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EXPERIENCE Burgundy and Franche-Comté

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DIJON Cathédrale St-Bénigne
⌂ Place Ste-Bénigne
# 8am–8pm daily
! F4 ⌂ Côte d’Or £ @ Cour de la Gare v n 11 rue des ∑ cathedrale-dijon.fr
Forges; www.destinationdijon.com
Very little remains of this
The capital of Burgundy, Dijon has a rich cultural life 11th­century Benedictine
and a renowned university. Its centre is noted for its abbey, although beneath it
architectural splendour – a legacy from the dukes of lies a Romanesque crypt with
Burgundy. The city is also famous for its mustard and a fine rotunda ringed by three
pain d’épices (gingerbread). circles of columns. Note that a
fee applies to enter the crypt.
Rogier van der Weyden. The
1 ' collection contains a truly
R U E
Musée des Beaux-Arts incredible variety of artworks: 3 ' RUE DE L'ÉGALITÉ MONTCHAPET D E VOS G E PLACE
DE LA
⌂ Palais des Etats de paintings by Dutch and Flemish Musée Archéologique RUE MONTMARTRE RUE J. CELLERIER RUE DES FLEURS RÉPUBLIQUE
Bourgogne, Cour de Bar masters; sculpture by Sluter ⌂ 5 rue du Docteur LE R U E D E VOS G E RUE SAMBIN
# Oct–May: 9:30am–6pm and Rude; Swiss and German Maret # 9:30am–6pm GARE PLACE BLVD DE BROSSES
RU E A U DR A
Wed–Mon; Jun–Sep: 10am– primitives; the Donation Wed–Mon ¢ Public hols RUE GUILLAUME TELL AV E N U E V I CTO R H U GO ST-BERNARD
Granville of 19th­and 20th­
6:30pm Wed–Mon ¢ Public ∑ archeologie.dijon.fr R. PIERRE PALLI OT Vertigo SUZON RUE DE RUE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
hols ∑beaux-arts.dijon.fr century French art; 16th­to hotel R. DEVOSGE
18th­century French paint­ This intriguing museum is RUE DES PERRIÈRES Jardin BLVD DE BROSSES RUE DE LA PRÉFECTURE RUE D’ASSAS
Darcy
RUE BANNELIER
This prestigious art collection ings; and sculptures by housed in the old dormitory RUE DU CHÂTEAU
AVENUE
RUE MILLOTET
is housed in the former Palais François Pompon. Note of the Benedictine Abbey of Gare de MARÉCHAL FOCH RUE DES GODRANS Les Halles
RUE DU TEMPLE
des Ducs, set on the magnifi­ the ducal kitchens with St Bénigne. The 11th­century Dijon PLACE RUE DE LA POSTE Market VERRERIE
DARCY
cent place de la Liberation. six fireplaces, and the Tour chapterhouse, its stocky B LV D S ÉVIGN É RUE VANNER IE
RUE MUSETTE
The Salle des Gardes on the Philippe le Bon, 46 m (150 ft) columns supporting a barrel­ RUE DOCTEUR RUE DOCTEUR MARET CENTRE-VILLE RUE RUE LAMINNOYE
first floor is dominated by the tall with a fine view of the vaulted roof, houses a fine CHAUSSIER R UE D E L A LI B ERT É Chateau de R UE JEANNIN
giant mausoleums of the city’s Burgundian tiled roof collection of Gallo­Roman AVE ALBERT 1ER RUE MARIOTTE Musée Brancion Musée des
Archéologique
dukes, with tombs sculpted tops. The museum is currently sculpture. The ground floor, Chartreuse de Cathédrale Hostellerie du Beaux-Arts
by Claus Sluter (c 1345–1405). undergoing a huge restora­ with its lovely fan vaulting, Champmol St-Bénigne Chapeau Rouge PLACE RUE RAMEAU
DE LA
800 m (880 yd)
Other exhibits include two tion project; during this time houses the famous head of RUE DANTON LIBÉRATION
gilded Flemish retables and a some sections may be closed Christ by Claus Sluter, origin­ Jardin des RUE PIRON RUE B ER BI S E Y
Sciences
portrait of Philip the Good by (see website for further details). ally from the Well of Moses. RUE DE L'ARQUEBUSE RUE CONDORCET R. CLAUDE RUE M O N GE 0 metres 300 N
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