Aurélie Waller, Head of Works at the Hospices Civils de Beaune, examines how hospital architecture responds to changing care. The visit and discussion connect the construction of a new hospital with the project of Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins. From the Hôtel-Dieu’s “palace for the poor” to the Centre hospitalier Philippe le Bon, buildings reveal different ambitions for treating patients.
Tag: guided-tours
Hospices de Beaune: Preserving Hospital Heritage
Hospital heritage in Beaune unfolds through guided walks, talks and encounters with costumed hospital sisters carrying medical instruments and apothecary jars. Sister Louise Duchini recounts changes in nursing and relationships with patients. Conservation specialists explain the protection of the collections and the creation of a facsimile of the Last Judgement polyptych using digital techniques.
Cellier de la Cabiote: Cellar Tour and Burgundy Tasting
Cellier de la Cabiote opens its historic wine cellars in Beaune for Vignobles en Scène. An introduction to Burgundy’s vineyards leads into a guided tasting in French of five wines, mainly Villages and Premiers Crus, all made by winegrowers. Homemade crème de cassis closes the visit, which is free and carries no obligation to buy.
Arbois Guided Tour: Wine History and Louis Pasteur
Arbois reveals its links with Jura wine and Louis Pasteur on a guided walk through the town. Saint-Just Church, Pécauld Castle and Bontemps Castle help trace a history that includes a long period outside France. The route connects these monuments with the development of the vineyards and Pasteur’s early life.
Bouchard Aîné & Fils: Normandie Wine Tasting
A Normandie-themed tasting with Bouchard Aîné & Fils unfolds across nine stops, from historic salons to wine cellars. A welcome glass precedes eight Burgundy wines, including a white drawn from the barrel, two Hospices de Beaune cuvées and two Grands Crus. Six gourmet pairings accompany the sequence, with Corton-Charlemagne and Charmes-Chambertin among the featured wines.
Domaine Marguerite Carillon: Wine and Food Pairings
Domaine Marguerite Carillon joins forces with Le Charlemagne for a tasting of eight Burgundy wines in Meursault. Chef Rudy Villien creates surprise food pairings for cuvées from the Hospices de Beaune and Grands Crus such as Corton-Charlemagne and Clos de Vougeot. A visit to the winery and vaulted cellars adds a look at the production setting to the tasting programme.
L’Estran: A Seaweed Boat’s Restoration
L’Estran, a former seaweed-harvesting vessel, is the subject of a restoration-site visit at Douarnenez’s Port-musée. The boat was built at the Tanguy shipyard for a working life on the Breton coast. Its career took it to Audierne and the waters around the island of Sein, before it eventually ceased operations.
Les arbres au Bois d’Amour: A Walk with Konan Le Breton
Naturalist guide Konan Le Breton leads a tree walk linked to Josselin’s Atlas de la Biodiversité Communale. Broadleaved trees and conifers, deciduous and evergreen foliage, and the conditions in which trees grow shape the route through the Bois d’Amour. From seedlings to the canopy, he explores their role in the woodland ecosystem. The walk is free, open to all ages and requires no booking.
Plourin-lès-Morlaix Heritage Visits
The owners of Penlan Manor guide visitors through its history as part of Plourin-lès-Morlaix’s heritage programme. The visit also takes in Saint Bernard Chapel, pairing the manor’s domestic story with religious architecture. Notre-Dame Church and its ossuary open separately, adding another view of the town’s Breton built heritage.
Hop ad hoc: Musée Breton and Kernault Theatre Tours
The actresses of Hop ad hoc take the architecture of the Musée Breton and Manoir de Kernault as their starting point. Their theatrical visits reinterpret the buildings with humour, breaking with the format of a conventional guided tour. The programme links both heritage sites, inviting participants to begin at one and continue the experience at the other.