Historic monuments, gastronomy, history, emblematic figures : indeed a flavorful menu ! Dijon, a city to savor without moderation.
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History great and small : diverse themes...
Dijon in the 19th century, its hotels and cafes
The city's revolutionary hydraulic system
Unforgettable gastronomic specialties : cassis, gingerbread and mustard
The architecture of fine townhouses, polychrome roofs, half-timbered houses, the market halls
The gargoyles of Notre Dame, Jacquemart and his family
The "powers" of the little owl
The dukes of Burgundy, their tombs, the Palace of State
The Parliament of Burgundy
The life of the Benedictine Sisters, the martyrdom of St Bénigne
Vines and winemakers
The Harquebusiers, Burgundian flora, and the PLM – the famous Paris-Lyon-Marseille Railroad Line
Experts, eye-witnesses, and personalities describe their city : these interviews…
MR REBSAMEN, Mayor of Dijon
MR MARTIN, President of the Office of Tourism
MR BILLOUX, Restaurateur
MR CHADEUF, Parish Priest of Saint Bénigne
MR FERRIÈRE, Curator of the Jardin de l'Arquebuse
MR FURTER, Cultural Attaché of the Office of Tourism
MR LESUEUR, Engineer at the European Center for Taste
MR LIEUTET, Manager of the Maison Millière
MR MONGEARD, Winemaker in Vosne-Romanée
MME PASCAL, Curator of Historic Monuments of Dijon
MME VINCENOT, Writer
… and these encounters MONSIGNOR KIR, church canon, HENRI VINCENOT, writer, ALOYSIUS BERTRAND, poet, JACQUELINET AND JACQUELINETTE, the children of Jacquemart, THE LITTLE OWL, mythic bird, RAMEAU, musician, JEAN DARCY, engineer, MADEMOISELLE X, superstitious passerby, PHILIPPE THE BOLD, JEAN THE FEARLESS, PHILIPPE THE GOOD, AND CHARLES THE DARING, Dukes of Burgundy, SISTER GISÈLE, Bernadine Nun
10 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories. Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisitâ audio directions guide you along the circuit on foot and from one stage to the next.