Hôtel Dieu
un hôpital flamboyant
Beaune, city of wines, science & art
Beaune you said ?
The Hôtel Dieu, its ramparts and capital of Burgundy wines!
It is precisely by walking through the ramparts of the city that we can understand its history and its quality of wine city.
If we make the detour by the old hotel of the dukes (of Burgundy) we can even penetrate there to enter in the heart of the wine subject.
But even without leaving our round from the ramparts we "fly" over the collegiate church Notre-Dame, whose interior decoration reminds the cathedral Saint-Lazare of Autun (I can accompany you there too if you want...), the belfry, former property of the abbey of Maizières, which sheltered a clock whose weights went down to the second floor, the towers of the old fortress... Without forgetting the courtyards of the private old houses (Hotels particuliers in French).
Along the streets, from houses to private mansions, a whole society passes by; wine merchants and wine trade, artists such as the painter Félix Ziem, inventors and scientists; Jules Marey, one of the fathers of cinema, Gaspard Monge, a French mathematician and founder of the Polytechnic School, and the all Chevrolet family (Louis, Arthur and Gaston), settled in Beaune at the end of the 19th century.
Two hours in Beaune ? Here are some ideas to imagine your stay in Beaune.
Check availabilities on Google calendar down this page for the day of your visit.
1 h 1/2 to 2 h available ?
3 hours well filled
A first overview...
Along the streets of the old center, a first discovery of tis city marked by the imprint of the duchy of the great dukes Burgundy and its famous hospital (Hospices de Beaune) "which makes you want to get sick" according to Eugène Viollet le Duc.
Beaune is not only the old hospital...
In the heart of the oldest part, Notre Dame (Our Lady church) as some treasure to discover. And all around : the old Duke palace, some old middle ages mansions, the ramparts...
Duration
Between 1:30 to 2:00
Private guided tour only :
250 €(1)
By réservation only. Check availability on the calendar below.
(1) Price is incompressible up to 15 people. Additional charge of 5 € per person from the 16th person up to 25 people maximum.
Hôtel Dieu focus
That's Nicolas Rolin, chancellor (prime minister) of the Duke of Burgundy Philippe le Bon, who undertook the construction of this "hospital for the poor and needy people" in the year of the Lord 1443 in the interest of his salvation.
But more than a simple hospital establishment, it is a whole medieval society that is revealed, in its habits, its philosophy of life, its food and medical customs...
We talk as much about wine as about architecture, art or remedies (miracles?) and gastronomy.
Just as healing takes time, visiting the Hôtel Dieu is also worth spending a little more than three quarters of an hour. And you can't get enough of it.
Price of the private tour does not include entrance fees to the Hôtel Dieu, which have to be paid on site.
Duration
About 1:30
Private guided tour only :
250 €(1)
By réservation only. Check availability on the calendar below.
(1) Price is incompressible up to 15 people. Additional charge of 5 € per person from the 16th person up to 25 people maximum.
Overview of the city & Hotel Dieu discovery
A combination of the two visits listed on the left to fully enjoy the discovery of the city of Burgundy wines.
Duration
About 3h
Private guided tour only :
250 €(1)
By réservation only. Check availability on the calendar below.
(1) Price is incompressible up to 15 people. Additional charge of 10 € per person from the 16th person up to 25 people maximum.
Price of the private tour does not include entrance fees to the Hôtel Dieu, which have to be paid on site.