This was an interesting museum to look around while in Beaune. The building itself is an…read morearchitectural masterpiece with a beautiful traditional Burgundian roof. This place used to be the hospital for the town and you can see how it was set up including an apothecary, kitchens, chapel, and some unique bedding arrangements. Not too expensive to get into (about 12 euro) and worth doing even if some of the rooms are a bit over staged.

This is a very beautiful place, with a very interesting history. I liked that I could go at my own…read morepace, listening to the audio description.

Free to enter, but modern updates have made this Roman monument somewhat disappointing…read more You can take the funicular to take you up the hill. It's still used for modern concerts, which would be a fun thing to do. We saw them setting up for an event which was part of the annual Fête de la Musique.

Wonderfully preserved Roman ruins just downhill from the Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière. It's…read morea great place to stop off and rest after visiting the basilica! So very peaceful there and I got a kick from resting my tired old butt on the same seats as some Roman citizens did 2000 years ago. I gotta say, those Roman architects knew how to build and design seating that was surprisingly comfortable, bare stone and cement that they are! If Vieux Lyon is old then these ruins - formerly known as Lugdunum - was ancient Lyon. It really is quite awesome thinking about the layered history of this city. The open air theaters' are still used today; there is a museum too but unfortunately wasn't open on the day we visited. I would have loved to learn more about Lugdunum and its evolution into modern-day Lyon.

From the owner: Une reconversion réussie Simple forteresse au début, la reconstruction du Palais a débuté au XVème…read moresiècle et s'est poursuivie au XVIIème sous la direction de l'architecte royal Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Il se compose de dépendances, de salles de réceptions et d'appartements. La Tour Philippe Le Bon, qui date de 1450, domine la ville du haut de ses 52 mètres. Aujourd'hui, le Palais abrite l'Hôtel de Ville et le musée des Beaux-Arts.