Itinerary · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dijon and the Burgundy of the Dukes: a 4-day connoisseur itinerary
Four days between the Ducal Palace, Gothic and Romanesque cathedrals, and the intimate Musée Magnin collection, with a side trip to Gislebertus' masterpiece in Autun — designed for lovers of ducal heritage and Burgundian sacred art.
4 days · 7 stops · Connoisseur
Overview
Numbers follow the order of the route, day by day — the dashed line is indicative, not a precise driving route.
Day 1
The Ducal Palace, heart of Burgundian power
The seat of ducal power since the 15th century, where the Philippe le Bon tower still dominates the Place de la Libération. Inside, the ducal state rooms give way to the Museum of Fine Arts, one of the finest in provincial France, spanning sculpture, archaeology, and Rude's 'La Marseillaise'.
Ducal tower and guards' hallMuseum · Dijon
Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne
The Palace of the Dukes and States of Burgundy, located in Dijon in Côte-d'Or, is an architectural ensemble that bears witness to several centuries of regional…
Rude's 'La Marseillaise'Museum · Dijon
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
The Dijon Fine Arts Museum, also known as the Rude Museum, is an art museum located in Dijon in Côte-d'Or. It holds the label. Its collections encompass a…
Day 2
Sacred Dijon, cathedral and liturgical art
The ducal city isn't only temporal: Saint-Bénigne cathedral, a former Gothic abbey church with an 11th-century Romanesque rotunda recently reopened to visitors, precedes a deep dive into the Museum of Sacred Art, home to the liturgical heritage of Dijon's parishes.
Reopened Romanesque rotundaChurch · Dijon
Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon
La cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon est un édifice de style gothique situé en Côte-d'Or, dans le centre-ville de Dijon. Elle accueille la paroisse…
Dijon's liturgical heritageMuseum · Dijon
Musée d'Art sacré de Dijon
The Museum of Sacred Art in Dijon is an institution. Located in Côte-d'Or, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region, it specializes in the conservation and…
Day 3
Musée Magnin, a connoisseurs' private collection
A private townhouse bequeathed to the state by a couple of passionate collectors, where the paintings still hang as in a lived-in home rather than a museum — the perfect way to close out a fine-arts stay in Dijon.
Day 4
Autun, Gislebertus' Romanesque masterpiece
A day trip to one of France's most famous Romanesque cathedrals: the Last Judgment tympanum at Saint-Lazare, carved by Gislebertus, precedes a visit to the Musée Lapidaire Saint-Nicolas, home to the carved fragments removed during restoration work.
Last Judgment tympanumChurch · Autun
Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun
Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun est un édifice roman bourguignon construit à partir de 1120, achevé en 1147. Initialement église de pèlerinage placée sous le…
Original carved fragmentsMuseum · Autun
Musée lapidaire Saint-Nicolas
The Saint-Nicolas Lapidary Museum is a museum located in Autun, in Saône-et-Loire, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has been labeled according to the…
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