Dijon is chouette. Literally!
I visited Burgundy’s capital during the Christmas holidays last year, aiming for some good wine, maybe a Kir or two and of cause a good sausage with Dijon mustard. Little else did I know about that place.
So like the majority of tourists I started exploring the city by following the owl trail (La Chouette), which leads through the town’s center and stops at 22 different points to make everyone discover Dijon’s history and charm.
Right there, on day 1, I was totally blown away how photogenic Dijon is. I thought it was so fabulous (chouette in French) indeed that I did not only climb up the old Tour Philippe le Bon in the heart of the town to marvel at the view above its rooftops, but I also revisited the same corners with my tripod after sunset.
Please browse my photo gallery for location descriptions:
Dijon, France: Porte Guillaume
Dijon, France: Porte Guillaume
Dijon, France: Grand Hotel La Cloche at Place Darcy
Dijon, France: Place de la Republique
Dijon, France: View from Tour Philippe Le Bon towards Notre-Dame
Dijon, France: Notre-Dame
Dijon, France: View from Tour Philippe le Bon towards Saint Michel
Dijon, France: Saint Michel (“Holy Churros”)
Dijon, France: Saint Michel
Dijon, France: View from Tour Philippe Le Bon towards Cathedrale St-Benigne, St Philibert and the Theatre Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France: Cathedrale St-Benigne
Dijon, France: Typical roof patter for Burgundy (tuile vernissée de Bourgogne)
Dijon, France: Rue Stephen Liegeard
Dijon, France: On top of the Musee des Baux Arts (on the tower “Philippe the Good”)
Dijon, France: Place de la Liberation
Dijon, France: Place de la Liberation
Dijon, France: Place de la Liberation
Dijon, France: Place de la Liberation
Dijon, France: Musée des Beaux Arts
Dijon, France: Rue des Forges
Dijon, France: Place Francois Rude
Dijon, France: Place Francois Rude
Dijon, France: Rue Stephen Liegeard
Dijon, France: Musee des Beaux Arts
Dijon, France: Tour Philippe Le Bon
Dijon, France: Owl Trail (La Chouette); follow these signs on the pavements of the town to discover all of the above places and more…
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Great shots – colours as well as B&W! Looks like a great place to be.
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Thank you so much! Dijon is a very beautiful city indeed; so much more than mustard only ;-)
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But I always have a jar at home…
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