Treat yourself to a luxury boutique hotel in Beaune with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and indulge in the fruits of the wine capital of Burgundy. The Romanesque city teems with lively food markets, wine cellars and rich cuisine bourguignonne.
Luxury wine excursions in Beaune
Begin with a tour and tasting of Burgundy wines at the Marché aux Vins, a 14th-century church with barrel-strewn cellars and vaulted passageways. Serious oenophiles should visit the Museé du Vin de Bourgogne to learn the history of wine-making in the region. At your luxury boutique hotel, you can choose from a generous list of Burgundy wines to taste in a romantic courtyard or in front of a roaring fire. You can make personal appointments to meet and taste with boutique winemakers in the villages of the Côte d’Or, which lend their names to Burgundy’s finest wines.
Luxury things to do in Beaune
Spend a day browsing the couture boutiques along Rue Carnot and Rue Monge. Colourful tapestries illustrating the life of the Virgin Mary hang at the 12th-century Romanesque Collégiale Notre-Dame. Seek out Rogier van der Weyden’s gigantic 15th-century masterpiece The Last Judgment inside the Hospices de Beaune. You can see the entire building while floating above the city in a hot-air balloon.
Gourmet Beaune
A Michelin-starred chef creates Burgundian specialties like poached eggs in red-wine sauce or spoon-fashioned pike-perch patties in a crustacean sauce inside an airy 15th-century dining room. An outdoor terrace overlooking a medieval garden is the spot to savour whitefish baked in a mushroom sauce. In summer, visit the open-air market on Place de la Halle for Morvan ham, regional wines and local cheeses.
Stay in a luxury boutique hotel in Beaune with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and savour fine grand cru wines in the arcaded courtyard of a Renaissance mansion. A glass lift takes you to the top of a stone tower for panoramic views of the city.