City of Dijon is located in the eastern part of France in Côte-d'Or department.

Dijon, the capital of Burgundy (Bourgogne), is the best place to start discovering this part of France, is a modern city, full of life, pretty busy though.

With a long and interesting history, being the last residence of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon kept in those days of glory many historical monuments and buildings. Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy: a wonderful building, perfectly preserved, in style architecture of centuries past. It is best to begin a visit to Dijon from here, to become familiar with the old town atmosphere.

Cathedral of St. Benign: a place of worship impressive in size and architecture. Built in the XIII century - XIV, houses the tomb inside St Benign, who christened Burgundy.

Notre-Dame Church: dates from the thirteenth century and is the most accomplished example of Gothic architecture in the region. Inside there is the famous statue of Notre-Dame de Bon-Espoir, known as the Black Virgin. The exterior is rich in decorations and sculptures.

Church Saint-Etienne de Dijon: the oldest church in town was the cathedral in 1731, today hosts the Museum Chamber of Commerce and Rude.

Museum of Art and Palace of the Dukes: One of the best in France, with a very rich and varied collection.

Museum Francois Rude: Art and various objects, many of them very old

Sacred Art Museum: religious art, various parts and very valuable.

Museum of Architecture, one of the few museums dedicated to this subject. You can admire numerous projects and models, some dating back centuries, or you can learn more about the evolution of architecture in the region.

Porte Guillaume: it was one of the entrances to the old city, was built in 1788.

Musée de la vie bourguignonne - reigune dedicated lifestyle.

Mustard museum: the history of the famous Dijon mustard.