Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices de Beaune

Top choice in Beaune


Built in 1443, this magnificent Gothic hospital (until 1971) is famously topped by stunning turrets and pitched rooftops covered in multicoloured tiles. 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 lined with flasks once filled with elixirs and powders; and the multipanelled masterpiece Polyptych of the Last Judgement by 15th-century Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden, depicting Judgment Day in glorious technicolour.


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1. Grosse Tour

0.13 MILES

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2. Maison des Climats

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3. Basilique Collégiale Notre Dame

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4. Moutarderie Fallot

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5. Tour Blondeau

0.37 MILES

Dating to 1465, this tower is a prominent landmark along Beaune's eastern ramparts.

6. Château de Pommard

2.05 MILES

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7. Château de Savigny

2.92 MILES

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8. Château de Meursault

4.48 MILES

One of the prettiest of the Côte de Beaune châteaux, Château de Meursault has beautiful grounds and produces some of the most prestigious white wines in…