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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (75) The historical center is completely kept in Dijon. The rich history of Dijon tells about prosperity of the city which became the capital of powerful duchy, reaching up to Holland. The set of ruins and historical monuments is kept from this famous time.
Tombs of dukes and well-known "Moseses's Well", created by a cutter of known Dutch sculptor Klaus Sljuter, - Dijon collected architects from the whole Europe for creation of remarkable monuments of art.
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Ancient walls of XII century surround the Ducal palace - Palais des Etats and Palais des Ducs where in practically protogenic view it was kept Salle des gardes with Phillip's tombs, and his son - Jean, a chapel where Phillip proclaimed the establishment of "The Award of the Gold Fleece".
The ducal palace was under construction during 400 years. It is a magnificent monument of the historical past. In the XIV-XV centuries the empire of "four great dukes" had its capital in Dijon. The museum of arts is placed in a wing of a grandiose palace. There is the Cathedral Saint-Benigne in the Romance style, built on ruins of more ancient church.
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The author of Tour d'Eiffel was born in Dijon. Dijon is famous by the mustard which was begun to make in Ancient Egypt and China, but it have been brought to its manufacture of perfection in Dijon.
A variety of its grades amazes: mustard with a raspberry, a black currant, cognac, liquor - with what only it do not to make! There is even the Mustard Museum.
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The Church of Saint-Michel is constructed in style of the Renaissance.
The rests of monastic structures Chartreuse de Champomol with well-known Puits de Moise - the Well of prophets which is settling down in territory of psychiatric hospital where other works of sculptor Klaus Sljuter are installed.
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This is a lovely park that is situated between the main train station and the old town. There is a statue of Pompons Polar Bear at the entrance. This is the same sculpture that can be seen in Musee D'Orsay in Paris and Musee des Beaux Arts in Dijon. There is also a nice fountain/water feature. Many locals can be seen just enjoying themselves either sitting alone or talking with friends. Leave a Comment Address: Just west of Place D'ArcyDirections: between the main train station and the old town
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Beaune’s Hôtel Dieu. It was founded in 1443, to relieve some of the misery caused by the 100 Years’War. The original Hôtel-Dieu is now maintained by the Hospices as a historic monument and receives more than 400.000 visitors a year. The Hospices also own a 61 hectare domain of grand cru and premier cru wines.(!) One can taste (and buy) their wines here, but in my opinion the wines are rather expensive...
Beatufil architecture with a very special roof, as you will notice from the picture. Leave a Comment Address: In the city center. You simply can't miss !
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The guide says you can do this in one hour but we took about four to do this taking in a lot of sights and shopping in-between.
The walk is very easy to follow, you start at the Tourist Office, just down from the train station and follow the brass arrows on the floor. When you come to a point where you should stop there's a large square with the number stop on it, you can buy a guide book on the walk in the Tourist Office for €2.50
Remember if you want to visit the market, start early, we got there mid-afternoon and they were packing up.
Stop 1 - Jardin Darcy (polar bear sculpture, fountain and tower)
2 - Facade of Hotel de la Cloche (has a bell on the front)
3 - Porte Guillaume (the arch)
4 - Post Office/Place Grangier (make sure you also see the Art Nouveau Hotel des Postes here)
5 - Covered market
6 - Place Francois Rude (red Tudoresque cafe and square with sculpture)
7 - Rue de Forges (with all the amazing stone and wood staircases and carving)
8 - Notre Dame church
9 - The Owl (be sure to rub it with your left hand!)
10 - Maison Milliere (look up to see the owl and cat on the roof)
11 - L'hotel de Vogue (lovely courtyard with a mosaic exbibition when I was there)
12 - Place de Theatre (see the huge Grecian columns)
13 - Echauguette Berbis (a watch tower)
14 - Tour de Bar (had a photography exhibition, a well and stone steps)
15 - Palais des Ducs et Des Etats de Bourgogne (amazing, spectacular 'centre' of the town)
16 - Tour Philippe le Bon (a part of the above bouildings)
17 - Place de Liberation (huge crescent of Georgian buildings a modern fountains)
18 - Palais de Justice
19 - Private Mansions
20 - Saint-Jean church et Place Bossuet (a theatre inside an old church)
21 - Saint-Philibert church
22 - Saint-Benigine church (be sure to pay the €1 donation to see the crypt below) Leave a Comment
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This is the covered market of Dijon. The picture was taken late afternoon after most stalls were closed. It is thriving in the morning and that is the best time to see all the locals interacting in the market. There are many cafes surrounding the market and shoppers and locals love to sit at them sipping a coffee while watching all of the action. Leave a Comment Address: Rue Claude RameyDirections: northwest of Eglise Notre Dame
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This is a crypt below Eglise St Benigne Crypt. It is very interesting and worth a visit. The Archaeology Museum is in the building next door, once a part of a monestary. Leave a Comment Address: at Place St BenigneDirections: A block south of Place Darcy along Rue Docteur Maret
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This square has a laughing naked men in the middle. A beautiful square with a medieval feel. In the shops around the square you will found many selling wine and the famous Cassis.
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