famous road
Route des Grands Crus
60-km wine road from Dijon to Santenay through Burgundy's Côte d'Or, stringing together Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Romanée-Conti and Beaune along UNESCO-listed climat vineyard walls.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Bourgogne, France · Europe
Beaune is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bligny-lès-Beaune, 5km from Route des Grands Crus.
Beaune is a town located in Bourgogne, France. With a population of 24,162, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Beaune sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Beaune to your route.
Beaune (French pronunciation: [bon] ; in Burgundian: Beane) is a town in eastern France widely considered the wine capital of Burgundy, in the Côte-d'Or department. It is between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of France's key wine centers and a major hub of Burgundy wine production and business. The Hospices deRead more
Beaune's annual wine auction is the primary wine auction in France.
The town is surrounded by some of the world's most famous wine villages, such as Meursault or Puligny Montrachet, while the facilities and cellars of many producers, large and small, are in the historic center of Beaune itself, as they have been since Roman times. With a rich historical and architectural heritage, Beaune is considered the "Capital of Burgundy wines". It is an ancient town on a plain by the hills of the Côte d'Or, with features from pre-Roman and Roman eras through the medieval and Renaissance periods.
Beaune is a walled city, with much of the battlements, ramparts, and moat having survived in good condition. The central "old town" within the walls is extensive. Historically Beaune is intimately connected with the Dukes of Burgundy.
The 15th-century Hospices de Beaune, in the town center, is one of Europe's best-preserved Renaissance buildings. Other landmarks in Beaune include the old market (les Halles), the Beffroi (clock tower), and the collegiate church of Notre Dame. Beaune is the main center of the region's "Burgundian tile" polychrome Renaissance roofing style. Because of its historical importance in wine production and the unique system of terroir in the region, the town of Beaune was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 as part of the Climats, terroirs of Burgundy site.
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Beaune is located in Bourgogne, France, Europe. The coordinates are 47.0241 latitude, 4.8389 longitude.
Beaune has a population of approximately 24,162 people, making it a town in France.
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famous road
60-km wine road from Dijon to Santenay through Burgundy's Côte d'Or, stringing together Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Romanée-Conti and Beaune along UNESCO-listed climat vineyard walls.
5 km · about 10 min drive
racetrack
Fast, sweeping circuit in the Burgundy hills, immortalised by the wheel-banging Villeneuve-Arnoux duel at the 1979 French Grand Prix; still busy with track days and historic racing.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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