Route des Grands Crus in Burgundy

6 May 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Bon appétit Reading Time:  3 minutes

Route des Grands Crus sign © Gsherry

Route des Grands Crus sign © Gsherry

The Route des Grands Crus (roughly, “road of the great wines“) is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France. The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d’Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Santenay in the south. Thus it runs through many of the great appellations of Burgundy wine, hence the name of the route. It takes the visitor through the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune and the back hills (Hautes-Côtes) behind and above the wine slopes.   read more…

Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune‎ in Burgundy

14 September 2013 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Arnaud 25/cc-by-sa-3.0

© Arnaud 25/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Hospices de Beaune or Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is a former charitable almshouse in Beaune in the Burgundy region. It was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor and needy. The original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu, one of the finest examples of French fifteenth-century architecture, is now a museum. Services for patients are now provided in modern hospital buildings.   read more…

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