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Best Things to Do
Top 10 Best Things to Do in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte [2025]
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St Pierre Cathedral
4.4
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105 reviews
5.3
Based on 3,008 reviews
Geneva Old Town | >100 km from downtown
Phone +41 22 311 75 75
Address: Cr de Saint-Pierre, 1204 Genève, Switzerland
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
A visual feast of multi-style architecture
Ascend the tower for a panoramic view of Geneva
27% positive reviews
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The building of St. Pierre's Cathedral has undergone more than one transformation in its history. The first phase of its construction dates back to 1160 and lasted nearly a century. During the Reformation, it became a Protestant place of worship from 1535. Climb 157 steps to the top of the tower and you will get an amazing 360° panoramic view of the city and lake. It also boasts Switzerland's largest collection of Gothic and Romanesque pillars. Don't miss the archaeological sites below the cathedral, where you will find treasures dating back to ancient times.
St. Peter's Basilica Church, also known as St. Peter's Basilica, is a Catholic religious temple built between 1506 and 1626. It is one of the important symbols of the Catholic Church.
The church covers an area of 23,000 square meters. In the center of the church is a dome with a diameter of 42 meters and a top height of about 138 meters. The church is regarded as the most sacred place in the Catholic Church. The church preserves murals and sculptures by many artists of the European Renaissance, such as Michelangelo and Raphael.
According to the Catholic Church's holy tradition, St. Peter's Basilica is the burial place of St. Peter, the chief apostle, and most of the successive popes are also buried here.
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Church of Our Lady
4.4
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47 reviews
4.8
Dijon Old Town | 5.7 km from downtown
Phone +33 3 45 34 27 61
Address: 2 Place Notre Dame, 21000 Dijon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Panoramic view of Dijon
13th-century Burgundy Gothic masterpiece
37% positive reviews
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Notre Dame de Dijon is the largest church here. It has a history of more than 600 years and is definitely the center of the church here. The Notre Dame is very large and its decoration is simple and elegant. It contains the tombs of many French celebrities. It is definitely one of the most worthwhile churches to visit.
This Notre Dame is also translated as Notre Dame, but it is not in Paris, but in Burgundy. Although it is not as large as the one in Paris, the church is still very majestic, the interior decoration is also very luxurious, and most importantly, it is free to visit.
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Palace of the Dukes and States of Burgundy
4.5
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56 reviews
4.3
Dijon Old Town | 5.6 km from downtown
Phone +33 3 80 74 52 09
Address: 1 Rue Rameau, 21000 Dijon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Expanded by dukes' generations
Explore French art history's sanctuary
53% positive reviews
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The first permanent collection of the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts comes from the Dijon School of Painting. In 1775, the school established its own "Rome Scholarship". Every year, the school selects a student from the painting class and a student from the sculpture class to study in the Eternal City, Rome. In return, the students must provide the school with a copy of a painting or sculpture by a master before the end of four years of study. For this purpose, the east wing of the Ducal Palace was added in the 1780s to house these works from Italy and other places.
In this neoclassical exhibition hall, the "Statue Hall", there are copies such as "Borghese Gladiators", "Apollo of Belvedere", and "Venus of Medici".
Looking up, it is the ceiling painting of Pierre Paul Prud’hon, a scholar of the "Rome Scholarship" in 1784. At that time, the Burgundy Parliament was ambitious to copy the "Triumph of Divine Providence" in the Barberini Palace in Rome. Although Prudong was not impressed by the author of the painting, Pietro da Cortona, he had no choice but to paint the painting according to the original, replacing the emblem of Pope Urban VIII with the emblem and allegory of Prince Conde, the ruler of Burgundy at the time.
The Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy is the largest and most famous building in the area. It has a history of more than 400 years and is the residence of princes and nobles. It looks very grand from the outside and very luxurious from the inside. Now it is a museum and you can go in and visit it. It is well worth a visit.
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Liberation Square
4.2
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36 reviews
4.3
Based on 1,310 reviews
Dijon Old Town | 5.5 km from downtown
Phone +33 3 80 74 51 51
Address: Pl. de la Libération, 21000 Dijon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
International summer food festival feast
Louis XIV statue in center
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The center of Dijon is the old town, and the center of the old town is the Duke of Burgundy's palace. The square in front of the palace is now called Liberty Square. There are some restaurants on the square, and it is very comfortable to sit down and have a cup of coffee or a meal.
This is the largest square in Dijon. It is surrounded by various ancient buildings, cafes and restaurants. Tourists are very concentrated. The square is not overly decorated and looks quite empty.
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The Owl of Dijon
4.5
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20 reviews
4.2
Based on 2,484 reviews
Dijon Old Town | 5.7 km from downtown
Address: 11 Rue de la Chouette, 21000 Dijon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Must-Visit: Dijon's Landmark Little Owl Statue
Pet the owl with your left hand for good luck
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The Little Owl of Dijon is a famous sculpture on the north side of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Dijon, France. It has become the mascot of Dijon. Legend has it that if you touch it with your left hand and put your right hand on your left chest to make a wish, your wish will come true. The statue has been rubbed by many tourists and has become blurred. In addition, there are road signs with eagle patterns on the ground of Dijon Street. It runs through many streets in the old city of Dijon and is a special travel route marked by owls. Visitors can walk along the brass owl signs on the ground and visit 22 classic attractions in Dijon on foot.
The owl can be regarded as the mascot of Burgundy. On the outer wall of Notre Dame de Dijon, there is a carving of an owl. It has been rubbed bare by tourists, so it is a good place to take photos and check in.
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