This year again, the town of Beaune invites you to its « Cours Eau Jardins » festival, which was very successful the last four times and received some 8,000 visitors each year. Until 20 september 2009, festival-goers are invited to discover Beaune’s unique architectural heritage with entertainment and recreational nature discovery. Convents and monasteries, the town’s hidden gems, are the main theme of this 2009 festival.

The festival divides into three parts:

A stroll at the heart of extraordinary gardens:

A 40m² garden is dedicated to cereals and vegetables we forgot. This summer they will grow again in the garden of Bouzaize. You will lift the veil from these foodstuffs with enchanting name, which used to be the monks’ diet in the Middle Ages.

For the fifth year, Beaune shows temporary gardens designed by landscape school students from all over France. Nine different gardens were created in Lions Square with a focus on « monasteries’ gardens, history and modernity ».

Discovering Beaune’s ancient convents and monasteries:

Their doors are now opened to unveil their secrets through a special visiting itinerary, which offers you two ways of discovering this architectural heritage : a free visit and a guided tour.

Prices: €7 per person, €12 for a couple and €5 for child between 12 and 18 years old. The guided tour is free for children under 12 years old.

An eclectic programme for everyone:

A festival is also about entertainment and shows! Local and national artists will be in the streets and gardens of Beaune to bring hapiness to passersby. The programme will be very diverse : there will be concerts, theater and street art so that children and adults can enjoy special  entertainments at the heart of unusual places.

More information:

Beaune Events Agency: www.beaune.fr – Phone : +33 3.80.24.58.50

Beaune Tourist Office : www.beaune-tourisme.fr – Phone : +33 3.80.26.21.30

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The burgundian vineyard is a real living legend. For 2000 years it has combined land’s generosity as well as men’s work and has become a worldwide benchmark.

Just like the different towns and villages located all along its way, the Burgundy Wine Route is diverse and divides into as many tours as there are winegrower lands to discover, or almost… Wine from Burgundy is not just about the famous Côte d’Or vineyards. The Route will make you travel all over the diversity of burgundian vineyards : huge or small, young or old, prestigious or unknown, on plateau or hillside… and throughout the four areas of the region : Côte d’Or, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne. Actually, the route divides into five itineraries, one for each renowned burgundian vineyards : the Fine Wine Route (Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune area), the Great Wine Route (Côte chalonnaise area), the Mâconnais-Beaujolais Wine Route (Saône-et-Loire area), the Tourist Route of Yonne vineyards, the Coteaux de Pouilly-Sancerre Route (Nièvre area). Therfore, along the Burgundy Wine Route there are many villages full of heritage to see and wine cellars open to public.

More information :

Bourgogne Tourist Office : www.bourgogne-tourisme.com

Today like yesterday, both art and art of living always have been compatible in Burgundy. This will be seen once more this year in Pommard, not far from Beaune, on the Fine Wine Route (Route des Grands Crus) often described as “Burgundy’s Champs-Elysées”.

Pommard Castle, beautiful building of the 18th century in a 49 acres prestigious vineyard, will hold an art exhibition dedicated to Salvador Dali. This year is the 20th anniversary of his death. The castle already owned “Saint Georges killing the dragon” (Saint Georges terrassant le dragon), one of the great Spanish artist’s sculptures, and has just acquired “The Unicorn”, which will be soon put in the Square Courtyard (Cour Carrée).

The exhibition, that will take place until 15th November 2009, is entirely dedicated to the artist’s sculptures as well as a collection of original engravings taken from many art books that Salvador Dali did throughout his life as an artist.

Salvador Dali exhibition in Pommard Castle, from April 25 to November 15, 2009.
Pommard Castle is opened daily, from 9.30 am to 6 pm.
Salvador Dali exhibition is opened daily from 10 am to 6 pm.

More information:

Bourgogne Tourist Office: www.bourgogne-tourisme.com