Friday 24 June
The outskirts of Dijon deceive you. You think the average commercial district will extend all the way into the centre of town but the old historical heart of the town is quite stunning. It has a n![]()
umber of old buildings with exposed beams, ones with coloured tiles, churches that are more like cathedrals and little alleyways full of restaurants and shops. It also has a large ‘place’ or square in front of the palace. I liked Dijon even more when we found the brocante (second hand/antique) market. Bought a few things but spent an enjoyable couple of hours browsing.
umber of old buildings with exposed beams, ones with coloured tiles, churches that are more like cathedrals and little alleyways full of restaurants and shops. It also has a large ‘place’ or square in front of the palace. I liked Dijon even more when we found the brocante (second hand/antique) market. Bought a few things but spent an enjoyable couple of hours browsing. We walked around the undercover food market which is held in a very impressive metal building. There was every conceivable type of cheese in every size, fish, prawns, oysters, meat and all sorts of wonderfully fresh fruit and vegetables.
We did the self-guided owl tour where you follow the owl symbols around the town taking in all the major sites. There is an owl carved on the side of a building. Over the centuries, the owl has become a good luck charm for passers-by who rub it with their left hand. So we couldn’t break with tradition and gave it a rub as well.
It must have worked because we managed to avoid all the traffic jams due to road works on the way out of town!
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| My tour guide on the Owl Tour |
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