Beaune, France Travel Blogs

Beaune
Aug 20, 2007 (9 photos)

... bottles of wine. Just one of many locations they have all over the city (well under the city). The cellars and caves in Beaune are compared to the Catacombs in Paris but lined with wine bottles instead of human bones. It felt like we were walking forever ...

Beaune
Dec 22, 2005 (6 photos)

Beaune

Wine Tasting in France
Jan 18, 2009 (14 photos)

... house (up in the mountains) it was sunny and beautiful. By the time we got into town, it was cloudy and freezing! People in France take the longest lunch breaks in the history of the world, so our wine tasting was pushed off until around 2:00 (thank God). ...

Trummelbach Falls to Beaune in Burgundy
Jul 7, 2008 (18 photos)

... (foolishly) go into Dole then found it almost impossible to get out again. The roads, go round and round in circles. Beaune is a pretty town with a medieval centre surrounded by a huge ancient wall. We were lucky and were able to get accomodation in the ...

Beaune and Burgundy
Sep 13, 2006 (12 photos)

... is located in the heart of Burgundy's wine country. As we entered the town it was everything we expected of rural France. Narrow streets leading to central town square, lots of bakeries and fresh vege stores, little old ladies walking around with ...

A quick update so far
Mar 4, 2009 (7 photos)

... a beautiful home (Les Hetres Rouges). Actually even tastier confiture was on offer with Julien Clerc playing in the background. Into Beaune, which like all of France so far, is shut.So, in the freezing cold and rain, decided to take a drive out to Mersault ...

Une tres bonne journee!
Jun 2, 2006 (14 photos)

... from everyone, and I feel popular when I open my site and have new comments! Today was a GREAT day in France. The Dijon group went on a little daytrip to Beaune, a small town south of Dijon. We started off at a really cool place-- Hotel Dieu, a HUGE ...

Table Art: When All There is to Do is Taste
Oct 23, 2006 (15 photos)

... here) are the Côtes de Beaune vineyards to the south of Beaune and the Côtes de Nuits vineyards to the north of Beaune. Within the regions are villages, sometimes hyphenated with the name of its most famous vineyard. The local maps and train stations are ...

To Spit or to Swallow? That is the Question
Oct 15, 2006 (7 photos)

... system of classifying wine regions; the aforementioned Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée. Today there are 450 different wine appellations in France. The Burgundian appellations are divided into four main categories. At the low end of the spectrum are the ...

Enjoying the finer things in SE France
Sep 7, 2006

After our wonderful week in Paris, my folks rented a car and we started making our way down through the SouthEastern corner of France with the final destination being Nice. We had about 6 days to make the trip, which as it turns out, had us moving down ...

It's apparently the capital of Burgundy.
Mar 21, 2009 (5 photos)

I'm in one of those difficult to pronounce places called Blurgh. Well actually Beaune. On a recently opened campsite as the only tent but with maybe 10 caravans and motorhome. Clearly there are people getting on the road this early. I seem to have re- ...

Beaune
Jun 2, 2005 (2 photos)

Hi everyone, Finally found a WiFi hotspot here in Beaune. Understanding the wines of Burgundy has been more difficult than we expected. The terms Premier Cru and Gran Cru don't refer the the chardonnay or Pinot Noir wines but rather to the terrior ( ...

Following the Route de Vins Grand Cru
Jun 22, 2008

... this.  You pay 10 Euros and get a little solmmelier tasting cup.  You walk downstairs into the stone passageways below Beaune and help yourself to tastes of about 20 Burgundy wines.  The first 3 were Chardonnay, including Pouilly-Fuisse and ...

Beaune
Apr 13, 2006

... . Beaune’s on u 22 000 elanikku ja see on Côte d’Ori mitteametlik pealinn. Paljude arvates on Beaune üks parimaid kohti veini degusteerimiseks. Selle poolest tõesti, et igas poes meelitavad sildid sinna tasuta veini degusteerima. Esmalt külastasime ...

All the way to Burgundy
Jul 2, 2009

... of 'Marlinspike Hall' in Tintin.  I also particularly liked a massy Gothic clocktower, which was lit up quite spookily.  Beaune is a place we would definitely like to come back to and to explore properly.   We only had time to walk around a ...

Beaune
May 27, 2007

Beaune

Hotel de la Poste
Jul 1, 2007

Hotel de la Poste 5 Boulevard Clémenceau 21200 Beaune +33 (0)3.80.22.08.11 Confirmation #29-10055-229 http://www.hoteldelapostebeaune.com

Update from P and D
Aug 20, 2009 (1 photos)

... ran out, leaving us with a fridge only functional when on the move.  This time we had a much longer drive to France than previously -some 350 miles.  Off we set, stopping on route at Frankenberg/Eder and Thalfang, reaching Clermont-En-Argonne ( ...

Hotel des Remparts
Jul 18, 2005

Beaune, in the Burgundy district.

stuck in Beaune
May 26, 2009

... We played hand games such as "down by the river" and sang songs to entertain and distract ourselves. Eventually, we reached Lyon, France.   The train station in Lyon is very nice, and there are many hotels surrounding it. However, when it is eleven ...

The spiderweb town
Apr 13, 2007 (5 photos)

... places in the world, & it only gets better. Upon arriving at my hotel, i'm greeted with the friendliest people in all of France (that i have met).The hotel le cep was a reccomendation by a friend who was right on the money! The hotel dates back ...

Beaune
Jul 15, 1994

Beaune

4x4
Apr 13, 2008

Conociendo mas sobre el mundo de los vinos...

Beaune, Burgundy, France
Nov 17, 2006

17th - 18th November 2006, Beaune, Burgundy, France It had started raining the night before and as we drove the short distance to the French border, it had no intention of stopping. Our electrical problems of a few weeks prior (see our entry for Cefalu) ...

Leaving Paris for the Burgundy region
Sep 26, 2006 (5 photos)

... was delicious, especially the chocolate eclairs! We then headed out of Paris on the motorcoach for a pleasant four hour drive to Beaune which is in the heart of the Burgundy region. We checked into a quaint little hotel, Hotel des Remparts. We had a ...

Beaune and Dijon
May 21, 2008 (8 photos)

... in every town center we go to. Very random, but we have also decided that we will ride one of these things before we leave France. It was a bit hectic trying to find our way back to the hotel since we didn't have any town maps, but after lots of circling, ...

Beaune
Jun 26, 2008

My favorite little city in my favorite wine region - burgundy!  I could stay in Beaune forever.

Not bad plonk!
Jun 29, 2009 (5 photos)

... this region, we sampled afew reds and had a day trip to Beaune as recommended by Walty's friend Caralyn who lives in Grasse.  Beaune is awash with beautiful 4 star hotels. antique shops and wine boutiques. We spent at least an hr with our faces pressed up ...

4th Day...Morning
Apr 18, 2005

An exciting morning... one of the worlds famous vineyards... I'm here, Beaune of Bourgogne.

Beaune
Aug 1, 2005

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