Filled with elegant medieval and Renaissance buildings, dashing Dijon is Burgundy's capital, and the spiritual home of French mustard. Its lively Old Town is wonderful for strolling and shopping, interspersed with some snappy drinking and dining.
Palais des Ducs et des États de BourgognePALACE
(Palace of the Dukes & States of Burgundy ; place de la Libération)
Once home to Burgundy's powerful dukes, this monumental palace with a neoclassical facade overlooks place de la Libération, Old Dijon's magnificent central square dating from 1686. The palace's eastern wing houses the outstanding Musée des Beaux-Arts, whose entrance is next to the Tour de Bar , a squat 14th-century tower that once served as a prison.
Musée des Beaux-ArtsART MUSEUM
Housed in the monumental Palais des Ducs, these sprawling galleries (works of art in themselves) constitute one of France's most outstanding museums. The star attraction, reopened in September 2013 after extensive renovations, is the wood-panelled Salle des Gardes, which houses the ornate, carved late-medieval sepulchres of dukes John the Fearless and Philip the Bold. Other sections focus on Egyptian art, the Middle Ages in Burgundy and Europe, and six centuries of European painting, from the Renaissance to modern times.
BUS
Transco ( www.cotedor.fr/cms/transco-horaires) buses stop in front of the train station; tickets (€1.50) are sold on board. Bus 44 goes to Nuits-St-Georges and Beaune.
TRAIN
Connections from Dijon's train station (rue du Dr Rémy) include the following:
Lyon-Part Dieu Regional train/TGV €31/36, two/1½ hours, 25 daily
Marseille TGV €89, 3½ hours, six direct daily
Paris Gare de Lyon Regional train/TGV €45/65, three/1½ hours, 25 daily
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