Le Fleury
What to order: the Burgundy classics - snails, eggs in meurette and bœuf bourguignon - with a glass of Hospices wine
Lunch and dinner · confirm by phone on Wednesdays and Thursdays
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Day itinerary · 47.03° N · 4.84° E
Beaune in a day from Paris, the Hôtel-Dieu, a Burgundy lunch and six wines under the town.
TGV to Dijon and regional train to Beaune, the Hôtel-Dieu in the morning, Burgundy lunch, a six-wine tasting at the Patriarche cellars and the Fallot mustard mill before returning.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Lyon fromBarcelona 1 h 30Valencia 1 h 45Madrid 2 hMálaga 2 h 30Sevilla 2 h 30Lanzarote 4 hGran Canaria 4 h 15Tenerife Sur 4 h 15
Part of Beaune
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Total time14 h
By car3 h 15 each way
From ParisTGV and TER · about 2 h 20
VisitsHôtel-Dieu, Patriarche and Fallot
WalkingLittle: everything on foot in the centre
DifficultyEasy
Cost€80–110 pp without the train
With childrenYes, without the tasting
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Paris 2 h 15 by train
TGV to Dijon and TER to Beaune; keep the TER ticket
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Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, the 1443 Hospital with the Coloured Roof
€12.50 with a Spanish audio guide; the TER ticket gives a reduced rate
- 4 min on foot
- 2
- 10 min on foot
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Caves Patriarche, a Six-Wine Tasting in the Cellars of the Former Visitandines Convent
Visite Dégustation Liberté, €25, six wines; departures every half hour, ten places
- 13 min on foot
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Moutarderie Fallot, a Visit to Beaune's Last Family Mustard Maker
book the visit time on its website; €12 adults, free for under-10s
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Back home 2 h 15 by train
TER to Dijon and TGV to Paris-Gare de Lyon
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, the 1443 Hospital with the Coloured Roof
Beaune is a little over three hours from Paris by car, but by train you arrive sooner and without worrying about tastings: a TGV to Dijon and a regional train of about twenty minutes leave you at Beaune station mid-morning. The centre, inside the walls, is done on foot, and in a day there is time to see the Hôtel-Dieu, eat Burgundy cooking, go down into the Patriarche cellars and make your own mustard at Fallot.
The day, hour by hour
7:00 · Train to Beaune. TGV from the Gare de Lyon to Dijon and there a TER to Beaune. Keep the TER ticket: at the Hôtel-Dieu and the Cité des Climats it gives you a reduced rate.
9:45 · Hôtel-Dieu. From the station it is about fifteen minutes' walk. The hospital of 1443, with its coloured roof, the Hall of the Poor and the Last Judgement polyptych. An hour with an audioguide in Spanish.
12:00 · Lunch at Le Fleury. Very close to the Hôtel-Dieu: snails, eggs en meurette and home-style bœuf bourguignon. Its website gives it as open every day, but the tourist office says it closes Wednesdays and Thursdays: confirm when booking.
14:15 · Patriarche cellars. You go down into about five kilometres of galleries under the town and at the end taste six Côte wines with a sommelier. Departures are every half hour and of ten people.
16:00 · Moutarderie Fallot. The family mustard mill, since 1840. On the visit you make your own mustard and try it with Burgundy appetisers. Book the time on its website.
17:45 · Return. On foot to the station and train to Dijon and Paris. You reach the Gare de Lyon at dinner time.
Is it for me?
If you are interested in wine and do not want to drive, it is the best way to see Beaune in a day. With children, swap the cellar for the Cité des Climats, which has a family ticket, and keep the mustard mill, which is what they like most. If you can sleep a night, do the Voie des Vignes by bike the next day.
Time1 h
Change the route
Tuesday to Saturday: €36 Burgundian menu in a 15th-century cellar:
Caveau des Arches
In the rain or with children: the wine museum, with a glass included, instead of the cellar:
Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne, the Vineyard Museum with Tasting
In good weather and without a cellar: bike to Pommard and Meursault in the afternoon:
The Voie des Vignes by Bike, from Beaune to Meursault and Santenay among the Vines
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Caveau des Arches
What to order: the €36 Bourguignon menu with eggs in meurette or snails and bœuf bourguignon
Tuesday to Saturday · closed Sunday and Monday
Caves Madeleine
What to order: the multi-course menu and a bottle chosen with them from among the 500-plus references
Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Tuesday lunchtime only · book by phone or email
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
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Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Beaune
All year: the Hôtel-Dieu, the Patriarche cellars and the mustard mill are open daily. From April to mid-November the Hôtel-Dieu is open without a break until 19:30. Avoid the third weekend of November, the Hospices auction one, unless you are going for it.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Buy the TER separately if necessary
The TER ticket to Beaune is the one that gives the reduced rate.
- 2Book Fallot and lunch
The mustard mill runs by groups at fixed times.
- 3Go on a weekday
The Patriarche departures fill up at weekends.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can you see Beaune from Paris in a day?
Yes, by TGV to Dijon and regional train to Beaune, about two hours twenty.
What must you not miss in Beaune?
The Hôtel-Dieu of 1443, a tasting in its cellars and the Voie des Vignes if you have more time.
How much does the day cost?
Between €80 and €110 per person without the train: three visits and a lunch.
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