Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Beaune, France

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 1.5 km
Ascend 19 m
Descend 17 m

Experience Beaune in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BeauneIndividual Sights in Beaune

Sight 1: Maison du Colombier

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The Maison du Colombier is a sixteenth-century medieval style mansion with a watchtower and octagonal tower with a Burgundy glazed tile roof, in Beaune in Côte-d'Or (Burgundy-Franche-Comté). The façade and roof have been listed as historical monuments since 17 September 1943, and the corner watchtower has been listed since 29 December 1927.

Wikipedia: Maison du Colombier (FR)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Basilique Notre-Dame

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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Beaune is a canonical complex dating from the second half of the twelfth century located in Beaune in the Côte-d'Or.

Wikipedia: Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune (FR)

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chapelle Saint-Flocel

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Chapelle Saint-Flocel Olivier Vanpé / CC BY-SA 2.5

Beaune is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France.

Wikipedia: Beaune (EN)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Hôtel des ducs de Bourgogne

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The Hôtel des Ducs de Bourgogne de Beaune is a fourteenth-century palace that houses the Musée du Vin de Bourgogne, a museum of vines and the wine of Burgundy wines, created in 1938 in Beaune in Côte-d'Or in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Wikipedia: Hôtel des ducs de Bourgogne de Beaune (FR)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Beffroi de Beaune

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Beffroi de Beaune Marie de Bueil / Rémi Mathis / CC BY 2.5

The belfry, known as the clock tower, of Beaune is a tower built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, located on Place Monge, in Beaune, in the Côte-d'Or.

Wikipedia: Tour de l'horloge de Beaune (FR)

345 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Mural de la Grande Vadrouille

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La Grande Vadrouille, originally released in the United Kingdom as Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!, is a 1966 French-British comedy film directed by Gérard Oury about French civilians who, in 1942, help the crew of a Royal Air Force bomber that has been shot down over Paris make their way through German-occupied France to safe territory.

Wikipedia: La Grande Vadrouille (EN)

114 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Château de Beaune

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The Château de Beaune is a 19th-century castle on the site of the former 15th-century fortified castle of Beaune. Located on the Route des Grands Crus from the Burgundy vineyard to Beaune in the Côte-d'Or in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, it has been the current headquarters of the Bouchard Père & Fils wine estate since 1872, and has been listed as a historical monument since September 10, 1937.

Wikipedia: Château de Beaune (FR)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Porte Saint-Nicolas

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The Porte Saint-Nicolas is an old eighteenth-century city gate located in the French city of Beaune.

Wikipedia: Porte Saint-Nicolas (Beaune) (FR)

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