--- title: "Maison de Lamartine, Milly: Visit, Opening Times & History" description: "Built in 1705 on a wine estate, Lamartine's childhood home inspired Milly ou la terre natale. Sunday afternoon tours May to September, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-de-lamartine-milly lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/maison-de-lamartine-milly.png --- # Maison de Lamartine > Maison de Lamartine: the childhood home of Alphonse de Lamartine, a winegrowers' house that inspired some of his finest poems. Maison de Lamartine is in Milly-Lamartine (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 13 by road (98 km) from Beaune. Guided tours only: 1 May to 30 September: Sunday, one tour at 15:00 (about 1 h 30) · Guided tour: Adults €8 · 18th century · Private driver from Beaune: €265 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the village of Milly, west of Mâcon, stands the house where Alphonse de Lamartine spent his childhood. Built in 1705 at the heart of a family wine estate, it inspired some of his best-known poems. The family who bought it from him in 1860 still cares for it and opens it to visitors. ## Key facts - Type: Manor - Location: 75 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.3492, 4.6971 - 1 h 13 from Beaune - Open to visitors, 1 May to 30 September - 18th century - Commune: Milly-Lamartine · Saône-et-Loire - Style: Winegrower's country house - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [maisondelamartine.fr](https://maisondelamartine.fr) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 13 · 98 km - €265 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 13 by road (98 km), €265 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 house was built in 1705 by one of Lamartine's ancestors, at the heart of a wine estate of about fifty hectares, and it first served as a harvest house. Alphonse, born in Mâcon in 1790, spent a simple and happy childhood here, deeply marked by the personality of his mother. The place shaped both his poetry and his later political commitment. Lamartine became the owner of Milly in 1830 and came back every year to watch over the harvest and revisit his memories. He celebrated the house in the poem Milly ou la terre natale. Burdened by debt, he had to sell it in 1860, calling it the marrow of his bones. He asked for a buyer who would respect the place, and that buyer's family has cared for it ever since. ## Architecture The Maison de Lamartine is a country house rather than a castle, built as the centre of a wine estate. The main house and its outbuildings stand on either side of a courtyard entered through a gateway, and their façades, roofs and gate are listed as a historic monument. Inside, the rooms evoke the familiar, rustic world of the poet's childhood, and a garden surrounds the house. ## Opening hours and tickets - Guided tours only: 1 May to 30 September: Sunday, one tour at 15:00 (about 1 h 30) - Guided tour: Adults €8 - Booking: Not needed Guided visits start at 15:00 and are also offered on public holidays, except 25 December and 1 January. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://maisondelamartine.fr/visites). ## Visiting The house opens for guided visits on Sunday afternoons from May to September and on public holidays, and individual visitors do not need to book. Groups can visit by appointment. Visits can be given in French, English and Spanish, and cultural events take place during the year. ## Did you know? Lamartine's famous lines asking whether inanimate objects have a soul come from Milly ou la terre natale, the poem he devoted to this house and its landscape. ## Around Maison de Lamartine What to combine with Maison de Lamartine on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (8 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (11 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (16 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Pierreclos](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pierreclos) (2 km away): A medieval castle turned wine estate on a rocky spur near Solutré, full of Lamartine memories. - [Château de Monceau](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monceau) (4 km away): Lamartine's wine château near Mâcon, where he wrote in a small wooden pavilion among the vines. - [Château de Berzé-le-Châtel](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-berze-le-chatel) (4 km away): The largest medieval fortress of southern Burgundy, built to shield Cluny, with terraced gardens and its own wine. ### Things to do - [Monks’ Chapel, Berzé-la-Ville (Chapelle des Moines de Berzé-la-Ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chapelle-des-moines-berze-la-ville), 2 km away: A small Romanesque chapel holding the only surviving monumental paintings of Cluny's great age. - [Château de la Greffière et Musée de la Vigne et du Vin](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chateau-de-la-greffiere-musee-de-la-vigne-et-du-vin) (3 km away): A family estate between Mâcon and Cluny, with a museum of 2,000 old tools and an 18th-century tasting cellar. - [Rock of Vergisson (Roche de Vergisson)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/roche-de-vergisson), 4 km away: Solutré's quieter twin, a limestone cliff above the village of Vergisson with views across the vineyards. ### Restaurants - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (11 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ## Questions about Maison de Lamartine ### How far is Maison de Lamartine from Beaune? Maison de Lamartine is about 1 h 13 from Beaune by road (98 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €265 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Maison de Lamartine? Yes, Maison de Lamartine 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 Maison de Lamartine? 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 plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:milly): €265 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: