Sights in Beaune
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Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices de Beaune
Built in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, the chancellor to Philippe-le-Bon, and used as a hospital until 1971, this magnificent Gothic hospital building is famously topped by stunning turrets and pitched rooftops covered in multicoloured tiles. Fascinating interior highlights include the barrel-vaulted Grande Salle (look for the dragons and peasant heads up on the roof beams); the mural-covered St-Hughes Room; an 18th-century pharmacy where the nuns made their own medicaments and which is lined with flasks once filled with volatile oils, unguents, elixirs and powders such as beurre d’antimoine(antimony butter) and poudre de cloportes(woodlouse powder); the huge kitchens, with th…
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Basilique Collégiale Notre Dame
Built in the Romanesque and Gothic styles from the 11th to 15th centuries this church was once affiliated with the monastery of Cluny. It’s notable for its extra-large porch, and medieval tapestries are displayed inside from Easter till the third weekend in November.
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Musée des Beaux-Arts
The Musée des Beaux-Arts features Gallo-Roman carvings and assorted paintings, including works by Beaune-born Félix Ziem (1821-1911).
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Musée du Vin de Bourgogne
The exhibits at the Musée du Vin de Bourgogne are dryer than the driest Chablis.
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