Dijon, Beaune Travel Pictures

We traveled to Dijon and Beaune in Burgundy, France, on the 24th of August 2002. Of course, a day is much too short to see this marvelous region. Both towns are surprisingly beautiful and we'll be back to Burgundy someday to check out more of the the sights at a relaxed pace!

Cathedral St-Bénigne with polychrome tiled roof	The magnificent organ inside St-Bénigne dates from 1743
A few of the figures around the tower of St-Bénigne	Structure just beside the archaeological museum
Statue at Place Francois Rude. Old facade in the background	Pillar carving inside the crypt of St-Bénigne
Gargoyles on the facade of Église Notre Dame. Each one is different	Gorgeous Hôtel Chambellan is home to the tourist office of Dijon!
The enormous round stained glass window inside Notre Dame	Impressive gothic architecture inside Notre Dame
Medieval houses in Dijon	Decorative cat and owl on house roof
The tiny owl on the side facade of Notre Dame is supposed to bring luck when touched by the left hand	If you follow the "Route of the Owl", marked by frequent red arrows on the street, you'll get a nice walk through Dijon. The yellow owls indicate special sights which can be looked up in a booklet provided by the tourist office. A great idea!
There are quite a few antique and flea market stores in Dijon. This one was particularly crammed	Old shoe polish tins in flea market store
View onto Église St-Michel	The carving under the large middle doorway of Église St-Michel has an opening to the small tower above (you can see it in the picture at left)
Dijon facades	Beaune. The entrance to sensational Hostel Dieu
Roof of Hostel Dieu in Beaune	Roof of Hostel Dieu
Inside the main hallway of Hôtel Dieu. It was built as a hospital built to care for the sick without money	The kitchen in Hôtel Dieu. Look at the marvelous swans' heads
The large Jesus statue overlooking the main hall of Hôtel Dieu is carved out of one piece of wood	The drainage grate in the main hall of Hôtel Dieu
The tiled roof in the inner courtyard of the Hôtel Dieu	Gargoyle in Hôtel Dieu
This special stained-glass technique displayed in Hôtel Dieu involves "recycling" old pieces of glass to a new pane. The result is a wonderful collage of unrelated fragments	Tiled roof inside Hôtel Dieu
Beautiful trees line part of the ramparts around Beaune	Beaune rooftop. France seemed to be overflowing with flowers
Sculpture on Beaune street	Beaune facades
Medieval painting in Beaune street looks like a window, but isn't	Wonderful Patina on some of of Beaune's older houses
There are a lot of wine cellars in Beaune where you can taste the goods	Endless vineyards outside Beaune