--- title: "Cité des Climats et vins, Mâcon: Wine Centre and Tasting" description: "Mâcon site of Burgundy's wine centre, opened in 2023 by the Saône: an immersive tour of southern Burgundy with a tasting. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-macon lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-macon.png --- # Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon > Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon: the Mâcon site of Burgundy's wine discovery centre, marked by a tower shaped like a wine-press screw. Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon is in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 16 by road (102 km) from Beaune. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €270 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne is a network of three wine discovery centres, in Chablis, Beaune and Mâcon. The Mâcon site, on the banks of the Saône, focuses on the vineyards of southern Burgundy: the Mâconnais, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Couchois. An immersive visit route ends with a tasting. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Mâcon · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 80 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.3147, 4.8394 - 1 h 16 from Beaune - Allow 1 to 1.5 hours - Mâcon - Official website: [citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com](https://www.citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com/la-cite-a-macon/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 16 · 102 km - €270 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 16 by road (102 km), €270 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 project was conceived around 2010 by the Burgundy wine board, the BIVB, and launched officially in 2017. Work began on all three sites in 2021, and the Mâcon Cité opened on 3 May 2023, a few weeks before its sister sites in Chablis and Beaune. It extends the wine board's existing building, and its architects, RBC Architecture and ACL Associés, gave it curved forms inspired by the ammonite, a fossil common in the region's clay and limestone soils. ## What you will see The visit route uses multimedia, scents and sounds to explain the landscape, the individual vineyard plots known as climats and the making of wine, and ends with a tasting. Children have their own route within the main one, with small hiding places to find, and finish with grape juice. The 17-metre tower is modelled on the screw of a wooden wine press; guided tours go up to its platform for a view over the Saône. ## Planning your visit The visit route is open from early April to early November, from Tuesday to Sunday, and tasting workshops run all year. The Cité sits by the river, a short drive from central Mâcon. Audio guides are available in English. The visit route takes about an hour, tasting included. It makes a good introduction before visiting the Roche de Solutré and the Pouilly-Fuissé estates; check the official website for opening times and themed events. ## Did you know? Its tower was designed as a landmark, visible to boaters on the Saône, drivers on nearby roads and cyclists on the Voie Bleue, the long-distance cycle route along the river. ## Around Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon What to combine with Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon 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) (10 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) (15 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Chazoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chazoux) (4 km away): A modest wine estate house near Mâcon that hides richly painted rooms and a landscaped park. - [Château de Vinzelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vinzelles) (8 km away): Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. - [Château de Monceau](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monceau) (8 km away): Lamartine's wine château near Mâcon, where he wrote in a small wooden pavilion among the vines. ### Things to do - [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon (Musée des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon), 1 km away: Mâcon's museum of art and archaeology, in a 17th-century convent, with rooms devoted to Lamartine. - [Pont Saint-Laurent](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pont-saint-laurent-macon) (1 km away): The oldest bridge across the Saône, joining Mâcon to the Ain on twelve stone arches. - [Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-macon) (1 km away): Mâcon's largest church, a neo-Romanesque landmark whose twin spires rise above the Saône. ### Restaurants - [La Huchette](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-huchette-replonges) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Bresse produce with a Mediterranean accent, just across the Saône from Mâcon. - [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) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ### Events - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vins de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vins-de-macon): A tour de France of wine in Mâcon, on the weekend of the historic Concours des Grands Vins de France. (Wine festival · Mâcon) ### Guides about Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon - [The Climats of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/climats-of-burgundy-unesco) ## Questions about Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon ### How far is Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon from Beaune? Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon is about 1 h 16 from Beaune by road (102 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €270 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon take? For the visit, allow 1 to 1.5 hours. ### When is Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon 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, Mâcon? 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=sight:citemacon): €270 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: