Private Burgundy day tour Cote de Beaune

Private Burgundy day tour Cote de Beaune

Pick up in Beaune or Dijon train station or at your hotel located in Beaune or Dijon area.

Tour the stunning Hospices de Beaune, taste the world famous wines of Meursault and taste 6 more wines in a cellar in Beaune.

09:00AM: Pick up in Beaune or Dijon train station or at your hotel located in Beaune or Dijon area.

Guided tour of the Hospices de Beaune.

Former hospital founded in 1443 by the chancellor Nicolas Rolin, it is worldwide famous for its colourful glazed tile roofs. You will tour the Salle des Pôvres (where the sick ones were looked after), the kitchens, the pharmacy and other rooms exhibiting artifacts and tapestries.

Picturesque drive through the famous villages of Pommard, Volnay and Meursault.

Sightseeing in the vineyard. Your tour guide will take advantage of this beautiful drive to stop and explain the imporantce of the soil and the climate in Burgundy. 

Tour and wine tasting at a local domain in Meursault.

The vines of the Chateau de Meursault are ideally situated and sheltered from the winds by the mountains on the west . At Meursault, they spread over the quarries. The earth is rich in calcite and well drained, which gives the land all its wealth.

After the lunch, transfer to Beaune.

Tour and wine tasting at a local domain in the city centre of Beaune. Tasting of 6 wines...

Founded in Beaune in 1880, Maison Joseph Drouhin's cellars have spread from the historical Cellars of the Dukes of Burgundy and the Kings of France in Beaune (12th-18th centuries) to the Moulin de Vaudon, an 18th Century watermill in Chablis.

A rigorous attention to detail, self-imposed discipline, a desire to learn, a rigorous sense of values, passion and daring, are the qualities that have been handed down through the generations, together with the art of winemaking and a never ending search for quality.

According the time and your drop of place, guided tour of the city or Beaune or Dijon.

Transfer back to your hotel or to the train station.

06:00PM: End of the services.