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Beaune

Description: Town, Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne region, east central France, on the Bouzaise River, southwest of Dijon.

Newest Review: ... walls and it is pleasant to walk around the cobblestone street and admire Beaune historical treasures. One the well known treasure is the Hotel-Dieu, known in the past as Beaune Hospices and a place for the destitute and sick to take refuge in the 14th century. The gothic and external structure with glazed coloured tiles exudes a majestic presence in the square. Other historical site ... more

... includes the Collegiale Notre Dame Basilica, with daily masses for the locals and tourists and the wine museum. A novel way of exploring Beaune is by Visiotrain. The Visiotrain start from Hotel Dieu and it is a 45 minutes guided tour around the city, pass...more

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Beaune: Not for wine lovers only. (395 words)
by - written on 15/02/09 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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If you ever want to visit the wine region of Burgundy, Beaune is a good place to start. We went on a camping holiday in France a couple of years ago and one of the places we camped at was Mersault which is a rural town in Beaune. Our campsite was situated amongst vineyards and every evening we will sit outside our tent and watch with awe as the orange red sun lower within the grape vines. There are many historical monuments in Beaune. The centre is enclave within the medieval walls and it is pleasant to walk around the cobblestone street and admire Beaune historical treasures. One the well known treasure is the Hotel-Dieu, known in the past as ... Read the complete review

Beaune a Paradise on Earth (376 words)
by - written on 23/02/01 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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It is hard to describe Beaune as a whole as there is so much to take into the picture for it to come close to be complete. The only way to demonstrate how beautiful this place of paradise is, is by writing an overall review (this one :-> ) of the place and then to write individual one for each attraction! So that’s what I’m going to do. Beaune is very easy to get to, it has one of the biggest motorway cross-roads in Europe on its doorstep, which is used by several tens of millions each year. Yet it is almost like being in the countryside it’s very simply a taste of paradise. The Hotel Dieu hospital alone attracts over 450,000 visitors ... Read the complete review