--- title: "Well of Moses, Dijon: Visiting the Chartreuse de Champmol" description: "Claus Sluter's Well of Moses, a remnant of the dukes' charterhouse, in hospital grounds and open daily. Allow 30 to 45 minutes, driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chartreuse-de-champmol lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/chartreuse-de-champmol.png --- # Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses (Chartreuse de Champmol et Puits de Moïse) > Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses: Claus Sluter's Well of Moses, a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, in the dukes' vanished charterhouse. Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses is in Dijon (Côte-d'Or), 43 min by road (47 km) from Beaune. Allow 30 to 45 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €120 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Chartreuse de Champmol was the Carthusian monastery where the Valois dukes of Burgundy chose to be buried. Almost all of it disappeared after the Revolution, and a hospital now occupies the site. Two works by the sculptor Claus Sluter survive in its grounds: the church portal and the famous Well of Moses. ## Key facts - Type: Heritage - Where: Dijon · Côte-d'Or - Location: 35 km north of Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Coordinates: 47.3212, 5.0167 - 43 min from Beaune - Allow 30 to 45 minutes - Dijon - Official website: [ch-lachartreuse-dijon-cotedor.fr](https://www.ch-lachartreuse-dijon-cotedor.fr/patrimoine-culture/puits-de-moise/) - From Beaune: ≈ 43 min · 47 km - €120 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 (47 km), €120 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 Philip the Bold bought the estate of Champmol in 1378 and founded a Carthusian monastery there as the burial place of his dynasty. Duchess Margaret and their son John laid the first stone of the church on 20 August 1383, and it was consecrated in 1388. Artists from the Low Countries and from France worked here side by side, making Champmol a leading centre of art around 1400. In the middle of the great cloister, Sluter and his workshop carved a monumental cross on a hexagonal pier above a spring, around 1395 to 1405. The cross is lost, but the pier survives, about seven metres high, with six Old Testament prophets: Moses, David, Jeremiah, Zechariah, Daniel and Isaiah. The monks were expelled in 1791 and most buildings were sold and demolished. From 1839 a hospital was built on the site. ## What you will see The Well of Moses stands in a small protective pavilion in the hospital grounds. Walk around the hexagon to meet each prophet in turn. The figures are strikingly lifelike, from the folds of their robes to their expressions, and the painter Jean Malouel worked on their original colours. Then find the church portal, where Philip the Bold and his wife Margaret of Flanders are portrayed, and the 1844 chapel with 15th-century glass bearing the arms of Burgundy. ## Planning your visit The site is a working psychiatric hospital, so please be discreet and respect patients' privacy. You can visit the Well of Moses on your own every day. The Dijon tourist office runs guided visits on set dates through the year. The entrance is at 1 boulevard du Chanoine Kir. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? A carved bust of Christ in Dijon's Archaeological Museum was long thought to come from Sluter's lost cross at Champmol. Recent research doubts this and suggests it dates from around 1500. ## Around Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses What to combine with Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (2 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (6 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (9 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon (Maison natale de saint Bernard)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fontaine-les-dijon), 3 km away: The hilltop birthplace of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, overlooking Dijon. - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (3 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (6 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. ### Things to do - [Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory (La Fabrique de pain d’épices Mulot & Petitjean)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mulot-petitjean), 1 km away: Dijon's historic gingerbread maker, with a museum space above the working bakery. - [Arquebuse Botanical Garden (Jardin de l’Arquebuse)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/jardin-de-l-arquebuse), 1 km away: A botanical garden, natural history museum and planetarium beside Dijon station. - [International City of Gastronomy and Wine (Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-gastronomie-vin-dijon), 1 km away: Burgundy's showcase of French food and wine, set in a hospital founded in 1204. ### Restaurants - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (1 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion - [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A chef couple from Le Bristol regains a star behind one of Dijon's most ornate Renaissance façades ### Events - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **Each year on the weekend after the Saint-Vincent Tournante, usually a Saturday in late January or early February.** · [Saint-Vincent de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-dijon): Dijon honours the patron saint of winegrowers with a parade and a tasting village. (Tradition · Dijon) - **Usually a weekend in early June.** · [Grand Prix de l’Âge d’Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grand-prix-age-d-or-dijon-prenois): France's oldest historic motor racing meeting, on the hills just outside Dijon. (Sport · Prenois) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Every two years, in even-numbered years; recent editions were held in early July. The next is expected in 2028.** · [Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-de-la-vigne-dijon): Dijon's international folk festival, born in 1946 and held every two years. (Culture · Dijon) - **Friday 27 – Sunday 29 August 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Golden Coast Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/golden-coast-festival-dijon): Three days of French and international rap in a park on the edge of Dijon. (Music · Dijon) - **Usually a Sunday in mid September.** · [Vélotour Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velotour-dijon): A playful bike ride through Dijon that opens places normally closed to cyclists. (Sport · Dijon) - **Usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days.** · [Fête de la Pressée](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-pressee-chenove): The dukes' giant wine presses come back to life in Chenôve's old village. (Tradition · Chenôve) - **Usually the last days of September and the first days of October.** · [Tribu Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/tribu-festival-dijon): Dijon's festival of world music, jazz and adventurous sounds, at the turn of October. (Music · Dijon) ## Questions about Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses ### How far is Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses from Beaune? Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses is about 43 min from Beaune by road (47 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €120 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses take? For the visit, allow 30 to 45 minutes. ### When is Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (ch-lachartreuse-dijon-cotedor.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses? 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=sight:champmol): €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: