Beaune Self Guided Tour of the Wine Capital of Burgundy

Duration1h 30m - 2h 30m

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LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

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

1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Human tour guide at location
Any physical devices or headphones

What to expect

Porte Saint-Nicolas
10m

Pass beneath a gate built for trade, not war, and spot what the Revolution chiselled away
Pass by

Decode why one massive artillery tower answers to two names that could hardly be more opposite
Patriarche Pere & Fils
Pass by

Picture a convent’s quiet cellars swallowing their neighbours until a second Beaune grew underground
10m

Look up at a cloister missing one wall, where a mayor once bought the town hall himself
10m

Follow a poet’s one-man war on Beaune, waged with thistles, ribbons and an unlucky donkey
Monument A Etienne Jules Marey
5m

Search the hands of a seated scientist for the object that explains everything about him
Maison Joseph Drouhin
Pass by

Trace a wartime escape that ran from Hell Street toward Paradise, through a door with a name
15m

Uncover how a hospital for the poor came to own some of Burgundy’s finest vineyards
Hotel-Dieu - Hospices de Beaune
Pass by

Stand before a deliberately plain façade and learn what its founders kept hidden behind it
Marche aux Vins
Pass by

Count the careers of a friars’ church that simply refused to stay a church
12m

Compare today’s cafés and carousel with the vast church that once filled this exact spot
Beffroi
Pass by

Look up at a tower the town got in a curious bargain over monks’ wine
Pass by

Piece together the many lives of the dukes’ timber-framed house, from royal property to wine diplomacy

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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

End point

The tour concludes in front of the Grand Porte

Additional information

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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$7.99 per person

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