Château de Bresse-sur-Grosne
A castle with Cistercian wine buildings and a model farm, held by the same family since 1799.
- Manor
- 53 min from Beaune
- Private, seen from outside
- 12th to 19th century
€185one way from Beaune with a private driver
At a glance
- Commune
- Bresse-sur-Grosne · Saône-et-Loire
- Style
- Medieval castle with 19th-century neo-Renaissance additions
- Heritage
- Registered historic monument
Getting there
Private driver from Beaune: 53 min by road (63 km), €185 one way for the whole car.
Or add it to our full-day wine tour, €560.
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About the château
The château of Bresse-sur-Grosne stands in the Grosne valley between Chalon and Cluny. Around a courtyard open to the park, it combines a medieval keep, a 12th-century chapel, 17th-century wine buildings and a model farm. It has belonged to the same family since the end of the 18th century.
History
The château is mentioned in 1180 in a bull of Pope Alexander III, and in the 12th century it belonged to a noble family called Brecis or Bressis. Around 1450 it passed by marriage to the Palatin de Dyo, a powerful house of the Charolais. In 1617 they sold it, with a right of repurchase, to the Cistercian monks of La Ferté, who started a wine estate here.
The monks put up the working buildings for their vineyard before the Palatin de Dyo recovered the property in 1689. In the 18th century it passed by marriage to the Cambis family from Provence, and in 1769 it was sold to Philibert Chiquet of Chalon. In 1799 his great-niece brought it by marriage to the Murard de Saint-Romain family, who still own it. In 1870 the Paris architect Sanson restored the château.
Architecture
The main building is flanked by two wings, and a fourth range was pulled down to open the courtyard to the park. The east wing holds the keep, an entrance with a drawbridge and a 19th-century extension, while a round tower marks the north-west corner. A neo-Renaissance range joins an older block on the west. The park keeps the remains of an orangery, an ice house and a dovecote.
Visiting
Tips for your visit
The château is a private home and is not open to visitors, so please respect the owners' privacy. Bresse-sur-Grosne lies between Sercy and the abbey of La Ferté, so it fits easily into a drive along the Grosne valley towards Cormatin and Cluny.
Around here
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Questions
Château de Bresse-sur-Grosne is about 53 min from Beaune by road (63 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €185 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? In 1617 the Cistercian monks of La Ferté took over the estate and planted a vineyard, and the wine buildings they raised still stand beside the château.
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Château de Bresse-sur-Grosne with a private driver
€185 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests