City of Dijon is located in the eastern part of France in Côte-d'Or department.
Dijon, the capital of Burgundy (Bourgogne), is the best place to start discovering this part of France, is a modern city, full of life, pretty busy though.
With a long and interesting history, being the last residence of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon kept in those days of glory many historical monuments and buildings. Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy: a wonderful building, perfectly preserved, in style architecture of centuries past. It is best to begin a visit to Dijon from here, to become familiar with the old town atmosphere.
