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Hospices of Beaune
Located in the south of Côte d’Or, the beautiful city of Beaune is hiding behind the fortifications surrounding it. The “Capital of Wine” is world famous for the “Hospices”, one of the most impressive architectural pieces in the region. Built in 1443 by Nicolas Rollin, chancellor to the king Philippe le Bon (Philip the Good), at the end of the Hundred Years War, its unique style was inspired by Flemish architecture. Also called “l’Hotel-Dieu”, its purpose was to serve and take care of the pauper who had fought for the French armies. From the very beginning, it was decided to create an amazing piece of art, so only the best workmen and artists were hired to achieve it. It took them eight years.
Vezelay
Submitted by France.com on September 10, 2009 - 10:51am.In the beautiful region of Burgundy, rich of many religious buildings, one is particularly interesting, listed among Unesco World Heritage : the Vezelay Abbey, a jewel of Romanesque architecture, a major site of Christianity since the middle ages and a rallying point of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Golf Blue Green Quetigny Bourgogne
Submitted by Editors on December 5, 2008 - 6:29am. 
The Golf Club
Follow the burgundy wine trail to this attractive course just 5 minutes from Dijon town center.
Set in rolling countryside crossed by the meandering river Mirande, the course presents a stiffer test of golfing technique than first expected. Set in rolling countryside crossed by the meandering river Mirande, the course presents a stiffer test of golfing technique than first expected
The courses
18 holes, Par 71, 5625 m
Chateau de Bussy-Rabutin
Submitted by Editors on October 14, 2008 - 11:26am.Chateau de Bussy-Rabutin
The Abbey of Cluny
Submitted by Editors on October 14, 2008 - 11:21am.
- The Monument
The Benedictine abbey of Cluny was the cradle of a reform which drastically changed the western monastic tradition. Founded in 910, this abbey answered directly to Rome and was under the authority of a line of exceptional abbots. At its height of its influence in the 12th century, it was at the head of an "empire" that counted 10,000 monks.
It was at this time, around 1088, that construction began on the third abbey church (Cluny III). Abbot Hugues de Semur (1049-1109) decided to build a huge church, 187 metres long, which remained the longest church in Christendom until the construction of Saint Peter’s in Rome.
