Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Dijon, France
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8.6 km
106 m
Explore Dijon in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in DijonIndividual Sights in DijonSight 1: Église du Sacré-Cœur
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Dijon is a neo-Byzantine style church built in the 1930s, in the Maladière district, located in the northeast of Dijon.
Sight 2: Chapelle Saint-Jean le Théologien
The Chapel of Saint-Jean le Théologien or Chapel of La Maladière is a place of worship dedicated to Orthodox Christianity located in Dijon in Côte-d'Or in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Since December 1977, this chapel has belonged to the Coptic Orthodox community, which celebrates the liturgy of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. The monument was listed as a historical monument by decree of 16 January 1947.
Sight 3: Statue de Saint-Bernard
The monument to Bernard of Clairvaux at Dijon is a memorial built in 1847 by the dijonnais sculptor François Jouffroy, dedicated to the monk, statesman, preacher, orator and Catholic saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), located at the place Saint-Bernard of Dijon, at the French Côte-d'Or department.
Sight 4: Hôtel Saint-Père
The Hôtel Saint-Père is a private mansion in the city of Dijon located in its protected sector.
Sight 5: Grand Hôtel La Cloche
The Grand Hotel la Cloche is a five-star hotel located at 14 place Darcy in Dijon. Its facades and roofs are listed as historical monuments.
Sight 6: Darcy Square
The Darcy Garden or Darcy Square is a 19th-century neo-Renaissance style public garden on Place Darcy, in downtown Dijon in the Côte-d'Or region. It is dedicated to the hydraulician Henry Darcy (1803-1858) and has been listed as a historical monument since 2015.
Sight 7: Maison Constantin
The Maison Constantin is a building located in the city of Dijon, in the Côte-d'Or department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Sight 8: Maison du général Henri Giraud
Henri Honoré Giraud was a French military officer who was a leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War until he was forced to retire in 1944.
Sight 9: Puits de Moïse
The Well of Moses is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter (1340–1405–06), assisted by his nephew Claus de Werve. It was executed by Sluter and his workshop in 1395–1403 for the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol built as a burial site by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold just outside the Burgundian capital of Dijon, now in France.
Sight 10: Grenadier
The Grenadier is a statue of Georges Diebolt. Made in 1856 for the old Pont de l'Alma in Paris, the statue has been in Dijon since its reconstruction.
Sight 11: Fontaine aux Fées Park
The Parc de la Fontaine aux Fées is a protected natural area in Talant, in the Côte-d'Or department. It overlooks Lake Kir and is made up of dry grasslands and boxwood moors on limestone soils.
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