We originally had plans for another day trip, but since Dijon's handful of museums are free, we stayed in town to explore. The tourist office has conveniently strung together all the highlights with Le Parcours de la Chouette (The Owl Trail) which they sell for 3.5 euros (app or book). We took the hardcopy conveniently furnished by our apartment host and went to town. We were very glad we did. Dijon has cultural heritage!
Our apartment was close to the modern station where trains, buses, and trams all meet, and Darcy Gardens.
The cultural highlights of Dijon are the Ducal Tombs (late 1400's), now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, and the Well of Moses (early 1400's) at the site of the former Carthusian monastery of Champmol. These monumental polychrome sculptures are the work of the Dutch sculptor Clus Sluter and those who followed in his tradition.
First the Ducal tombs of Philip the Bold, his son John the Fearless and John's wife Margaret.
The Mourners in niches around the tombs
The more-than-amazing monumental statues of the Well of Moses have stood outside for over 700 years - roofed for the last 400. In addition to Moses, the other prophets are Daniel, David, Isaiah, Jerimiah, and Zechariah. Wow!
Prophets David (center), Jerimiah (right) and Moses (left).
<>Prophets Isaiah (left) and Moses (r).
Prophets Zechariah (center) and Jeremiah (left
Some highlights from the "Owl Trail" walking tour. First, Porte Guillaume.
The Telephones * Postes * Telegraphes Building.
the Central Market Hall.
Sempervirens (Evergreen), 2013 by Gloria Friedman.
The Bareuzai wine tradition.
Sun-Ling rubs The Owl for Good Luck
Some highlights from the Beaux-Arts Musuem with 50 rooms in chronoogical order = nice.
Musée Archeologique. First a Nativity Scene from the Realism School.;-)
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
Search This Blog
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Most Recent Post
Philippines: Palawan
From Manila we flew to the island of Palawan, then another 5 hours of minivan to reach El Nido. The place reminded us of Halong Long Bay, Vi...
Most Popular Posts of Last 30 Days
-
Doorway decorations: at entry ways of many establishments and homes, there were greenery decorations, very Japanese looking. I'm inspir...
-
We arrived in Tokyo just 36 hours ago. It's the first stop of our next long trip that will take us to the Philippines, Borneo, New Zeala...
-
Last year, we rather enjoyed having little walks and looking at some lights. We returned to some sites and visited a few new places. I came ...
-
New Years are a big deal in these parts of the world and it is celebrated on the Lunar New Year. However, during the Meiji Restoration, in a...
-
We arrived in Manila on 1/8 in order to catch the Black Nazarene Festival on 1/9. Black Nazarene from the Quiapo Church is a much venerated ...
-
In addition to visiting major temples and shrines in the new year, people also make pilgrimages to multiple temples and shrines in a neighbo...
-
Another tradition in Tokyo is the royal family's New Year greeting that takes place 5 times during the day at the Imperial Palace on Jan...
No comments:
Post a Comment