{"id":479,"date":"2013-06-18T13:01:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.europeanbarging.com\/river-cruise_blog\/?p=479"},"modified":"2013-07-15T13:05:46","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T17:05:46","slug":"a-burgundy-barge-cruise-on-the-river-rhone-and-hospices-du-beaune-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europeanbarging.com\/river-cruise_blog\/a-burgundy-barge-cruise-on-the-river-rhone-and-hospices-du-beaune-history\/","title":{"rendered":"A Burgundy Barge Cruise On The River Rhone and Hospices du Beaune history"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Burgundy barge\u00a0cruise along the River Rhone
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\"ID-1007958\"<\/a><\/strong>The Hospices du beaune, nestled among the gently rolling hills of Burgundy, is one of the most popular travel destinations in all of France. As one travels south down the Rhone River on the Burgundy barge cruise<\/span> towards the Mediterranean sea, the cheerful roofs of the Hospices will beckon for a closer look.<\/p>\n

The History of the Hospices of Beaune<\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/strong>The H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Beaune, also known as the Hospices, is one of the iconic buildings of Burgundy that you can see while vacationing the Burgundy barge cruise.<\/em> It was built as an “almshouse,” or a home for the poor and needy. It was founded by Nicholas Rolin, a man who lived at the time of Joan of Arc. burgundy was not then part of France, but a rival kingdom, though Rolin was one of those who would help broker the peace that ended the Hundred Years War and paved the way for the eventual union of burgundy and France. Rolin and his formidable wife, Guigone de Salins, founded the Hospices as a charitable institution in 1443.<\/p>\n

Burgundy is a rich province and always has been. The history of the province goes back thousands of years, to the legendary Merovingians. The Hospice was built with the same sumptuous quality and attention to detail that one sees all throughout Burgundy. The famous roof of the Hospices, with its distinctive checkerboard of golden tiles, is visible from kilometers away. At the time the hospice was one of the finest hospitals anywhere in the world, and the poor could be sure of good treatment there. The hospital maintained its tradition up to the present day, with an exceptionally interesting role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and continues to serve the poor and indigent today. However, the patients are now served in a modern hospital. The original Hospices is now a museum, visited by thousands of people every year. It is also home to a world famous charity wine auction every November. The auction is held in the spectacular “Grande Salle des P\u00f4vres,” or the Great Hall of the Poor.<\/p>\n

A Burgundy barge cruise<\/strong>\u00a0on the River Rhone<\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/strong>The Hospices is especially delightful to visit by the Rhone River. A Burgundy barge cruise\u00a0<\/strong>can leave from Dijon or Provence and travel down the pleasant river for a wonderful excursion to the city. We welcome your inquiry<\/a> into these spectacular barge cruises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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