--- title: "Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy: Park and Stables" description: "Moated castle remodelled from 1866 by Maurice Ouradou, Viollet-le-Duc's son-in-law. Courtyard, park and stables open on set summer days, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-germain-les-buxy lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-germain-les-buxy.png --- # Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy > Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy: a moated medieval castle reinvented in the romantic troubadour style by Viollet-le-Duc's son-in-law. Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy is in Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy (Saône-et-Loire), 43 min by road (46 km) from Beaune. Grounds opening hours: 1 to 31 August and 12 to 20 September: every day, 13:00 to 19:00 · Admission: Adults €8 · 15th and 19th century · Private driver from Beaune: €150 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. East of Buxy, the château of Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy rises from wide moats in a landscaped park. A lowland fortress of the 14th and 15th centuries, it was transformed in the 19th century into a romantic ensemble with neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance touches. On set days in summer its courtyard, stables and park open to visitors. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 35 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.7092, 4.7727 - 43 min from Beaune - Park or grounds to visit, 1 August to 20 September - 15th and 19th century - Commune: Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy · Saône-et-Loire - Style: Troubadour (neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance) - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 43 min · 46 km - €150 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 43 min by road (46 km), €150 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 Saint-Germain began as a lowland fortress of the 14th and 15th centuries: a square of buildings with a round tower at each corner, set on a platform surrounded by wide moats. Two fixed stone bridges still lead onto the castle platform, and the outbuildings to the east probably occupy the site of the old farmyard. For centuries it remained an austere and defensive house. Between 1866 and 1878 the owner, Henry de la Roche-Nully, had the castle remodelled by the architect Maurice Ouradou, son-in-law of Viollet-le-Duc. The heavy curtain walls gave way to a courtyard of honour opening onto the park, and the house took on a romantic troubadour style. The Lyon landscape designer Luizet laid out a picturesque park, and the whole estate was listed as a historic monument in 2013. ## Architecture Two wings in brick with stone quoins meet at a right angle around the courtyard of honour, and round towers still mark the corners. Carved details mix neo-Renaissance and neo-Gothic ideas. The moats enclose both the house and the outbuildings, creating wide mirrors of water. The stables keep horse-drawn carriages, children's carriages and a harness room, and the park has lawns, clipped box and trees more than two centuries old. ## Opening hours and tickets - Grounds opening hours: 1 to 31 August and 12 to 20 September: every day, 13:00 to 19:00 - Admission: Adults €8 Checked on 1 October 2026 on [bourgogne-tourisme.com](https://www.bourgogne-tourisme.com/chateaux/chateau-de-saint-germain-les-buxy). ## Visiting On set days, in recent years in early June, throughout August and around the European Heritage Days in September, visitors can explore the exteriors, the courtyard of honour, the stables with their carriages and the park. Groups of eight or more can book a visit all year round. The interior of the house is not part of the visit. ## Did you know? The moats are partly fed by rainwater pouring from gargoyles on the west front, which were modelled on those of Notre-Dame de Paris. ## Around Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy What to combine with Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (8 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (8 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (14 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Ponneau](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-ponneau) (4 km away): A small 15th-century manor near Buxy, with an arcaded gallery and a chapel of Saint James dated 1447. - [Abbaye de La Ferté](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/abbaye-de-la-ferte) (6 km away): The palace of the first daughter-house of Cîteaux, with 18th-century rooms, scientific collections and a landscaped park. - [Château de Rosey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rosey) (6 km away): An elegant 1767 country house built by a royal falconer on a hillside south of Givry. ### Things to do - [Nicéphore Niépce’s House (Maison Nicéphore Niépce)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-nicephore-niepce), 7 km away: The country house near Chalon where Nicéphore Niépce made the oldest surviving camera photograph. - [Southern Burgundy Greenway (Voie Verte de Bourgogne du Sud)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/voie-verte-givry-cluny), 8 km away: A car-free cycle path on an old railway line, running from the Givry vineyards to Cluny. - [Église Saint-Pierre de Chalon-sur-Saône](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-chalon-sur-saone) (10 km away): A Baroque church with twin domed towers, where the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny took their first vows. ### Restaurants - [Cédric Burtin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cedric-burtin-saint-remy) (6 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Two stars in a converted mill on the southern edge of Chalon-sur-Saône. ### Events - **Late August, over about six days; the 2026 festival ran from 25 to 30 August.** · [Musicales en Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/musicales-en-cote-chalonnaise): Chamber music in Romanesque churches around Buxy, each concert followed by a tasting with a local grower. (Music · Buxy) ## Questions about Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy ### How far is Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy from Beaune? Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy is about 43 min from Beaune by road (46 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €150 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy? Its park or grounds can be visited, while the interior is not usually open. Check its official website before you go. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy? 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. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:saintgermain): €150 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: