Beaune

We wandered around the weekly market first thing this morning. There was a lot of interesting stuff.

 

Dried fruits ...

 

 

Shallots and garlic ...

 

 

Sausages ...

 

 

Olives ...

 

 

Oysters ...

 

 

Nougat ...

 

 

And flowers.

 

 

Then we went to a castle with a vineyard and winery for a wine tasting.

 

 

 

The lawn was full of miniature cyclamen.

 

 

The medieval kitchen was quite impressive.

 

 

We also had time for a brief walk around town. This is the Collégiale Notre-Dame, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, during the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture.

 

 

 

The clock tower.

 

 

And this is a hotel/restaurant with an unusual entrance. You have to really duck to get in.

 

 

But the inside is just gorgeous.

 

 

This is the courtyard of the hotel we are staying in.

 

 

 

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