The morning walking tour of Beaune. At first it was dry, but it started to rain a bit as we went around the town.

Beaune (French pronunciation: ​[bon]) is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Paris and Geneva.

Beaune is one of the key wine centres in France and the annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France. The town is surrounded by some of the world's most famous wine villages, while the facilities and cellars of many producers, large and small, are situated in Beaune itself. With a rich historical and architectural heritage, Beaune is considered the "Capital of Burgundy wines".

It is an ancient and historic town on a plain by the hills of the Côte d'Or, with features remaining from the pre-Roman and Roman eras, through the medieval and renaissance periods and up to recent history and modern times.

Beaune is a walled city, with about half of the battlements, ramparts, and the moat, having survived and in good condition, and the central "old town" is extensive. Historically Beaune is intimately connected with the Dukes of Burgundy.

Landmarks in Beaune include the old market (les Halles), the 15th-century Hospices, the Beffroi (clock tower), and the collegiate church of Notre Dame.

Boulevard Perpreuil

Porte Marie de Bourgogne - we went in here getting out of the rain for a bit.

The building is home to the Musée des beaux-arts de Beaune Beaune Museum of Fine Arts.

This was the only fine arts museum that we didn't have a look at the art. This was just a stop on the walking tour, before we went into the centre of the town.

The Beaune Museum of Fine Arts (MBAB) is a museum located in Beaune , Porte Marie de Bourgogne, 6 Bd Perpreuil and 19 rue Poterne.

The history of this museum begins with the municipal library, located in the premises of the Town Hall and the passion of its conservative Jules Pautet for History. Many people make donations related to the history of the city.

Between 1800 and 1850, the model of the monument of Monge, given by Rude himself, is included in the collections. At that time there existed a museum of natural history which no longer exists today, but to which was associated the nascent museum of fine arts.

In 1871, the museum moved to the south wing of the building; He remained there until 2001. It was Hippolyte Michaud who commissioned the design of the great hall of the fine arts.

In 1932, Émile Goussery, had the Félix Jules Naigeon room on the first floor of the town hall. During the war, the works were "collected" at Châteauneuf, the town hall serving as a stock of arms and coal. In 1944 the new curator René André, who is a professional, will proceed to the complete reorganization of the museum in 1946. Three sections are created: Fine Arts, Archeology and History of the City. During the works he will discover under a plaster, a painted ceiling of the nineteenth century.

The creation in 1955 of the Musée Marey on the first floor of the town hall will encroach on the rest of the collections. Many projects do not succeed. It was not until 2001/2002 that the two museums were installed in the premises of Porte Marie de Bourgogne .