--- title: "Cité des Climats et vins, Beaune: Wine Tour and Tasting" description: "Burgundy's wine centre, opened in 2023 in a building shaped like a vine tendril: an immersive tour of the Climats and a tasting. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune.png --- # Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne > Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne: Burgundy's wine centre, in a striking building shaped like a vine tendril at the entrance to Beaune. Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne is in Beaune. Opening hours: 1 June to 30 September: every day, 10:00 to 19:00; 1 October to 31 May: every day, 10:00 to 18:00 · Admission: Adults €14.50, reduced €11 · Allow 1.5 to 2 hours. The Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne is the region's showcase for its wines. The Beaune site, the largest of three, opened in 2023 at the southern entrance to town. Its immersive visitor tour explains the vineyard, its history and its climats, and ends with a tasting. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0090, 4.8480 - In Beaune itself - Open all year - Allow 1.5 to 2 hours - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com](https://citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com/la-cite-a-beaune/) - In Beaune, where your driver is based. - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) starting here, up to 4 guests ## Getting there Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) ## History The Cité is a network of three sites, in Chablis, Beaune and Mâcon, which all opened in 2023. The project brought together the Burgundy wine trade body, the BIVB, the region and the town of Beaune. The Beaune site houses the main interpretation centre for the Climats of the Burgundy vineyard, the mosaic of named vineyard plots listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2015. The Beaune building was designed by the architect Emmanuelle Andreani. Its pale tendrils rise 21 metres, recalling the way a vine winds around its training wire, and it combines bio-based materials with local craftsmanship. A ramp leads to a panoramic terrace about 20 metres up, where orientation tables help you read the slopes and villages of the Côte. Inside are a shop, a discovery bar and the Les Accords restaurant. ## What you will see The permanent tour is interactive, with multilingual audio guides, and suits beginners and enthusiasts alike. It covers the vine, the work in the cellar, the history of the vineyard and the idea of climats, and the ticket includes a tasting of wine or grape juice. You can add a tasting workshop or a course with the École des Vins de Bourgogne, based here, or eat at the Les Accords wine bar and restaurant. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: - 1 June to 30 September: every day, 10:00 to 19:00 - 1 October to 31 May: every day, 10:00 to 18:00 - Closed: 1 January and 25 December - Admission: Adults €14.50, reduced €11 - Booking: Not needed Last entry to the visit is one hour before closing. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com/la-cite-a-beaune/infos-pratiques/). ## Planning your visit Allow at least an hour and a half for the tour, more with a workshop. The terrace, shop and discovery bar are free to enter, and there is free parking on site. The Cité stands near the Beaune motorway exit, so it is easy to combine with a drive along the Route des Grands Crus. ## Did you know? The Cité's panoramic terrace is open to all without a ticket: a ramp winds up the outside of the building to a viewpoint about 20 metres high, looking across to the vineyard slopes. ## Around Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne What to combine with Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (2 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (4 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (5 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (1 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (2 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (4 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. ### Things to do - [Sab’s by Alambic Bourguignon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/distillerie-sabs-alambic-bourguignon-beaune) (1 km away): A craft distillery whose travelling still turns Burgundy grape marc and wine lees into brandies and gins. - [Veuve Ambal](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/veuve-ambal-montagny-les-beaune) (1 km away): A family Crémant de Bourgogne house founded in 1898, toured from a walkway above its cellars and workshops. - [Beaune Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-beaune), 2 km away: Beaune's fine arts museum, reopened in 2026, from Neolithic finds to the Venetian views of Félix Ziem. ### Restaurants - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (2 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 - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ### Events - **Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune): Burgundy's great charity wine auction, first held in 1859 and now staged each November in Beaune's covered halls. (Wine auction · Beaune) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Le Festi’Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festi-noel-marche-de-noel-beaune): Beaune's Christmas market by the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, with crafts, treats and mulled wine. (Christmas · Beaune) - **Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Festival Beethoven à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-beethoven-beaune): A spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang. (Music · Beaune) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Usually Ascension Thursday, in May, with staggered departures from late morning** · [Beaune Saveurs de Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-saveurs-de-vignes): A gourmet walk through Beaune's vineyards, with growers pouring at every stop. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Usually four consecutive weekends in July** · [Festival international d’opéra baroque de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-opera-baroque-beaune): Since 1983, a summer festival of baroque opera in the Hôtel-Dieu courtyard and Beaune's historic churches. (Music · Beaune) - **Late September, over four days from Thursday to Sunday (24 to 27 September in 2026)** · [Festival d’automne Jazz O’Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-jazz-o-verre-beaune): Four days of jazz in Beaune at the end of September, in the spirit of a good glass of wine. (Music · Beaune) - **Early October, on a Saturday, with starts from late morning (3 October in 2026)** · [L’Automnale](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-automnale-beaune-cyclos): An autumn cycling tour of the Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, from 44 to 90 km. (Sport · Beaune) ### Guides about Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) - [What a private wine tour costs](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-private-wine-tour-cost) - [The Climats of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/climats-of-burgundy-unesco) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne ### How long does a visit to Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne take? For the visit, allow 1.5 to 2 hours. ### When is Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne? 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=sight:citeclimats): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: