Things to do in Burgundy
Museums, abbeys, wine experiences, markets and viewpoints, with how long to allow and the drive from Beaune.
All the places to visit
226 things to do
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Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu) Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune
Beaune's 15th-century hospital for the poor, crowned by its famous roofs of glazed, patterned tiles. - Activity
Route des Grands Crus
Burgundy's historic wine road, about 60 kilometres of vineyards and villages from Dijon to Santenay. - Wine experience
Romanée-Conti Vineyard Vigne de la Romanée-Conti
A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. - Wine experience
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. - Wine experience
Marché aux Vins
Taste Burgundy wines in the cellars and chapels of a medieval Franciscan church facing the Hôtel-Dieu. - Heritage site
Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne
The seat of Burgundy's dukes and later of its Estates, now Dijon's town hall and museum. - Abbey or church
Fontenay Abbey Abbaye de Fontenay
One of the best-preserved Cistercian abbeys in the world, alone in a quiet wooded valley of the Auxois. - Abbey or church
Cluny Abbey Abbaye de Cluny
The remains of the largest church in medieval Christendom, heart of a monastic order that spread across Europe.
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vézelay Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay
Abbey or church · A Romanesque masterpiece crowning a hill, where Saint Bernard preached the Second Crusade. · 1 h 28 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Rock of Solutré Roche de Solutré
Nature and viewpoint · A limestone escarpment rising above the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards, famous for its Ice Age hunters. · 1 h 17 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Cîteaux Abbey Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux
Abbey or church · The mother house of the Cistercian order, founded in 1098 and still home to monks. · 31 min from Beaune · 1.25 to 2 hours
Beaune Market Marché de Beaune
Market · Beaune's Saturday market fills the covered halls and squares facing the Hôtel-Dieu with local produce. · In Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Guédelon Castle Chantier médiéval de Guédelon
Activity · A 13th-century castle being built today, by hand, with the tools and materials of the Middle Ages. · 2 h from Beaune · Half a day
Cirque du Bout du Monde
Nature and viewpoint · A limestone amphitheatre near Nolay, with sheer cliffs, a spring-fed waterfall and falcons overhead. · 24 min from Beaune · 1 to 3.5 hours
Dijon Fine Arts Museum Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
Museum · One of the oldest museums in France, home to the tombs of the Valois dukes of Burgundy. · 44 min from Beaune · 1 to 3 hours
Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Beaune Collégiale Notre-Dame de Beaune
Abbey or church · One of Burgundy's last great Romanesque churches, with five tapestries of the Life of the Virgin. · In Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Saint-Nicolas Church, Beaune Église Saint-Nicolas
Abbey or church · A Romanesque parish church outside the old walls, with a porch carved with chimeras and a stone spire. · In Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Shrine of the Child Jesus, Beaune Sanctuaire de l’Enfant-Jésus de Beaune
Abbey or church · The former Carmel of Beaune, a place of prayer devoted to the Child Jesus since the 17th century. · In Beaune · About 30 minutes
Bouzaize Park Parc de la Bouzaize
Nature and viewpoint · A romantic 19th-century English-style park around the spring of the Bouzaize, just outside the old town. · In Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Domaine Chanson
Wine experience · Visit the massive rampart tower where Domaine Chanson ages its wines, in the heart of Beaune. · In Beaune · About 1.5 hours
Bouchard Aîné & Fils
Wine experience · A sensory introduction to Burgundy wine in the cellars of an 18th-century Beaune mansion. · In Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Maison Patriarche Père et Fils
Wine experience · Walk through about five kilometres of vaulted cellars beneath a former convent, then taste the wines. · In Beaune · About 1 hour
Beaune Town Hall (Former Ursuline Convent) Hôtel de Ville de Beaune (ancien couvent des Ursulines)
Heritage site · Beaune's town hall, housed in a 17th-century Ursuline convent with a carved front added in 1817. · In Beaune · 15 to 30 minutes
Beaune Ramparts Remparts de Beaune
Heritage site · A 2.5 km walk around Beaune's towers, bastions and gardens, with wine cellars inside the old walls. · In Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Maison Champy
Wine experience · Founded in 1720, Champy calls itself Burgundy's oldest wine house, with old cellars and an 1890 vat house. · In Beaune · About 1.5 hours
Beffroi de Beaune
Heritage site · Beaune's medieval clock tower, bought by the town in 1395 and crowned by a lead-clad bell turret. · In Beaune · 10 to 15 minutes
Visiotrain
Activity · A small electric tourist train with commentary that loops through Beaune's old town and past its vineyards. · In Beaune · 35 to 40 minutes
Beaune Fine Arts Museum Musée des Beaux-Arts de Beaune
Museum · Beaune's fine arts museum, reopened in 2026, from Neolithic finds to the Venetian views of Félix Ziem. · In Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Edmond Fallot Mustard Mill Moutarderie Edmond Fallot
Food maker · An independent family mustard mill since 1840, still grinding seeds between millstones on the edge of Beaune. · In Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Maison Louis Jadot
Wine experience · A Beaune wine house founded in 1859, known for its Bacchus label, with a shop and visits at its winery. · In Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine Guillaume Baduel
Wine experience · A young Pommard domaine run by the sixth generation of a wine family, where some vines are still ploughed by horse. · 10 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Domaine Henri de Villamont
Wine experience · A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. · 11 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine Christophe Vaudoisey
Wine experience · A Volnay family estate since 1804, now in its ninth generation, receiving visitors by appointment in the village. · 11 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Le Caveau de Meursault – Moillard
Wine experience · A modern tasting space at the entrance to Meursault, run by the Moillard wine house. · 12 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Domaine Bernard Delagrange et Fils
Wine experience · A father-and-son Meursault estate in the old house of a 15th-century ducal physician, over two levels of cellars. · 14 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault
Abbey or church · Meursault's Gothic church, whose 57-metre stone spire rises above the village and its vineyards. · 14 min from Beaune · 15 to 20 minutes
Domaine d’Ardhuy
Wine experience · A family estate around an 18th-century manor in the Clos des Langres, where the Côte de Nuits meets the Côte de Beaune. · 16 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.25 hours
Olivier Leflaive
Wine experience · A Puligny-Montrachet wine house founded in 1984, with sommelier-led tastings on the village square. · 18 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Domaine Bader-Mimeur
Wine experience · A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. · 20 min from Beaune · 40 minutes to 1 hour
Domaine de Montmain
Wine experience · A grower's domaine in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits above Nuits-Saint-Georges, open for walk-in tastings and cellar visits. · 23 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Église Saint-Symphorien
Abbey or church · A 13th-century church in the old winegrowers' quarter of Nuits-Saint-Georges, still marked by the Romanesque style. · 24 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Dufouleur Frères
Wine experience · A Nuits-Saint-Georges family wine house since 1848, with a tasting room in the former stables of its château. · 24 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Nuits-Saint-Georges Museum Musée de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Museum · Gallo-Roman and Merovingian finds displayed in the vaulted cellars of a former wine house. · 24 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Nuits-Saint-Georges Belfry Beffroi de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Heritage site · The 17th-century belfry that has watched over the main square of Nuits-Saint-Georges for four centuries. · 24 min from Beaune · 15 minutes
Domaine de la Folie
Wine experience · A small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. · 24 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Saint-Vivant Abbey, Vergy Abbaye de Saint-Vivant de Vergy
Abbey or church · Restored ruins of the Cluniac priory whose monks once owned the great vines of Vosne-Romanée. · 25 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Fruirouge Farm Ferme Fruirouge
Food maker · A family blackcurrant and red fruit farm in the Hautes-Côtes, with visits, a film and tastings. · 25 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1.5 hours
Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses) Mont de Sène (Montagne des Trois Croix)
Nature and viewpoint · A 521-metre summit crowned by three crosses, looking over the vineyards of Santenay and the Maranges. · 25 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Maison Chanzy
Wine experience · A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. · 25 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion
Wine experience · A Vosne-Romanée family domaine since 1896, where tastings pair the wines with Burgundy truffles. · 26 min from Beaune · 40 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes
Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall Nolay et ses halles médiévales
Heritage site · A small medieval market town with a 14th-century hall roofed in heavy Burgundy stone slabs. · 26 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Boursot Père & Fils
Wine experience · A Chambolle-Musigny family of winegrowers since 1550, whose grandfather opened the village's first tasting cellar. · 28 min from Beaune · About 1.5 hours
La Grande Cave de Vougeot
Wine experience · A wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. · 28 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Antonin Rodet
Wine experience · A Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. · 31 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Combe Lavaux–Jean Roland Nature Reserve Réserve naturelle de la Combe Lavaux - Jean Roland
Nature and viewpoint · Limestone cliffs, dry grassland and ravine forest just above the grand cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin. · 32 min from Beaune · 2 to 3 hours
Domaine Gérard Quivy
Wine experience · A family domaine in an early 18th-century winegrower's mansion, next to the tourist office in Gevrey-Chambertin. · 33 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Noisot Park and Museum Parc et Musée Noisot
Heritage site · A pine-covered hillside above Fixin, created by a loyal grenadier as a shrine to Napoleon. · 34 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine Isabelle Lippe
Wine experience · A small domaine in Brochon run by two women winegrowers, with tastings led by the grower herself. · 34 min from Beaune · About 45 minutes
Gaugry Cheese Dairy Fromagerie Gaugry
Food maker · Époisses and Ami du Chambertin from a family cheese dairy on the Route des Grands Crus. · 34 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Saint-Antoine Church, Fixey Église Saint-Antoine de Fixey
Abbey or church · A small Romanesque church above the vines of Fixin, with a stone roof and a glazed-tile bell tower. · 35 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Saint-Vincent Cathedral, Chalon-sur-Saône Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône
Abbey or church · A Romanesque and Gothic cathedral, newly reopened, beside the region's only surviving canons' cloister. · 35 min from Beaune · 45 minutes
Chalon-sur-Saône Market Marché de Chalon-sur-Saône
Market · A Friday and Sunday morning food market on Place Saint-Vincent, in front of the cathedral. · 35 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Old Town of Chalon-sur-Saône Centre historique de Chalon-sur-Saône
Heritage site · Half-timbered houses, riverside quays and an island in the Saône, explored on a signed walking trail. · 35 min from Beaune · 2 hours
Vivant Denon Museum Musée Vivant Denon
Museum · Chalon's museum of art and archaeology, named after the first director of the Louvre. · 35 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Église Saint-Pierre de Chalon-sur-Saône
Abbey or church · A Baroque church with twin domed towers, where the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny took their first vows. · 35 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Nicéphore Niépce Museum Musée Nicéphore Niépce
Museum · A museum of photography in the home town of its inventor, from the first cameras to digital images. · 35 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Southern Burgundy Greenway Voie Verte de Bourgogne du Sud
Activity · A car-free cycle path on an old railway line, running from the Givry vineyards to Cluny. · 36 min from Beaune · Half a day to a full day
Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy Pressoirs des ducs de Bourgogne
Wine experience · Two giant 15th-century wine presses of the dukes of Burgundy, in the old village of Chenôve. · 40 min from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Nicéphore Niépce’s House Maison Nicéphore Niépce
Museum · The country house near Chalon where Nicéphore Niépce made the oldest surviving camera photograph. · 41 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Colombière Park Parc de la Colombière
Nature and viewpoint · A 17th-century park laid out for the Princes of Condé, crossed by a Roman road. · 42 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Lake Kir Lac Kir
Nature and viewpoint · Dijon's lake, opened in 1964 and named after the mayor who gave kir its name. · 43 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Mulot & Petitjean Gingerbread Factory La Fabrique de pain d’épices Mulot & Petitjean
Food maker · Dijon's historic gingerbread maker, with a museum space above the working bakery. · 43 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Dijon Archaeological Museum Musée archéologique de Dijon
Museum · Gallo-Roman gods, Bronze Age treasure and medieval sculpture in the old abbey of Saint-Bénigne. · 43 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Saint-Bénigne Cathedral, Dijon Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon
Abbey or church · A Gothic abbey church turned cathedral, above a round crypt from around the year 1000. · 43 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses Chartreuse de Champmol et Puits de Moïse
Heritage site · Claus Sluter's Well of Moses, a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, in the dukes' vanished charterhouse. · 43 min from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Arquebuse Botanical Garden Jardin de l’Arquebuse
Nature and viewpoint · A botanical garden, natural history museum and planetarium beside Dijon station. · 43 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Saint-Philibert Church, Dijon Église Saint-Philibert
Heritage site · Dijon's only Romanesque church, once the winegrowers' parish, now closed for a long restoration. · 43 min from Beaune · 15 to 30 minutes
Palais de justice de Dijon
Heritage site · The 16th-century home of the Parliament of Burgundy, now the court of appeal, with a gilded chamber and a great vaulted hall. · 43 min from Beaune · About 1 hour 45 minutes
Dijon Museum of Sacred Art Musée d’Art sacré de Dijon
Museum · Treasures from the churches of Côte-d'Or, shown in the domed church of the Bernardine nuns. · 43 min from Beaune · 30 minutes
Museum of Burgundian Life Musée de la Vie bourguignonne Perrin de Puycousin
Museum · Everyday life in old Burgundy, with costumes and a street of Dijon shops, in a convent cloister. · 43 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
International City of Gastronomy and Wine Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin
Food maker · Burgundy's showcase of French food and wine, set in a hospital founded in 1204. · 43 min from Beaune · 2 to 3 hours
Consortium Museum
Museum · A pioneering contemporary art centre founded in 1977, in a building remodelled by Shigeru Ban. · 43 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Historic Village of Talant Site historique de Talant
Heritage site · A hilltop village founded by the dukes, with a Gothic church and views over Lac Kir. · 44 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Monument à Sadi Carnot
Heritage site · A marble and bronze memorial of 1899 to the assassinated President Sadi Carnot, rising from the fountains of Place de la République. · 44 min from Beaune · 10 to 15 minutes
Darcy Garden Jardin Darcy
Nature and viewpoint · Dijon's first public garden, built over Henry Darcy's reservoir and guarded by a polar bear. · 44 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Dijon Covered Market (Les Halles) Les Halles de Dijon
Market · Dijon's 19th-century iron market hall, busy with Burgundy produce four mornings a week. · 44 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Hôtel des Postes de Dijon
Heritage site · Dijon's grand post office of 1909, on the site of the vanished castle, with a clock framed by Day and Night. · 44 min from Beaune · 15 to 20 minutes
Porte Guillaume
Heritage site · An 18th-century triumphal arch on Place Darcy, built on the site of a medieval city gate. · 44 min from Beaune · 10 to 15 minutes
Hôtel de Vogüé
Heritage site · An early 17th-century magistrate's mansion with a glazed tile roof, just behind Notre-Dame. · 44 min from Beaune · 15 minutes
Fallot Shop and Workshop, Dijon La Boutique Atelier Fallot
Food maker · An independent family mustard house, with a tasting shop and workshop near the owl. · 44 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Maison Millière
Heritage site · A half-timbered merchant's house of 1483 beside Notre-Dame, on the street of Dijon's lucky owl. · 44 min from Beaune · 15 to 30 minutes
Church of Notre-Dame, Dijon Église Notre-Dame de Dijon
Abbey or church · A 13th-century Gothic church with a famous clock, false gargoyles and Dijon's lucky owl. · 44 min from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Boutique Maille
Food maker · Maille's historic Dijon mustard shop, where fresh mustard is served from the pump. · 44 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Rue des Forges
Heritage site · A medieval street of merchants' mansions behind the Palace of the Dukes, with a Gothic courtyard hidden at No. 34. · 44 min from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
The Owl’s Trail Parcours de la Chouette
Activity · Follow bronze owl arrows set in the pavement on a self-guided walk through old Dijon. · 44 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Tower of Philip the Good Tour Philippe le Bon
Heritage site · Climb 316 steps up the dukes' 46-metre tower for a sweeping view over Dijon's rooftops. · 44 min from Beaune · Under 1 hour
Grand Théâtre de Dijon
Heritage site · A neoclassical theatre of 1828 with a portico of eight Corinthian columns, on the site of the dukes' Sainte-Chapelle. · 44 min from Beaune · 10 to 15 minutes
Place de la Libération
Heritage site · Dijon's half-moon royal square, laid out by Louis XIV's architect in front of the Palace of the Dukes. · 44 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Saint-Michel Church, Dijon Église Saint-Michel de Dijon
Abbey or church · A late Gothic church behind a Renaissance façade with classical orders stacked one above another. · 44 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
François Rude Museum Musée François Rude
Museum · A full-size cast of the Marseillaise from the Arc de Triomphe, inside a former Dijon church. · 44 min from Beaune · 30 minutes
Magnin Museum Musée national Magnin
Museum · A brother and sister's art collection, shown as a private home in a 17th-century mansion. · 44 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Porte Saint-André
Heritage site · The best-preserved Roman gate of Autun, with its arcaded gallery and a tower that is now a Protestant church. · 47 min from Beaune · 15 to 20 minutes
Roman Theatre of Autun Théâtre romain d’Autun
Heritage site · One of the largest theatres of Roman Gaul, still used for performances on summer nights. · 47 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Couhard Stone Pierre de Couhard
Heritage site · A mysterious Roman pyramid on the hillside above Autun, with a wide view over the town. · 47 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Temple of Janus Temple de Janus
Heritage site · Two towering walls of a Gallo-Roman temple standing alone in the meadows outside Autun. · 48 min from Beaune · 30 minutes
Arroux Gate Porte d’Arroux
Heritage site · A Roman city gate from the reign of Augustus, with its four arches still standing. · 48 min from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d’Autun
Abbey or church · A Romanesque cathedral whose Last Judgement portal, signed by the sculptor Gislebertus, survived under plaster. · 48 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Remparts d’Autun et tour des Ursulines
Heritage site · Six kilometres of Roman walls, two thirds still standing, ending at a medieval tower crowned by the Virgin. · 48 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Croix de la Libération
Heritage site · A great stone cross raised in 1945 on a hill above Autun, with the widest view over the town. · 49 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Signal d’Uchon
Nature and viewpoint · A granite summit on the southern edge of the Morvan, scattered with strange boulders and wide views. · 54 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus
Abbey or church · One of the great Romanesque churches of France, with unusual crosswise vaults and a complete monastic setting. · 55 min from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Source of the Seine Sources de la Seine
Nature and viewpoint · The quiet green valley where the Seine begins, guarded by a stone grotto and a river nymph. · 56 min from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Hôtel-Dieu de Tournus
Museum · A 17th-century hospital with its wards, oak box beds and one of the oldest apothecaries in France. · 56 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Saint-Martin Church, Chapaize Église Saint-Martin de Chapaize
Abbey or church · An early Romanesque priory church whose tall Lombard bell tower rises over the countryside west of Tournus. · 56 min from Beaune · 30 minutes
François Pompon Museum Musée François Pompon
Museum · Sleek animal sculptures by the Saulieu-born artist who made the famous White Bear. · 57 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Basilica of Saint-Andoche, Saulieu Basilique Saint-Andoche
Abbey or church · A Romanesque church on the old Paris to Lyon road, famous for its carved capitals. · 57 min from Beaune · 45 minutes
Taizé Community Communauté de Taizé
Abbey or church · An ecumenical community of brothers in a Burgundian village, where visitors may join the daily prayer. · 1 h from Beaune · 1 to 2 hours
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
Heritage site · A walled hilltop village of stone lanes, medieval gates and aniseed sweets, facing the Alésia battlefield. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Église Saint-Genest de Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
Abbey or church · A village church with galleries on two levels, a carved Gothic tribune and a hundred statues, now under restoration inside. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · 30 minutes
Les Anis de Flavigny
Food maker · Aniseed sweets made in a Benedictine abbey, with a Carolingian crypt beneath the workshops. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Cave de Lugny
Wine experience · A 1927 cooperative, the leading producer of Mâcon-Villages, with a shop below the Charmes vineyard. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Lake Settons Lac des Settons
Nature and viewpoint · A granite-dammed lake in the heart of the Morvan, built to float firewood to Paris. · 1 h 03 from Beaune · 2 hours to half a day
Bibracte
Heritage site · The Gallic capital of the Aedui, hidden in the forest of Mont Beuvray, with a modern archaeology museum. · 1 h 03 from Beaune · Half a day
Museum of the Resistance in the Morvan Musée de la Résistance en Morvan
Museum · The story of the Morvan maquis, told in the heart of the forests where they fought. · 1 h 04 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Morvan Regional Nature Park Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Nature and viewpoint · Burgundy's little mountain of granite, forests and lakes, with its park headquarters at Saint-Brisson. · 1 h 04 from Beaune · Half a day to a full day
MuséoParc Alésia
Museum · The battlefield where Caesar defeated Vercingetorix, with a modern museum, Roman siege works and a Gallo-Roman town. · 1 h 05 from Beaune · 2.5 to 3 hours
Semur-en-Auxois
Heritage site · A fortified town on a pink granite spur, looped by the river Armançon and guarded by great towers. · 1 h 06 from Beaune · 2 to 3 hours
Collégiale Notre-Dame de Semur-en-Auxois
Abbey or church · A tall, narrow Gothic church whose windows show the drapers and butchers of Semur at work, and one remembers American soldiers. · 1 h 06 from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Azé Caves Grottes d’Azé
Nature and viewpoint · Two caves in the Mâconnais hills: an underground river and a prehistoric cave of bears and lions. · 1 h 06 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Cluny National Stud Haras national de Cluny
Heritage site · A national stud founded under Napoleon, built on the site of Cluny's great abbey church. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Tour des Fromages
Heritage site · A tower of the abbey wall of Cluny, with 120 steps up to the best view of the abbey town. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Église Notre-Dame de Cluny
Abbey or church · Cluny's Gothic parish church, watched over by fifty carved faces and the three-faced Pidou-Berlu. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Pierre-qui-Vire Abbey Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire
Abbey or church · A living Benedictine monastery deep in the Morvan forest, beside a legendary rocking stone. · 1 h 09 from Beaune · 1 hour
Monks’ Chapel, Berzé-la-Ville Chapelle des Moines de Berzé-la-Ville
Abbey or church · A small Romanesque chapel holding the only surviving monumental paintings of Cluny's great age. · 1 h 12 from Beaune · 45 minutes
Château de la Greffière et Musée de la Vigne et du Vin
Wine experience · A family estate between Mâcon and Cluny, with a museum of 2,000 old tools and an 18th-century tasting cellar. · 1 h 13 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon
Wine experience · The Mâcon site of Burgundy's wine discovery centre, marked by a tower shaped like a wine-press screw. · 1 h 16 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Rock of Vergisson Roche de Vergisson
Nature and viewpoint · Solutré's quieter twin, a limestone cliff above the village of Vergisson with views across the vineyards. · 1 h 16 from Beaune · 1.5 hours
Ursulines Museum, Mâcon Musée des Ursulines
Museum · Mâcon's museum of art and archaeology, in a 17th-century convent, with rooms devoted to Lamartine. · 1 h 16 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Pont Saint-Laurent
Heritage site · The oldest bridge across the Saône, joining Mâcon to the Ain on twelve stone arches. · 1 h 17 from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon
Abbey or church · Mâcon's largest church, a neo-Romanesque landmark whose twin spires rise above the Saône. · 1 h 17 from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Solutré Museum of Prehistory Musée de Préhistoire de Solutré
Museum · A half-buried museum at the foot of the rock, telling the story of Solutré's Ice Age hunters. · 1 h 17 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Buffon’s Great Forge Grande Forge de Buffon
Heritage site · An 18th-century ironworks built by the naturalist Buffon on the banks of the Armançon. · 1 h 18 from Beaune · 1 hour
Collégiale Notre-Dame de Montréal
Abbey or church · A small 12th-century church on a hilltop village, with one of the oldest rose windows in France and richly carved Renaissance stalls. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Tour Saint-Nicolas
Heritage site · The tower of a 16th-century parish church that became a prison, a town hall and an exhibition hall. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 15 to 30 minutes
Hôtel de ville de Paray-le-Monial (Maison Jayet)
Heritage site · A cloth merchant's Renaissance house, its façade covered with carved medallions, now the town hall. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 10 to 15 minutes
Musée du Hiéron
Museum · One of the first buildings in France designed as a museum, with an iron-framed hall and a Romanesque portal inside. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Chapelle de la Visitation (Chapelle des Apparitions)
Abbey or church · The convent chapel where Margaret Mary Alacoque saw Christ show his heart, and where her relics lie. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial
Abbey or church · A Romanesque priory church built on the model of Cluny, at the heart of a pilgrimage town. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Musée Paul Charnoz
Museum · A tile factory museum with two giant rose designs made for the Paris World's Fairs of 1889 and 1900. · 1 h 20 from Beaune · About 1 hour
Musée du Costume
Museum · A new exhibition of period clothes every year, in the rooms of a town house once owned by the princes of Condé. · 1 h 22 from Beaune · 1 hour
Musée de l’Avallonnais Jean Després
Museum · Avallon's free town museum, from local archaeology to the Art Deco silver of Jean Després and a rare Yao collection. · 1 h 22 from Beaune · 1 hour
Avallon
Heritage site · A walled town on a granite spur above the Cousin valley, with Romanesque portals and a clock tower. · 1 h 22 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Collégiale Saint-Lazare d’Avallon
Abbey or church · A pilgrimage church whose 12th-century portals carry some of the richest Romanesque carving in Burgundy. · 1 h 22 from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Forests National Park Parc national de forêts
Nature and viewpoint · France's newest national park, created to protect vast lowland forests of oak and beech. · 1 h 23 from Beaune · Half a day to a full day
Site archéologique des Fontaines Salées
Heritage site · Salt springs used for more than 4,000 years, with oak well casings, a Gallo-Roman bath complex and a discovery centre below Vézelay. · 1 h 26 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Châtillonnais Museum and the Vix Treasure Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, Trésor de Vix
Museum · Home of the Vix krater, the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity. · 1 h 27 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Douix Spring Source de la Douix
Nature and viewpoint · A powerful karst spring bursting from a limestone cliff in the heart of Châtillon-sur-Seine. · 1 h 27 from Beaune · 30 minutes
Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Père
Abbey or church · A luminous Gothic church at the foot of Vézelay hill, with a 50-metre bell tower and a carved porch restored after Viollet-le-Duc. · 1 h 27 from Beaune · 30 minutes
Hameau Duboeuf
Wine experience · A wine theme park in a former railway station, created by the Beaujolais merchant Georges Duboeuf. · 1 h 27 from Beaune · Half a day
Maison Jules-Roy
Heritage site · The writer Jules Roy's last home in Vézelay, with his study kept as he left it and terraced gardens facing the basilica. · 1 h 28 from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Zervos Museum of Modern Art Musée départemental d’art moderne, collection Zervos
Museum · Picasso, Calder and Miró in the Vézelay house where the writer Romain Rolland spent his last years. · 1 h 28 from Beaune · 1 hour
Vieux Château de Noyers
Heritage site · The overgrown ruins of one of Burgundy's great medieval fortresses, on a spur above the Serein, brought back to life by volunteers. · 1 h 30 from Beaune · 1 hour
Noyers-sur-Serein
Heritage site · A walled medieval village in a loop of the Serein, with timber-framed squares and fortified gates. · 1 h 30 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Musée des Arts Naïfs et Populaires de Noyers
Museum · Naive paintings, ex-votos, tin toys and Hokusai albums on three floors of an old school in the village of Noyers. · 1 h 30 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Arcy-sur-Cure Caves Grottes d’Arcy-sur-Cure
Nature and viewpoint · A limestone cave by the river Cure with the oldest cave paintings open to the public in France. · 1 h 32 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Fosse Dionne
Nature and viewpoint · A deep karst spring and 18th-century wash house at the heart of Tonnerre. · 1 h 40 from Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre
Heritage site · Said to be the longest medieval hospital in Europe, founded in 1293 by a queen of Sicily. · 1 h 40 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard
Wine experience · A large family estate in Préhy, a pioneer of biodynamics in Chablis, with a panoramic tasting cellar. · 1 h 41 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
L’Obédiencerie, Domaine Laroche
Wine experience · A 9th-century monastic house in Chablis, with a medieval wine press and the cellars of Domaine Laroche. · 1 h 43 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine Pierre-Louis et Jean-François Bersan
Wine experience · A father-and-son estate whose wines age in a maze of medieval cellars beneath Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. · 1 h 45 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Caves Bailly Lapierre
Wine experience · Crémant de Bourgogne aged in vast medieval stone quarries above the river Yonne. · 1 h 45 from Beaune · 1 hour
Site archéologique d’Escolives-Sainte-Camille
Heritage site · The baths of a Gallo-Roman villa on the Via Agrippa, built on reused carved stones, with a Merovingian cemetery among the ruins. · 1 h 45 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine du Clos du Roi
Wine experience · A family estate in Coulanges-la-Vineuse with free tastings, a wine bar of local produce and old oak casks under the church. · 1 h 45 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Saint-Germain Abbey, Auxerre Abbaye Saint-Germain d’Auxerre
Museum · A great Carolingian abbey whose crypts hold the oldest known wall paintings in France. · 1 h 51 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Saint-Étienne Cathedral, Auxerre Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d’Auxerre
Abbey or church · A Gothic cathedral above the Yonne, with 13th-century glass and a rare painting of Christ on horseback. · 1 h 51 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Muséum d’histoire naturelle d’Auxerre
Museum · Auxerre's free natural history museum, in a 19th-century house with a formal garden, with changing exhibitions on nature and science. · 1 h 51 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Auxerre Old Town and Clock Tower Auxerre, tour de l’Horloge et vieille ville
Heritage site · Half-timbered streets, a medieval clock that tracks the moon, and church spires above the river Yonne. · 1 h 51 from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Église Saint-Pierre d’Auxerre
Abbey or church · The winegrowers' church of Auxerre, with a flamboyant tower, a classical façade and a Renaissance gateway inspired by Naples. · 1 h 51 from Beaune · 30 minutes
Église Saint-Eusèbe d’Auxerre
Abbey or church · A church on the site of a 7th-century monastery, with a Romanesque bell tower and a bright Renaissance choir of stained glass. · 1 h 51 from Beaune · 30 minutes
Pontigny Abbey Abbaye de Pontigny
Abbey or church · One of the largest Cistercian churches still standing, linked to three archbishops of Canterbury. · 1 h 52 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Domaine Baptiste Guyot
Wine experience · A small family estate on the western edge of Beaune, where the town meets the vines. · In Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Beaune Premiers Crus Walk (Circuit No. 12) Circuit n°12, à travers quelques premiers crus de Beaune
Nature and viewpoint · An easy six-kilometre loop from the Parc de la Bouzaize through Beaune's premier cru vineyards. · In Beaune · About 2 hours
La Voie des Vignes
Activity · A 22-kilometre cycle route from Beaune to Santenay through Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and the Montrachet villages. · In Beaune · Half a day to a full day
Sensation Vin
Wine experience · Blind-tasting wine classes in the centre of Beaune, in French and English, since 2006. · In Beaune · 1.5 hours to a full day
Maison Jaffelin
Wine experience · A small Beaune wine house founded in 1816, working in the medieval cellars of the Notre-Dame chapter. · In Beaune · About 1 hour
Fresque de La Grande Vadrouille
Heritage site · A painted wall in Beaune's old town that recalls the shooting of La Grande Vadrouille in 1966. · In Beaune · 5 to 10 minutes
Maison Joseph Drouhin
Wine experience · A family wine house since 1880, with historic cellars beneath the oldest quarter of Beaune. · In Beaune · About 1.5 hours
Alain Hess Cheese Shop Fromagerie Alain Hess
Food maker · Beaune's master cheesemonger on the place Carnot, and the creator of the Délice de Pommard cheese. · In Beaune · 20 to 30 minutes
L’Atelier des Bonbons
Food maker · Watch artisan confectioners cook and shape hand-made sweets in a small Beaune workshop. · In Beaune · About 45 minutes
Vins Coudurier Jung
Wine experience · A micro-winery in a Beaune street, where the wines are made on site with native yeasts and no filtering. · In Beaune · About 45 minutes
Franco-American Friendship Museum, Beaune Historial de l’Amitié Franco-Américaine de Beaune
Museum · A volunteer-run museum on the American army hospital and university camp at Beaune in 1918 and 1919. · In Beaune · About 1 hour
Nuiton-Beaunoy – Cave des Hautes-Côtes
Wine experience · The growers' co-operative of the Hautes-Côtes, with a free tasting room overlooking the vines on the edge of Beaune. · In Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Sab’s by Alambic Bourguignon
Food maker · A craft distillery whose travelling still turns Burgundy grape marc and wine lees into brandies and gins. · In Beaune · About 1 hour
Veuve Ambal
Wine experience · A family Crémant de Bourgogne house founded in 1898, toured from a walkway above its cellars and workshops. · 9 min from Beaune · About 1.5 hours
Domaine Michel Lahaye
Wine experience · A family estate on Pommard's church square, with a tasting room in its old stable and a log fire in winter. · 10 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Domaine Lejeune
Wine experience · A Pommard estate held by the same family since 1783, now farmed organically by a new generation. · 10 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Domaine Michel Rebourgeon
Wine experience · A small family estate in Pommard, with premier cru vines ploughed by horse and a tasting cellar open every day. · 10 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Ropiteau Frères
Wine experience · A Meursault wine house founded in 1848, ageing its wines in old cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. · 14 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards Montgolfière au-dessus des vignes
Activity · Float over the Côte at dawn, with villages, châteaux and vineyards laid out below. · 14 min from Beaune · 3 to 4 hours, including about 1 to 1.5 hours in the air
Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils
Wine experience · A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. · 14 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Domaine Boyer-Martenot
Wine experience · A Meursault family estate since 1917, with a tasting cellar open on weekdays, with or without an appointment. · 14 min from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Domaine Jeannot
Wine experience · A young family estate in Meursault, built up since 1997 by Valérie and Philippe Jeannot and their son Quentin. · 14 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Caveau Moillard
Wine experience · The Nuits-Saint-Georges tasting cellar of the Moillard wine house, the Caveau des Mosaïques. · 24 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Domaine Guy et Yvan Dufouleur
Wine experience · A family of growers in Nuits-Saint-Georges since 1596, selling 28 of its wines at its cellar in the town centre. · 24 min from Beaune · 30 minutes to 1 hour
Le Cassissium
Museum · A museum and working liqueur house devoted to Burgundy's blackcurrant, with a tasting to finish. · 24 min from Beaune · About 1.5 hours
L’Imaginarium
Wine experience · A playful wine centre in Nuits-Saint-Georges, with a sound-and-light show and guided tastings. · 24 min from Beaune · 1.5 to 2 hours
Maison André Delorme
Wine experience · A Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. · 26 min from Beaune · About 1 hour
Côte Chalonnaise Wine House Maison des Vins de la Côte Chalonnaise
Wine experience · A tasting room in Chalon offering a jury-selected range of 144 wines from the Côte Chalonnaise. · 34 min from Beaune · 1 hour
Domaine du Clos Saint-Louis
Wine experience · A five-generation family domaine in Fixin, with a vine-to-cellar visit and a tasting in a vaulted cellar. · 35 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Maison Lejay Lagoute
Food maker · The Dijon house behind the original crème de cassis, first perfected in the city in 1841. · 46 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Les Vignerons de Mancey
Wine experience · A growers' cooperative near Tournus, with a free trail on Burgundy wine and tastings of Mâcon-Mancey. · 55 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Musée du Vélo Michel Grézaud
Museum · Nearly 200 bicycles, from an 1818 draisine to a carbon racing machine, in a former starch factory south of Tournus. · 56 min from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Mont Saint-Romain
Nature and viewpoint · A summit of almost 580 metres in the Mâconnais hills, with a rooftop viewing table facing the Alps. · 1 h 02 from Beaune · 1 hour
Cluny Market Marché de Cluny
Market · A Saturday morning market in the streets of Cluny's medieval town, right beside the abbey. · 1 h 07 from Beaune · 1 hour
Domaine Fichet
Wine experience · A family estate in the hamlet of Le Martoret at Igé, whose growers trace their roots back to 1408. · 1 h 09 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Domaine Luquet Depuis 1878
Wine experience · A family estate in the heart of Fuissé since 1878, with six generations of Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Cave de Vinzelles-Loché
Wine experience · The 1929 cooperative of Vinzelles and Loché, where three Pouilly appellations can be tasted side by side. · 1 h 19 from Beaune · 30 to 45 minutes
Domaine La Croix Montjoie
Wine experience · A family estate making Vézelay whites in an old château farm, with a terrace facing the basilica across the valley. · 1 h 25 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Domaine Clotilde Davenne
Wine experience · An oenologist's own domaine in Préhy, with small plots from Chablis to Saint-Bris and Irancy and visits in English. · 1 h 41 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Vignoble Dampt Frères
Wine experience · Two brothers' estate in Collan spanning three valleys, from Chablis grands crus to the revived wines of Tonnerre and Épineuil. · 1 h 42 from Beaune · 45 minutes
Domaine Céline & Frédéric Gueguen
Wine experience · A young family domaine from two Chablis winemaking families, with a tasting cellar in the heart of Chablis. · 1 h 43 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Domaine William Fèvre
Wine experience · A leading Chablis estate with a large holding of grands crus, and a tasting room in the centre of Chablis. · 1 h 43 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
La Chablisienne
Wine experience · The Chablis cooperative founded in 1923, with a tasting cellar covering every level of the appellation. · 1 h 43 from Beaune · 45 minutes to 1 hour
Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Chablis
Wine experience · Burgundy's northern vineyards explained in the medieval cellar of the Pontigny monks. · 1 h 43 from Beaune · 1 to 1.5 hours
Domaine Borgnat
Wine experience · A family estate and guest house in Escolives, with tastings in stacked 17th-century cellars and wines of Coulanges-la-Vineuse. · 1 h 45 from Beaune · 15 minutes to 1 hour
Musée de la Vigne et du Tire-Bouchon, Domaine Alain Geoffroy
Museum · Nearly 5,000 corkscrews and the old tools of the vineyard in the cellars of a Chablis family estate, with a tasting to finish. · 1 h 46 from Beaune · 1 hour
Every visit with a private driver
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