Guigone de Salins: The Burgundy Touring Game Created by Savvy
Mom Ruth Paget
Guigone
de Salins was the wife of the Burgundian lawyer and diplomat Nicolas Rolin, who
negotiated treaties on behalf of the Dukes of Burgundy.
Guigone
was the descendent of an Italian family, who had been made nobility in France
for the amount of money they brought into the kingdom. Italian women had a higher literacy rate than
French women to take of the trade interests of their families.
Italian
women also managed several estates while their husbands were abroad.
When
Guigone de Salins was widowed, she managed the Hospices de Beaune, which was a
free hospital for vineyard workers. The
Hospice is in operation today.
The
famous wine auction at the Hospices de Beaune is still attended by royalty and
moviestars helps pay for free health care for Burgundian wine workers.
I
have posted 7 blogs on this Savvy Mom Ruth Paget website about the suggested
cities to visit on a tour of Burgundy below:
Burgundy Tour
-Dijon
-Vézalay
-Autun
– Cathedral
-Autun
– Lunch
-Hospices
de Beaune
-Cluny
Abbey
-Clos
de Vougeot
This
tour could be spread out over 1 to 2 weeks, especially during hot summer
months.
By
Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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