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Burgundy (/ ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ən d i / BUR-gən-dee; French: Bourgogne ⓘ; Burgundian: Bregogne) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century.
The town features three dovecotes dating from the 15th century, the interior walls of which contain around 1,200 pigeonholes. Running beneath the town is la Voûte, a tunnel through which passes the Burgundy canal. It was built in the late 19th century to accommodate barge traffic in lieu of installing frequent locks on the canal; it is a ...
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (French pronunciation: [buʁɡɔɲ fʁɑ̃ʃ kɔ̃te] ⓘ; lit. ' Burgundy-Free County ', sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: Borgogne-Franche-Comtât) is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté.
The Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy now houses the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) and the musée des Beaux-Arts (Museum of Fine Arts). [8] In 1513, Swiss and Imperial armies invaded Burgundy and besieged Dijon, which was defended by the governor of the province, Louis II de la Trémoille. The siege was extremely violent, but the town succeeded in ...
Beaune (French pronunciation: ⓘ; in Burgundian: Beane) is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business.
Kingdom of Burgundy was a name given to various successive kingdoms centered in the historical region of Burgundy during the Middle Ages. The heartland of historical Burgundy correlates with the border area between France and Switzerland , and includes the major modern cities of Geneva and Lyon .
La Clayette is situated in the southernmost part of Burgundy in the Charolais-Brionnais region, north of the historical province of Beaujolais.As the cradle of the renowned Charolais cattle, the Charolais-Brionnais region is an applicant for the UNESCO's label as World Heritage Site to preserve, consolidate and transmit this resource.
The Cote de Nuits within the Côte d'Or region of Burgundy. The Côte de Nuits (French pronunciation: [kot də nɥi]) is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region.