--- title: "Château de Nuits (Yonne): Visit and Opening Times" description: "A Renaissance château built as a frontier post in the Wars of Religion, on an 8-metre sloping base. Tours spring to autumn, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-nuits lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-nuits.png --- # Château de Nuits > Château de Nuits: an elegant but fortified Renaissance château, built on the old border between Burgundy and Champagne. Château de Nuits is in Nuits (Yonne), 1 h 25 by road (120 km) from Beaune. Guided tours only: 1 April to 1 November: every day except Tuesday, tours start between 11:00 and 17:15 · Guided tour: Adults €10, reduced €7 · 16th century · Private driver from Beaune: €310 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Nuits stands by the Armançon near Ravières, about 1.5 hours from Beaune and ten minutes from Ancy-le-Franc. Built during the Wars of Religion, it combines refined Renaissance façades with thick walls, loopholes and a massive sloping base. The same family has owned it for about 150 years, and it is shown on guided tours. ## Key facts - Type: Renaissance château - Location: 90 km north-west of Beaune · Yonne - Coordinates: 47.7331, 4.2137 - 1 h 25 from Beaune - Open to visitors, 1 April to 1 November - 16th century - Commune: Nuits · Yonne - Style: Fortified Renaissance - Heritage: Listed historic monument - Official website: [chateaudenuits.fr](https://www.chateaudenuits.fr/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 25 · 120 km - €310 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 25 by road (120 km), €310 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History The château was built in the second half of the 16th century for the Chenu family, lords of the area, in the middle of the Wars of Religion. It controlled the Armançon valley on the border between Burgundy and Champagne, and served as a frontier post. Loopholes, arrow slits and crenellations were built into its walls. Its design combines Renaissance refinement with serious defences. In 1667 Nuits became the property of the barons of Clugny, who kept it until the Revolution. The best known of them, Jean Étienne Bernard de Clugny, who lived from 1729 to 1776, was a senior royal finance official. Sold as national property during the Revolution, the château was bought in the early 19th century by the Marquise de La Guiche. It then passed to the family that still owns it. The whole estate was classified in 2016. ## Architecture The main building stands on a massive stone base about eight metres high, sloping outwards to resist attack. Two strong square pavilions frame it. The west façade is refined Renaissance work, with fluted pilasters and dormers carved with lions' heads, under a huge roof. Inside, the lower halls are vaulted, many monumental fireplaces survive, and a well supplied water to the guard room. The English-style park was laid out in the early 19th century under Châtelain, a pupil of Berthault. ## Opening hours and tickets - Guided tours only: 1 April to 1 November: every day except Tuesday, tours start between 11:00 and 17:15 - Guided tour: Adults €10, reduced €7 Guided tours start at 11:00, 14:15, 15:15, 16:15 and 17:15, and the château also opens on Tuesdays that are public holidays. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.chateaudenuits.fr/horaires-a-tarifs). ## Visiting Guided tours run several times a day in the open season, which runs from spring to autumn, and the commentary brings the successive inhabitants to life. The park is free to enter. Allow about an hour. Nuits pairs naturally with Ancy-le-Franc and Tanlay. ## Did you know? A hidden staircase at Nuits contains lookout posts on three successive levels, a reminder that this graceful house was also a frontier post. ## Around Château de Nuits What to combine with Château de Nuits on the same day, nearest first. ### Châteaux - [Château de Rochefort](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rochefort) (4 km away): The ruined residence of Louis XI's physician, being rebuilt stone by stone by a volunteer association. - [Château d’Ancy-le-Franc](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ancy-le-franc) (6 km away): An Italian Renaissance palace in northern Burgundy, designed by Serlio and lined with painted rooms. - [Château de Montbard et Parc Buffon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montbard-parc-buffon) (15 km away): The towers of a ducal castle, reshaped by the naturalist Buffon into terraced gardens above his home town. ### Things to do - [Buffon’s Great Forge (Grande Forge de Buffon)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/grande-forge-de-buffon), 10 km away: An 18th-century ironworks built by the naturalist Buffon on the banks of the Armançon. - [Vieux Château de Noyers](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/vieux-chateau-de-noyers) (17 km away): The overgrown ruins of one of Burgundy's great medieval fortresses, on a spur above the Serein, brought back to life by volunteers. - [Fontenay Abbey (Abbaye de Fontenay)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-fontenay), 17 km away: One of the best-preserved Cistercian abbeys in the world, alone in a quiet wooded valley of the Auxois. ## Questions about Château de Nuits ### How far is Château de Nuits from Beaune? Château de Nuits is about 1 h 25 from Beaune by road (120 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €310 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Nuits? Yes, Château de Nuits welcomes visitors. Opening days and times change with the seasons, so check its official website before you go. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de Nuits? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:nuits): €310 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: