The Hospices de Beaune was founded in 1443 by Burgundy Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins as a hospital for the region's poor and needy. But this building is far from austere.

Weather conditions slashed the harvest by half compared to the usual production, the Hospices de Beaune vineyard manager Ludivine Griveau told AFP. The group of medical facilities counts on the ...

It also contains various attractions, such as the Hospices de Beaune, a magnificently preserved 15th-century hospital, and the gorgeous Basilique Collégiale Notre Dame. Starting in the 12th ...