The collections and the palace itself (a museum since 1799) necessitate a visit. Among treasures from the Middle Ages to today are the Master of Flémalle’s The Nativity , fine tombs of Philippe the Bold and John the Fearless, and two great altar..

The place de la Libération, in front of the palace, is the former royal square designed by Mansart in the 17C. The remains of Charles the Bold's Ducal Palace have been integrated into a group of classical style buildings. The palace is now the Town H..

This old quarter, where the remains of the old Ducal Palace can still be found embedded in classical buildings, has streets, many reserved for pedestrians, lined with noble stone residences and 15 and 16C timber-framed houses, and has kept much of it..

Built between 1230 and 1250, this fine Gothic church was built on an area of limited dimensions, which obliged the architect to achieve veritable technical miracles. The façade has three rows of amusing false gargoyles. In the right-hand tower, the J..

This is one of the city's most characteristic streets. At nos 52-56, the hôtel Morel-Sauvegrain, which once belonged to one of Charles the Bold's companions, has a 15C façade. At no 40, the classical doorway of the hôtel Auriot contrasts with the ele..

The museum's paintings were collected from 1890 to 1938 by a magistrate, Maurice Magnin, and his sister, Jeanne, an art critic. What was their aim? To collect paintings by unknown yet talented painters. The collection, exhibited in an elegant 17C res..

The majestic façade of this flamboyant Gothic style church was completed at the peak of the Renaissance period. The façade reflects the three classical styles. On the tympanum of the main doorway is the Last Judgement by the Flemish painter, Nicolas ..

Situated around the old parliament, the district is dotted with the rich dwellings and fine residences of lawyers.

The east wing of the cloister of St Bénigne has some fine Romanesque rooms with Gallo-Roman sculptures, including a statuette of the goddess Sequana found at the source of the Seine. The former monks' dormitory houses a collection of medieval Dijon s..

Local history is traced by an excellent ethnological collection compiled by Perrin de Puycousin (1856-1949). The vivid display of furniture, domestic equipment, costumes and objects conjures up the ceremonies and traditions of Burgundy in the late 19..

A stone’s throw from Dijon Station, the huge Arquebuse Park – dedicated to the natural sciences, the earth and the universe – boasts numerous sites of interest: the museum housed in the Arquebuse pavilion; the botanical garden ; and the Hubert Cur..

Founded in 1733 and deriving its name from the company of soldiers (Arquebusiers) once quartered on this site, this botanical garden has around 4 000 species.

Founded in 1836 in the former barracks of the Arquebusiers, the museum shows the evolution of the animal world: a fine example is the glyptodont, or giant armadillo from the Argentinian pampas. Exhibits of regional geology and stuffed animals in exce..

Apart from the tombs and altar pieces kept in the Guard Room of the Fine Arts museum, the only remaining pieces of the charterhouse, destroyed in 1793, are two works by the sculptor, Claus Sluter, « the Dukes' sculptor», from Haarlem: the chapel door..

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A number of antique dealers have their shops in this street, lined with fine, half-timbered houses. The houses from Nos 8 to 12, with their carved beams, form a beautiful ensemble.

At no 28, no less than twelve statues decorate the façade of the well-named House of the Caryatids (1603)!

Built in the early 17C, it was one of Dijon's first parliamentary buildings, easily distinguishable by its pretty varnished-tile roof. The richly decorated Renaissance style portico, in the style of the architect-sculptor-carpenter, Hugues Sambin, op..

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This street has a fine view over the chevet of the Church of Our Lady. At no 10, note the half-timbered house. Where does the street get its name? From the owl carved out of a buttress of the 15C Chambellan chapel. If you stroke it with your left han..