How to Spend a Perfect Day in Nuits-St-Georges with Itinerary Map

wine field in Nuits Saint Georges

Nuits-St-Georges

Check Point
・Wine production area in Burgundy

・Vast wine field on the outskirts of town

・Cassis museum where you can also sample tastings

【City description】

It is a small town between Dijon and Beaune and the central area of the Côte de Nuits wine field. Although the town is not big, we can see the vast wine filed out of the town. When you visit in autumn, the wine field looks like a golden sea. In addition, the cassis is also famous and there is a cassis museum where we can taste the cassis near the station.

【Overall rating】

 ★★★☆☆

【Time required】

 5 h

【Budget】

 10.50 euros

【Fatigue】

 ★★★☆☆



Itinerary Map

Navigation

【Start】
① Nuits-St-Georges Station

★When you leave from the station, turn left. Then, turn right at the end and go to Henri Challand St. Turn right at the end and turn left at the first crossroad. It takes 15 minutes by walk.

②Tourist Information Center

★Continue to walk on the street in front of the tourist information center and turn right at Republic Square. Then, go straight Fagon St. you find the next destination on the right hand. It takes 10 minutes by walk.

③Nuits-St-Georges Museum

★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at the first crossroad. Then, turn right to go to Charmottes St. It takes 10 minutes by walk.

④Wine Field

★Return to Caumont Bréno St and turn left to go to Egalité St. It takes 10 minutes.

⑤Saint-Symphorien Church

★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at the end. Go straight Félix Tisserand St. Then, turn right to go to Notre Dame St. It takes 15 minutes by walk.

⑥Saint Denis Church

★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at the end. When you arrive at the end, turn left. As you arrive at the street where you’ve already walked, go to Henri Challand St. When you arrive at a corner, go to Paul Paqueriaud St beside the station. When you arrive at a crossroad, turn left. Turn right to go to Frères Montgolfier Path. It takes 20 minutes.

⑦Cassis Museum

★Go back to the station with the same route. It takes 10 minutes by walk.

【Goal】
Nuits-St-Georges Station


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【Start】

① Nuits-St-Georges Station

Gare de Nuits-St-Georges

★When you leave from the station, turn left. Then, turn right at the end and go to Henri Challand St. Turn right at the end and turn left at the first crossroad. It takes 15 minutes by walk.


②Tourist Information Center

Time required: 5 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Get maps and more here. You can also apply for winery tours.


★Continue to walk on the street in front of the tourist information center and turn right at Republic Square. Then, go straight Fagon St. you find the next destination on the right hand. It takes 10 minutes by walk.


③Nuits-St-Georges Museum

Nuits-St-Georges Museum

Musée de Nuits-Saint-Georges

Time required: 40 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Opening hour: 10 am – noon / 2 pm – 6 pm between May and October

Close: between November and April, Monday and Tuesday between May and October

Originally a wine building, it was converted into a museum in 1975. Mainly archaeological artifacts found at mining sites near this town are on display. Special exhibitions are held on the second floor, and the contents vary depending on the season.


★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at the first crossroad. Then, turn right to go to Charmottes St. It takes 10 minutes by walk.


④Wine Field

Wine Field

Time required: 20 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

It is a wine field that spreads out all over the place. As you walk along the path, you will be overwhelmed by the endless scenery.


★Return to Caumont Bréno St and turn left to go to Egalité St. It takes 10 minutes.


⑤Saint-Symphorien Church

Saint-Symphorien Church

Église Saint-Symphorien

Time required: 15 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Opening hour: 9 am – 5 pm

Close: No

This church was built in the 13th century and is a mixture of Gothic and Romanesque styles. Stone monuments are placed in the surrounding area, where grass and leaves grow thickly. Unlike the stone-built exterior that gives off a medieval feel, once you go inside, you’ll see cute pastel pink pillars and edges on the castle walls. The chapel and stained glass windows are also decorated with delicate colors that are hard to imagine given their simple appearance.


★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at the end. Go straight Félix Tisserand St. Then, turn right to go to Notre Dame St. It takes 15 minutes by walk.


⑥Saint Denis Church

Saint Denis Church

Église Saint Denis

Time required: 15 min

Admission fee: 0 euro

Opening hour: 9 am – 6 h 30 pm

Close: No

This church was built at the end of the 19th century in a residential area in the city center. The bell tower roof, with its characteristic Burgundy pattern, was installed in 1985. The interior is structured in the center of an altarpiece cross, and the patterns and decorations painted on the ceiling and walls are impressive.


★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at the end. When you arrive at the end, turn left. As you arrive at the street where you’ve already walked, go to Henri Challand St. When you arrive at a corner, go to Paul Paqueriaud St beside the station. When you arrive at a crossroad, turn left. Turn right to go to Frères Montgolfier Path. It takes 20 minutes.


⑦Cassis Museum

Le Cassissium

Time required: 2 h

Admission fee: 10.50 euros

Opening hour:
10 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 7 pm between April and October
10 h 30 am – 1 pm / 2 pm -5 pm between November and March

Close: Monday, Tuesday between November and March, 1/1, 12/25

This is a facility where you can learn about cassis. There is a museum and a video theater where you can learn about the history, cultivation, and efficacy of blackcurrant through quizzes. If you join a guided tour, you will be able to see the manufacturing factory and have a tasting at the end.


★Go back to the station with the same route. It takes 10 minutes by walk.



【Goal】

Nuits-St-Georges Station



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