--- title: "Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune: Visit and Opening Times" description: "14th-century castle with about 100 fighter jets and 250 motorcycles in its grounds, plus wine tastings. Open most of the year, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-savigny-les-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-savigny-les-beaune.png --- # Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune > Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune: a 14th-century castle with four round towers, and a park full of fighter jets. Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune is in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Côte-d'Or), 11 min by road (6 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: all year except 5 to 22 January, hours vary with the season · Admission: Adults €14, reduced €11 · 14th and 17th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €60 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Savigny's castle pairs a moated medieval fortress with a 17th-century Petit Château, in a park crossed by the Rhoin stream. Since 1979 it has belonged to the Pont family, who opened museums of motorcycles, racing cars, vineyard tractors and fighter aircraft. It is also a working wine estate with its own tasting room. ## Key facts - Type: Medieval fortress - Location: 4 km north of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0617, 4.8187 - 11 min from Beaune - Open to visitors, all year except 5 to 22 January - 14th and 17th centuries - Commune: [Savigny-lès-Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) - Style: Medieval castle remodelled in the 17th century - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [chateau-savigny.com](https://www.chateau-savigny.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 11 min · 6 km - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 11 min by road (6 km), €60 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 Jean de Frolois, Marshal of Burgundy, built the castle around 1340 for Duke Eudes IV. In 1478 Louis XI had it dismantled to punish its lord for siding with Mary of Burgundy against him. Only the stone brackets of the old machicolations survive on two towers. In the early 17th century the Bouhier family took over and restored it. Jean Bouhier added a grand staircase modelled on Mansart's at Maisons-Laffitte, and in the 1670s his son Bénigne built the Petit Château. In 1689 the estate passed to the Migieu family and later, by marriage, to the Comtes de La Loyère. In 1719 the exiled Duchesse du Maine was lodged here for several months. The vine scientist Jules Guyot died at Savigny in 1872. In 1979 Michel Pont, a wine grower and former rally driver, bought the château, restored it and filled the grounds with his collections. He died in 2021, and his family still runs the estate. ## Architecture The main castle is U-shaped, with a round tower at each corner and a ring of moats. The towers wear pepper-pot roofs of flat tiles. The Petit Château next door is more playful, with walls set with decorative pierced stones, oval and round windows and a cluster of small roofs. Inside the main castle, look for the 17th-century grand staircase. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: - 4 January: 10:00 to 17:30 - 23 January to 28 March: Thursday to Monday, 10:00 to 17:30 - 29 March to 24 October: every day, 9:00 to 18:30 - 27 October to 1 November: every day, 10:00 to 17:30 - 2 November to 18 December: Thursday to Monday, 10:00 to 17:30 - 19 December to 3 January: every day, 10:00 to 17:30 - Closed: 1 January and 25 December - Admission: Adults €14, reduced €11 - Booking: Not needed Last entry is one hour before closing. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.chateau-savigny.com/questions-frequentes/). ## Visiting Savigny is open every day from late March to late October. In winter it closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays outside the school holidays, and for about three weeks in January. One ticket covers the castle, the vaulted cellars, the park and all the collections, including about 100 fighter jets and some 250 motorcycles. Plan one to two hours, and add a tasting of the estate's wines. ## Did you know? The château presents its collection as the largest group of fighter aircraft in the world, with around 100 jets parked in the grounds, including 11 MiGs and four Patrouille de France aircraft. ## Around Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune What to combine with Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) (1 km away): A true wine village in the Rhoin valley, known for the sayings carved on its houses. - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (3 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Pernand-Vergelesses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses) (3 km away): A steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. ### Châteaux - [Château de Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton) (3 km away): The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (3 km away): A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. - [Château Corton Grancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-grancey) (3 km away): An elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. ### Things to do - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (1 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. - [Maison Louis Jadot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-louis-jadot-beaune) (3 km away): A Beaune wine house founded in 1859, known for its Bacchus label, with a shop and visits at its winery. - [Domaine Baptiste Guyot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-baptiste-guyot-beaune) (4 km away): A small family estate on the western edge of Beaune, where the town meets the vines. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Events - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foulée des Vendanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foulee-des-vendanges-savigny): A harvest-time road race through the village, château park and vineyards of Savigny-lès-Beaune. (Sport · Savigny-lès-Beaune) - **Usually the first weekend of May, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 17:00** · [Bienvenue à Savigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/bienvenue-a-savigny): Savigny-lès-Beaune's growers open their cellars on the first weekend of May. (Wine festival · Savigny-lès-Beaune) ### Guides about Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune - [Burgundy with children](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-with-children) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune ### How far is Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune from Beaune? Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune is about 11 min from Beaune by road (6 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €60 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune? Yes, Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune 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 Savigny-lès-Beaune? 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. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=chateau:savigny): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: