Category: Burgundy

Cluny Abbey 

The Abbey of Cluny was founded in 910 by William I, Duke of Aquitaine, who donated some of his property. With the passage of time the Abbey of Cluny grew…

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Beaune 

Beaune, located about 40 km south of Dijon, is considered the center of Burgundy’s wine trade. The Hôtel-Dieu or Hospices de Beaune is the main historical architecture of the city…

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Dijon

Dijon is the capital of Burgundy, located in the center-east of France 200 kilometers north of Lyon.  City of Art and History, it has a vast protected area of 97…

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Tournus

Tournus is a small town in central-eastern France. Located in the Burgundy region, in the Saône-et-Loire department. The symbolic monument of the city is the Abbey of Saint-Philibert. The Abbey…

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