Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, capital of the Côte-d’Or département and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
The earliest archaeological finds within the city limits of Dijon date to the Neolithic period. Dijon later became a Roman settlement named Divio, located on the road from Lyon to Paris. The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries and Dijon was a place of tremendous wealth and power, one of the great European centres of art, learning and science. Population (2008): 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 (2007) for the greater Dijon area.
The city has retained varied architectural styles from many of the main periods of the past millennium, including Capetian, Gothic and Renaissance. Many still-inhabited town houses in the city’s central district date from the 18th century and earlier. Dijon architecture is distinguished by, among other things, toits bourguignons (Burgundian polychrome roofs) made of tiles glazed in terracotta, green, yellow and black and arranged in geometric patterns.
Dijon holds an International and Gastronomic Fair every year in autumn. With over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors every year, it is one of the ten most important fairs in France. Dijon is also home, every three years, to the international flower show Florissimo. Dijon is famous for Dijon mustard which originated in 1856, when Jean Naigeon of Dijon substituted verjuice, the acidic “green” juice of not-quite-ripe grapes, for vinegar in the traditional mustard recipe.
The historical centre of the city has been registered since July 4, 2015 as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Places Of Interest
Cathedral of Saint Benignus of Dijon
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Cathedral of Saint Benignus of Dijon Pl. Saint Bénigne, 21000 Dijon, France Phone : +33 3 80 30 39 33 Dijon Cathedral, or at greater length the Cathedral of Saint Benignus of Dijon (French: Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Dijon, Burgundy, France, and dedicated to Saint … Continue reading Cathedral of Saint Benignus of Dijon →
Musée Magnin
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Musée Magnin 4 Rue des Bons Enfants, 21000 Dijon, France Phone :+33 3 80 67 11 10 The Musée Magnin is a national museum in the French city of Dijon in Burgundy, with a collection of around 2,000 works of art collected by Maurice Magnin and his sister Jeanne and bequeathed to the state in … Continue reading Musée Magnin →
Museum Of Fine Arts Dijon
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Museum Of Fine Arts Dijon 1 Rue Rameau, 21000 Dijon, France Phone : +33 3 80 74 52 09 The Museum Of Fine Arts Dijon is a museum of fine arts opened in 1787 in Dijon, France. It is housed in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in the historic center of Dijon. Being … Continue reading Museum Of Fine Arts Dijon →
Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy
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Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy 1 Place de la Libération, 21000 Dijon, France Phone : +33 3 80 74 52 09 The Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy or Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon. The oldest part is the 14th and … Continue reading Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy →
The Church of Notre Dame of Dijon
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The Church of Notre Dame of Dijon 2 Place Notre Dame, 21000 Dijon, France The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a Roman Catholic church in Dijon. Considered a masterpiece of 13th-century Gothic architecture, it is situated at the heart of the preserved old centre of the city. It is located in Place Notre-Dame, near … Continue reading The Church of Notre Dame of Dijon →