Founded
1443
By Nicolas Rolin & Guigone de Salins
Historic site · Hôtel-Dieu
Hospices de Beaune
A 1443 charity hospital under a polychrome glazed-tile roof, and the November charity wine auction that crowns Les Trois Glorieuses.
Monument
Hôtel-Dieu
Salle des Pôvres & historic kitchen
Domaine
~61 ha
Mostly Grand & Premier Cru
Auction
3rd Sun. Nov.
Halles de Beaune, with Sotheby's
The site
The Hospices de Beaune is a charitable institution founded in 1443 (by Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins) in Beaune (source: compass_artifact_wf-5af489e6...). Its Hôtel-Dieu, with a famous polychrome glazed-tile roof, the salle des Pôvres, and historic kitchen, is Beaune's must-see monument (source).
The Domaine des Hospices owns ~61 hectares of donated vineyard, much of it Grand and Premier Cru (~50 ha Pinot Noir, 10 ha Chardonnay). It first offered the current vintage for public sale in 1859; the charity auction is now held on the third Sunday of November in the Halles de Beaune, with Sotheby's as official partner since 2021 (source). The auction is the centrepiece of Les Trois Glorieuses.
On the visit
- The glazed-tile roof
- Salle des Pôvres
- The historic kitchen
- Les Trois Glorieuses auction
Our notesBeaune's must-see monument
A 1443 charity hospital whose Hôtel-Dieu and glazed-tile roof anchor the town; its donated vineyards fund the famous November auction.
Pair with the Cité des Climats nearby.