. · 26 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de la Tour
Wine château · The only estate that makes its wine inside the walls of the Clos de Vougeot. · 28 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Gilly
Classical château · The former country residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, now a five-star hotel near Vougeot. · 28 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Mercey
Manor · An early 17th-century manor with square towers and a dovecote, above the Maranges vineyards. · 29 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Chamilly
Wine château · A classical château in a green valley, cradle of the Bouton de Chamilly family and a wine estate. · 29 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Chamirey
Wine château · An elegant 18th-century wine château in Mercurey, at the heart of a 37-hectare family estate. · 31 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Montaigu
Medieval fortress · The ruined hilltop stronghold of the lords of Montaigu, above the vineyards of Mercurey. · 32 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Gevrey-Chambertin
Medieval fortress · A 13th-century fortress built by the abbots of Cluny above the old village of Gevrey. · 33 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Dracy
Wine château · A castle of 1547 on a hillside near Couches, with a long 18th-century wine cellar. · 33 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Barbirey
Manor · A country house in the Ouche valley, known for its terraced kitchen garden and park. · 34 min from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Brochon
Renaissance château · A Loire-style château built by the poet who gave the Côte d'Azur its name. · 34 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Morlet
Renaissance château · A fortified manor near Épinac with a striking Renaissance gatehouse of 1584. · 34 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Couches
Medieval fortress · A medieval fortress above the Creuse valley, with a Flamboyant chapel and its own vineyard. · 34 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Manoir de la Perrière
Manor · A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. · 35 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Montculot
Classical château · The Hautes-Côtes country house linked to the Romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine. · 36 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Taisey
Classical château · A graceful house of the 1680s beside an old square tower, on a terrace above the Saône. · 36 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Marsannay
Wine château · A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. · 37 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Couchey
Manor · A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. · 37 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Longecourt
Renaissance château · A moated brick castle in the plain, dressed in 18th-century stucco and still lived in. · 39 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Rosey
Classical château · An elegant 1767 country house built by a royal falconer on a hillside south of Givry. · 40 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy
Manor · A moated medieval castle reinvented in the romantic troubadour style by Viollet-le-Duc's son-in-law. · 43 min from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)
Medieval fortress · The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. · 45 min from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Montmusard
Classical château · The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. · 45 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Chailly
Renaissance château · A fortified manor turned Renaissance residence, now a four-star hotel with its own 18-hole golf course. · 45 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Ponneau
Manor · A small 15th-century manor near Buxy, with an arcaded gallery and a chapel of Saint James dated 1447. · 45 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Abbaye de La Ferté
Classical château · The palace of the first daughter-house of Cîteaux, with 18th-century rooms, scientific collections and a landscaped park. · 46 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château d’Éguilly
Medieval fortress · A moated Auxois stronghold of the late 12th century, rescued from ruin by private owners. · 47 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Bressey-sur-Tille
Classical château · An 18th-century château east of Dijon with a Palladian-inspired façade added in 1786. · 48 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château Pontus de Tyard
Manor · The fortified birthplace of Pontus de Tyard, Renaissance poet of La Pléiade, with conservation vineyards and orchards. · 49 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Sennecey-le-Grand
Renaissance château · The remains of the proud Bauffremont château, where Sennecey-le-Grand now has its town hall. · 49 min from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Mont-Saint-Jean
Medieval fortress · A hilltop medieval stronghold with a keep and ramparts, above a village of old stone houses. · 50 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de La Chapelle-de-Bragny
Medieval fortress · A fortified enclosure in the Glandon valley, with a Romanesque chapel and a wooden Virgin in Majesty. · 50 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Ruffey
Medieval fortress · A castle with rock-cut ditches and round towers in a quiet hamlet of Sennecey-le-Grand. · 50 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château d’Auxonne
Medieval fortress · Louis XI's five-sided fortress guarding a crossing of the Saône at Auxonne. · 51 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château d’Arcelot
Classical château · Burgundy's first neoclassical château, with a coloured stucco salon and a landscape park. · 52 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Missery
Classical château · An 18th-century château set on a moated medieval platform, framed by its old round towers. · 53 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Sercy
Medieval fortress · A storybook castle beside a pond, crowned by one of the oldest surviving timber hoardings in France. · 53 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Bresse-sur-Grosne
Manor · A castle with Cistercian wine buildings and a model farm, held by the same family since 1799. · 53 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Salmaise
Medieval fortress · A medieval castle on a rocky spur, cut off by rock-hewn ditches, in a hill village. · 54 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Posanges
Medieval fortress · A compact moated castle with four round towers, built in the 1440s for a ducal servant. · 54 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Balleure
Manor · Birthplace of the Renaissance historian Pierre de Saint-Julien de Balleure, now a luxury guest house. · 54 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Ménessaire
Manor · A Morvan castle under glazed-tile roofs, with a rediscovered 17th-century painted ceiling and guest rooms. · 57 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château d’Uxelles
Classical château · The cradle of the Uxelles marquisate on a spur above Chapaize, rebuilt as a country house in 1835. · 57 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château d’Ozenay
Manor · A stone-roofed manor beside a Romanesque church, held by one family for some four hundred years. · 57 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Nobles
Manor · A manor below Brancion with round towers, cannon ports and a richly carved Renaissance doorway. · 57 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Messey
Wine château · A fortified house near Tournus, reborn as an organic wine estate with rooms and winegrowers' cottages. · 58 min from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Marigny-le-Cahouët
Medieval fortress · A moated castle of the plain, with towers, a drawbridge and a Gothic Revival gate. · 59 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Thil
Medieval fortress · A ruined fortress and a Gothic collegiate church on a lone hilltop, visible for miles across the Auxois. · 59 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Cruzille
Medieval fortress · A fortress on a spur above Cruzille, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Liberation of 1944. · 1 h from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Frôlois
Medieval fortress · A stern medieval castle on a rocky spur, with warm period rooms that open in summer. · 1 h 01 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Talmay
Classical château · A 13th-century keep towering over an elegant 18th-century château near the Vingeanne. · 1 h 01 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Lux
Renaissance château · The château where Henri IV gathered his troops before the battle of Fontaine-Française. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Gros-Chigy
Medieval fortress · A late medieval stronghold on the old frontier between ducal Burgundy and the royal Mâconnais. · 1 h 03 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Beaumont-sur-Vingeanne
Classical château · A small 18th-century folly with a clever split-level plan, set in gardens by the Vingeanne. · 1 h 04 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Lourdon
Medieval fortress · The ruined hilltop fortress of the abbots of Cluny, where the monks once hid their treasures. · 1 h 05 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Donjon de Semur-en-Auxois (Tour de l’Orle d’Or)
Medieval fortress · Four huge towers of the dukes of Burgundy's castle still guard the old town of Semur. · 1 h 06 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Vaux-sous-Targes
Classical château · An Italianate villa of 1830 in the Mâconnais, built by a Basque shipowner on a medieval moated site. · 1 h 06 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Bourbilly
Medieval fortress · The Serein valley home of Saint Jeanne de Chantal and the Marquise de Sévigné, still lived in today. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Chaumont
Classical château · Home of the La Guiche family since 1416, with one of the largest private stables in France. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Lantilly
Classical château · The 'château of a hundred windows', with 18th-century interiors and a celebrated flowering kitchen garden. · 1 h 08 from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Rosières
Medieval fortress · A well-preserved 15th-century fortified manor with machicolations near the Vingeanne. · 1 h 08 from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Fontaine-Française
Classical château · A classical château near the battlefield where Henri IV won a famous victory in 1595. · 1 h 09 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Digoine
Classical château · The pearl of the Charolais, an 18th-century château with a small private theatre, rose garden and landscaped park. · 1 h 11 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Berzé-le-Châtel
Medieval fortress · The largest medieval fortress of southern Burgundy, built to shield Cluny, with terraced gardens and its own wine. · 1 h 11 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Montfort
Medieval fortress · A ruined 13th-century fortress on a rocky plateau, linked to the story of the Shroud of Turin. · 1 h 12 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château d’Époisses
Medieval fortress · A double-walled fortress in the cheese village of Époisses, home to the same family since 1661. · 1 h 12 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Maison de Lamartine
Manor · The childhood home of Alphonse de Lamartine, a winegrowers' house that inspired some of his finest poems. · 1 h 13 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Montbard et Parc Buffon
Medieval fortress · The towers of a ducal castle, reshaped by the naturalist Buffon into terraced gardens above his home town. · 1 h 14 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Monceau
Classical château · Lamartine's wine château near Mâcon, where he wrote in a small wooden pavilion among the vines. · 1 h 14 from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Saint-Point
Manor · Lamartine's beloved home, remodelled in English Gothic taste, with his study, his museum and his tomb. · 1 h 15 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Pierreclos
Wine château · A medieval castle turned wine estate on a rocky spur near Solutré, full of Lamartine memories. · 1 h 15 from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Chastellux
Medieval fortress · A towered fortress at the gateway to the Morvan, still lived in by the family of its name. · 1 h 18 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Tramayes
Manor · A fortified house of 1598 on a pass south-west of Cluny, later owned by a friend of Lamartine. · 1 h 18 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Chasselas
Wine château · A three-towered castle with glazed-tile roofs in the Saint-Véran hills, long the heart of a wine estate. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Vinzelles
Wine château · Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château d’Estours
Manor · A moated fortified house south of Mâcon, fought over by Écorcheurs and Mâcon militias. · 1 h 22 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Rochefort
Renaissance château · The ruined residence of Louis XI's physician, being rebuilt stone by stone by a volunteer association. · 1 h 23 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Bazoches
Medieval fortress · The castle Vauban bought with a royal reward, and turned into a workshop for his military engineers. · 1 h 23 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Vault-de-Lugny
Medieval fortress · A moated castle with a tall square keep near Avallon, now an intimate five-star hotel. · 1 h 24 from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Nuits
Renaissance château · An elegant but fortified Renaissance château, built on the old border between Burgundy and Champagne. · 1 h 25 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Maulnes
Renaissance château · A pentagonal Renaissance château built around a spiral staircase and a well fed by springs. · 1 h 36 from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Viviers
Wine château · A 17th-century wine château on the high slopes east of Chablis, now farmed organically, with guest rooms. · 1 h 38 from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Béru
Wine château · A family château above the Chablis vineyards, with a rare sundial and moon dial, and biodynamic wines. · 1 h 39 from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château Long-Depaquit
Wine château · An 18th-century château in the heart of Chablis, home of the grand cru La Moutonne. · 1 h 43 from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château Corton Grancey
Classical château · An elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. · 12 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Cissey
Manor · An elegant 18th-century brick and stone house on the plain south of Beaune, beside a medieval chapel. · 14 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Morteuil
Manor · A towered 18th-century château south of Beaune where Jacques Copeau's theatre troupe lived. · 17 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Collonges-lès-Bévy
Classical château · A Hautes-Côtes château with a glazed tile roof, being restored after a fire in 2020. · 24 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Corabœuf
Medieval fortress · A 15th-century keep, a Gothic Revival wing and an arboretum, open to visitors all year. · 24 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de la Berchère
Renaissance château · A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. · 25 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Vergy
Medieval fortress · The hilltop stronghold of the lords of Vergy, razed on the orders of Henri IV. · 26 min from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château d’Entre-Deux-Monts
Classical château · A 17th-century country house in the hills above Nuits, with moats, a park and truffles. · 27 min from Beaune · Open to visitors
Château de Molinot
Medieval fortress · The last tower of a vanished medieval castle, turned into a dovecote beside a pond. · 28 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château d’Épinac
Medieval fortress · Nicolas Rolin's castle above the Drée valley, which gave its name to the town of Épinac. · 34 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Saulon
Classical château · A 17th-century classical house in a riverside park south of Dijon, now a hotel. · 37 min from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Vantoux
Classical château · An early 18th-century château north of Dijon, built for a first president of the Parlement. · 50 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Besanceuil
Manor · A fortified manor of the 1380s near Cormatin, softened over the centuries with painted panelling. · 59 min from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Bierre-lès-Semur
Classical château · Once called the 'little Versailles of Burgundy', an 18th-century estate now slowly coming back to life. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Boutavent
Medieval fortress · A spur-top castle that guarded the Grosne valley for the lords of Brancion, then for Cluny. · 1 h 03 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de La Roche-en-Brenil
Manor · A moated château on the edge of the Morvan, saved from demolition by the writer Charles de Montalembert. · 1 h 05 from Beaune · Park or grounds to visit
Château de Besseuil
Manor · A 17th-century manor among the Viré-Clessé vines, now a hotel and restaurant with its own organic vineyard. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · Hotel and restaurant
Château de Chazoux
Manor · A modest wine estate house near Mâcon that hides richly painted rooms and a landscaped park. · 1 h 14 from Beaune · Private, seen from outside
Château de Fuissé
Wine château · The Vincent family's historic estate in Pouilly-Fuissé, home of the appellation's only monopole premier cru. · 1 h 18 from Beaune · Tastings on site
Château de Maligny
Wine château · A castle above the Serein north of Chablis, whose name lives on in the Durup family's wines. · 1 h 47 from Beaune · Tastings on site
Châteaux with a private driver
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