Destination guide
Dijon
France
Dijon is the largest city in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Dijon is best known for its mustard (named after the town), which is no longer produced in its metropolitan area.
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Make the Musée des Beaux-Arts in the Ducal Palace your primary destination; because the building also serves as the city's town hall, prioritize visiting the eastern wing specifically to view the art and historical treasures formerly owned by the Dukes of Burgundy.
When dining at intimate, tucked-away spots like La Guinguette, always call ahead to reserve your table, especially for weekend evenings when the limited seating fills up quickly.
Visit Rézo Fet'Art during the summer months to enjoy the open courtyard and cultural programming, but remember that you must purchase an association membership to order any food or drinks.
For a reliable, high-value meal in the antique pedestrian area, look for the small, specialized restaurant near Hotel le Jacquemart that focuses exclusively on serving mussels and fries.
Use the Coulée Verte trail as a scenic route for walking between the city center and the Kir Lake area, as it provides a direct path that passes by local spots like Rézo Fet'Art.
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Best time to go
Best window: April–October
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
Public transport
Buses and trams in Dijon are operated by Divia. As of August 2021, a one-hour ticket costs €1.40 (plus 30 cents for a reloadable card or if you buy it to a bus driver), €14 for a "10+1" tickets recharge, €4.20 for a 24-hour ticket, €7.35 for a 48-hour ticket,…
Walk
For most purposes, walking is the best way to get around the center of the city. A comprehensive network of buses covers farther local destinations.
By bicycle
If you want to get a bit outside of the downtown (like to get to the well of Moses) it's often easier and faster to use a bicycle.
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What to see
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Ducal Palace
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A beautiful building, former main residency of the Dukes of Burgundy. Nowadays, the building is split between the roles for town hall on its western and central areas, while its eastern part is occupied by the "Musée des Beaux-Arts"…
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Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne
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The former seat of the Dukes of Burgundy now houses one of France's finest fine-art museums behind its grand stone facade.
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Tour Philippe le Bon
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You climb the ducal palace's tower for a bird's-eye view over Dijon's polychrome tile roofs and half-timbered old town.
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Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin
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Opened in 2022 on a 13th-century hospital site, it brings Burgundian food and wine culture together in one building of exhibitions and workshops.
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Les Halles centrales
4,400-m² covered market completed in 1875. It is surrounded by many restaurants and café terraces.
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Place François Rude
A central place with beautiful traditional houses, a fountain with a sculpture, with an old carousel, and a lot of cafés and bars. Popular among locals on summer days.
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Notre Dame
A church from the 13th century, famous for its automaton clock, stolen in Coutrai (Belgium) in 1383.
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Saint Bénigne Cathedral
It was built in the 14th century and is a national monument.
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La Chouette
The icon of Dijon, sculpted on the side of the Notre-Dame church in 15th century. Story says it can grant you a wish when you touch it with your left hand.
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What to do
Route des Grands Crus cycling
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A 60km ride through 38 wine villages between Dijon and Santenay, weaving past the vineyards that produce Burgundy's most famous crus.
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What to eat
Les Halles market, Dijon
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A Gustave Eiffel-designed covered market where you stock up on Dijon mustard, gougères and pain d'épices straight from the producers.
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Rézo Fet'Art
On the right at the end of the Faubourg Raines street
Very nice in the summer with its open courtyard, couches and ping pong table. You can also take a look inside the painted buildings where painters and sculptors show their work. Some nights there is concerts, films or games.
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La Guinguette
From rue Berbisey find a small courtyard
Small restaurant at the end of a ruelle. Cozy and convivial, decorated with kitsch old French ep records like Claude François, you'll be able to order very big plates based on potato, salad and cheese around an apéro maison.
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Chez Nous
A small alley near the Halles market
One the most well known cafés in Dijon. Most people go there for the ambiance of this small place where you can meet all the people involved locally in ecology, communism, free software, anarchism, art, free-thinking, and other…
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Where to stay
Camping Lac Kir
head towards Lac Kir and follow the signs for "Camping Lac Kir"· Moderate
Located in the city just downstream from Lac Kir. On the Ouche River and close to the canal. Almost everything you might want to do in Dijon can be accessed on foot from the campground.
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Hotel le Jacquemart
32 Rue Verrerie· Pricey
2-star hotel, no frills, but clean, quiet and very pleasant. The location cannot be beaten, in the centre of the antique pedestrian area. Excellent boulangerie across the street and a nice, little restaurant (serving only mussels and…
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