--- title: "Marché aux Vins, Beaune: Wine Tasting in a Medieval Church" description: "Taste Burgundy wines in the cellars and chapels of the old Franciscan church facing the Hôtel-Dieu. About an hour self-guided, booking wise at weekends." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-aux-vins-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/marche-aux-vins-beaune.png --- # Marché aux Vins > Marché aux Vins: Taste Burgundy wines in the cellars and chapels of a medieval Franciscan church facing the Hôtel-Dieu. Marché aux Vins is in Beaune. Opening hours: 1 April to 30 November: every day, 10:00 to 19:00; 1 December to 31 March: every day, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 19:00 · Admission: Adults €29 · Allow 1 to 1.5 hours. The Marché aux Vins, opposite the Hôtel-Dieu, is one of Beaune's classic tasting stops. It occupies the former church of the Cordeliers, the Franciscan friars of Beaune. You taste your way through vaulted cellars where old vintages rest, then through three surviving chapels hung with large maps of the Côte d'Or. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0221, 4.8377 - In Beaune itself - Open all year - Allow 1 to 1.5 hours - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [marcheauxvins.com](https://marcheauxvins.com) - 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 According to the house, a Franciscan friar fell ill in Beaune in 1239 while escorting the Crown of Thorns to Paris, and settled here. Pope Innocent IV approved a Franciscan convent in 1246. The friars, called Cordeliers after the knotted cord at their waist, built a tall church. When Nicolas Rolin founded the Hôtel-Dieu, they gave up part of their land in exchange for a room for sick friars. The order declined in the 18th century and its property was seized at the Revolution. When the rue de l'Hôtel-Dieu was opened in 1803, the nave was destroyed. The rest was used for many purposes before being rediscovered in the early 1970s. Tastings began in the cellars in 1976, and in 2014 the old church itself was opened to visitors. ## What you will see Visits start in the cellars beneath the old church, where you taste as you walk, then continue upstairs through the chapels of Saint-François, Saint-Antoine and Saint-Sébastien. Signs explain the grape varieties, the classification of Burgundy and the history of the site. Depending on the formula, you taste between three and seven wines, and guided and private tastings are also offered. A large shop sells Burgundy wines. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: - 1 April to 30 November: every day, 10:00 to 19:00 - 1 December to 31 March: every day, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 19:00 - Closed: 1 January, 24 December and 25 December - Last entry: 17:00 - Admission: Adults €29 - Booking: Recommended The five-wine self-guided tasting costs €25 when booked online and €29 at the door. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://marcheauxvins.com/en/tours-and-tastings/). ## Planning your visit Allow about an hour for a self-guided tasting, longer for a guided one. Booking online is wise at weekends and in autumn. It sits directly across from the Hôtel-Dieu, so the two combine easily in one visit. ## Did you know? Before it became a tasting venue in 1976, the old Franciscan church served as a grain hall, a stable, a warehouse, a tinsmith's workshop and even a car garage. ## Around Marché aux Vins What to combine with Marché aux Vins on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (1 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) (4 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (1 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (3 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (3 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. ### Things to do - [Visiotrain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/visiotrain-beaune) (1 km away): A small electric tourist train with commentary that loops through Beaune's old town and past its vineyards. - [Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu), Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu) (1 km away): Beaune's 15th-century hospital for the poor, crowned by its famous roofs of glazed, patterned tiles. - [Beaune Market (Marché de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-de-beaune), 1 km away: Beaune's Saturday market fills the covered halls and squares facing the Hôtel-Dieu with local produce. ### Restaurants - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (1 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) (1 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) (4 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 Marché aux Vins - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [Bringing Burgundy wine home](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/bringing-burgundy-wine-home) - [Burgundy day trip from Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-day-trip-from-paris) - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) ## Questions about Marché aux Vins ### How long does a visit to Marché aux Vins take? For the visit, allow 1 to 1.5 hours. ### When is Marché aux Vins open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (marcheauxvins.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Marché aux Vins a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Marché aux Vins is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Marché aux Vins? 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:marcheauxvins): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: