After two consecutive stays in Portugal, in Porto and Lisbon, my next trip will take me to France, to Dijon, a pretty town also renowned for its gastronomic heritage.

Choice of destination

The choice was fairly straightforward: I didn’t know the city and I’d had a lot of positive feedback about it, it has the advantage of combining a recognized cultural and gastronomic heritage and it’s only 2h30 from Paris by train.

A quick and easy trip before a long-haul sequence in the following months.

Transportation

Not much choice to get to Dijon: it’ll be by TGV inOui with a 2h30 journey time. I was expecting less, but the line isn’t high-speed the whole way.

Hotels

I had the choice between an Aloft and a Design Hotel, the Vertigo. I hesitated for a long time because the Aloft appealed to me a lot, located in a historic building, the former Post Office Building. But the rates were prohibitive, especially for an Aloft, and I settled on the slightly more affordable Design Hotel.

But in any case, for a week’s stay in a provincial town outside the vacation season, I still found the prices a little high.

Restaurants

As the aim of the trip is as much gastronomic as cultural, I’ll be honoring the reputation of the local gastronomy.

For the sake of completeness, I’ll try an affordable bistro-style restaurant and a Michelin-starred restaurant by the late chef Loiseau.

Tourism

As the city is very modest in size, 2 and a half days will be more than enough for an exhaustive tour of what there is to discover in Dijon.

Bottom line

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