Share this tour
Offered languages
- German
- Portuguese
- English
- Italian
- French
- Dutch
- Spanish
In Beaune, one of Burgundy’s great vineyard owners was a hospital for the poor. Its wine is still auctioned every November in a market hall you’ll stand in on this self-guided walking tour.
This audio tour takes you through Burgundy’s wine capital from its north gate to the house of its dukes. Along the way you will hear how a wine merchant escaped, about a cannon-proof tower that ended up full of wine, and which statue lost the very object that explains its subject.
There’s no guide and no group. The Beaune audio tour works offline, so you start when you like, pause for a tasting, and pick up again later.
Made for curious travelers who want the stories and history that goes beyond the tasting notes.
Over 30,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and the tour comes with a full refund guarantee.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app and begins in front of the Chateau. To start the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder OR contact our support
The tour concludes in front of the Grand Porte
Itinerary
-
1Porte Saint-Nicolas
Pass beneath a gate built for trade, not war, and spot what the Revolution chiselled away
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Decode why one massive artillery tower answers to two names that could hardly be more opposite
Admission ticket free -
Patriarche Pere & Fils (Pass by)
Picture a convent’s quiet cellars swallowing their neighbours until a second Beaune grew underground
Admission ticket free -
2
Look up at a cloister missing one wall, where a mayor once bought the town hall himself
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Follow a poet’s one-man war on Beaune, waged with thistles, ribbons and an unlucky donkey
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
Search the hands of a seated scientist for the object that explains everything about him
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Trace a wartime escape that ran from Hell Street toward Paradise, through a door with a name
Admission ticket free -
5
Uncover how a hospital for the poor came to own some of Burgundy’s finest vineyards
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Hotel-Dieu Museum - Hospices de Beaune (Pass by)
Stand before a deliberately plain façade and learn what its founders kept hidden behind it
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Count the careers of a friars’ church that simply refused to stay a church
Admission ticket free -
6
Compare today’s cafés and carousel with the vast church that once filled this exact spot
12 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Beffroi (Pass by)
Look up at a tower the town got in a curious bargain over monks’ wine
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Piece together the many lives of the dukes’ timber-framed house, from royal property to wine diplomacy
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Tags
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Your guide to the flawless travel experience
Popular Countries
Get our app
