Dijon is not an enormous city
and the part you'll want to see
is neatly confined in the centre
and eminently walkable. Whether
you arrive by road or rail from
either Paris and the north or
Lyon and the south, you will
find yourself almost inevitably
at the
gare SNCF - the
gare
routière is next door. If
you plan to use buses a lot -
not especially necessary unless
you are staying at one of the
hostels - it's worth getting a
pass and bus map from STRD, in
the middle of place Grangier.
From immediately outside the
station, avenue Maréchal-Foch
leads to central place Darcy - a
five-minute walk away. You'll
pass the tourist office
(daily: May to mid-Oct 9am-9pm;
mid-Oct to April 9am-1pm &
2-7pm; tel 03.80.44.11.44, fax
03.80.30.90.02, www.ot-dijon.fr
) on your left as you reach the
square. There's another office
at 34 rue des Forges (Mon-Fri
9am-noon & 1-6pm; May to
mid-Oct also open Sat same
hours; tel 03.80.44.11.44, fax
03.80.30.90.02), which also
houses the Club Alpin, who
produce a booklet, Promenez-vous
en Côte d'Or , showing all
the region's marked paths. Both
offer services such as hotel
booking, money changing, guided
tours of the city and - most
worthwhile - a 45F/?6.86 museum
card which allows access to most
museums. Dijon Nuit et Jour
is a good guide to what's on
, and has some practical
listings too.
