Nuits-Saint-Georges: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 115 - 200 La Gentilhommière
 Situated near the vineyards of Nuits-Saint-Georges and only 20 minutes from Beaune and Dijon, this typical Burgundy hotel is housed in a 16th-century … MoreEUR 65 - 78 Ibis Nuits Saint Georges
 Located 500 metres from the train station and just 20 km (12.4 miles) from the airport, the Ibis Nuits-St-Georges hotel welcomes you near the city cen… MoreEUR 84 - 133 Hostellerie St Vincent
 This hotel is located in Nuits-St-Georg in the heart of Burgundian vineyards. It features a restaurant situated in the cellar with 450 wines on offers… MoreEUR 40 - 52 Etap Hôtel Nuits Saint Georges
 Located 500 metres from the train station, not far from the airport, the Nuits-Saint-Georges Etap Hotel offers a very good standard of accommodation a… MoreEUR 90 - 246 Chateau De La Berchere
 La Berchere provides elegant accommodation within a 15th century castle, in the heart of the Burgundy district. It has an outdoor pool and a private a… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nuits-Saint-Georges: Guide
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a town and région.
Wine
Nuits-Saint-Georges is the main town of the Côte de Nuits Wine|wine-producing area of Burgundy wine|Burgundy. (Click on the map to enlarge it).
Stone
The local quarries of the region. The stone, by the variety of its shades of colour, the pink of bindweed (Convolvulus) and beige and its grain will harmonize with any style.
History
The town owes much to the economic development arising from Cistercians|Cistercian enterprise.
Administration
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Demography
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Sites and monuments
A short distance to the east is the Citeaux Abbey, the mother house of the Cistercian order of monks. It was founded in 1098 and has, over the years much influenced Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a twin town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom.
François Thurot (1727-1760), privateer.
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They built the Château du Clos Vougeot and the nearby villages of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux and Saint-Bernard.
Les Bolards is an archaeological site of a trading, crossroads town from the Gallo-Roman period.
The municipal Belfry (architecture)|belfry was built in 1610
The church of Saint Symphorien was built in the 13th century. It amalgamates the Romanesque architecture|Romanesque with the Gothic architecture|Gothic and contains an early carillon. In 2005, it is closed for renovation. (Details of the saint appear .)
In the Church of Saint Denis, there is a fine organ by Aristide Cavaillé, a great organ builder of the 19th century who built those of Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame in Paris.
The Hôpital Saint-Laurent dates in origin from 1634 but the buildings are late 17th century. It has retained its hospital vocation which it supports by the annual sale of the products of its vineyards.
The Château d'Entre-Deux-Monts is a private property but open each September for the journées du Patrimoine, heritage days.Miscellaneous
People connected with the commune
Paul Cabet (1815-1876), Sculpture|sculptor.
Félix Tisserand (1845-1896), astronomer.
Maurice Boitel (1919), French painters|French painter.
Georges Faivelay and Camille Rodier, wine merchants, founders of the order of the knights of the Tastewine (Chevaliers du Tastevin)See also
French wine
Globalization of wineReference
External links
In French.
In French.
Books to read
Both in French.
Nuits-Saint-Georges en Bourgogne, edited by the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Lames de sang : La vie exemplaire de François Thurot, by Camille Bailly. (Blades of Blood : The exemplary life of François Thurot).