Dijon, Center For Culture and Recreation, A Day-Trip From Paris

Dijon can be a day trip from Paris because of the TGV, fast Trains, link from Gare De Lyon (Paris train station).
Dijon has much sightseeing and shopping to offer and could easily require several days of touring.          Reach Dijon   link

Hiking the Burgundy Canal from Dijon 

Dijon is noted for sightseeing and shopping.
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Veloroutes and voites vertes run through Dijon
for hiking and biking

The hiking and biking trail beside the Burgundy Canal 

Hiking and biking beside the Burgundy Canal

Hiking trails on the Burgundy Canal

The Burgundy Canal passe through Dijon on its north-south route through east central France. Book canal barge tours through Dijon

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Veloroutes, Burgundy Valley

Hiking And Biking The Veloroute Through Dijon

by David Hilbert

Veloroute and Voie Verte  Hiking, Biking
The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes through the Burgundy Valley offer a great variety of recreation and sightseeing.

Back roads near Châteauneuf-en-Auxois,  north of Dijon, 

provide biking above the Burgundy Canal

 A paved trail through Dijon follows the Burgundy Canal.

Walking the trail beside
the Burgundy Canal 

The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes are great places for a hike or bike ride. 

Head north or south.

The Dijon Voie Verte follows the Burgundy Canal.  

Burgundy Canal
The trail beside the canal is paved near Dijon and then turns to well-packed gravel suitable for bikes and walking. On the walk north you pass Lake Kir, on the outskirts of Dijon, and then head towards the Ouche Valley.

 Good Information and  Maps from Phillip Aldridge

Canal boats moor in a basin beside the Burgundy Canal in Dijon

Transport to Dijon
Reach Dijon from Paris via a TGV train out of Gare de lyon.  Paris Trains

Dijon is also served by high speed auto routes from Paris and Marseilles.

TGV Trains reach Dijon in under two hours from Paris

Voie Verte and Veloroute

The Veloroutes and Voies Vertes trails are designated for recreation.
Hundreds of miles of trails are available in East Central France.  The routes north of Dijon are well-developed and run all the way to the end of the Burgundy Canal at the L'Yonne River in Migennes.  In the south the trails run from Dijon to the southern end of the canal at Saint Jean de Losne on the Seone River.   Other trails reach Beaune.   Conventional trains (slow) run between Dijon, Beaune, and Saint Jean de Losne

The Voie Verte is a set-aside with no motorized traffic other than that used by lock tenders.  The Veloroute is a set aside that could have limited auto traffic.  Good information here by Maggie LaCoste

The Voie Vertes and Veloroutes are walking and bike routes set aside for recreation,   Some trails are set aside for biking only

At various villages along the way you can find lodging if you are on a long hike or ride.
You can leave the trail to get lunch at bakeries and shops in the villages along the way. A good map and use of the language will help find the places to stop. The people in the Burgundy Valley are helpful, however, and will go out of their way to point you towards the nearest restaurant or shop.

Biking beside the Burgundy Canal in Dijon

The tourist office at the Dijon train station can provide good maps and info.

Canal barges cruise the Burgundy Canal below the village

of Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, The walking and bike trail is

 to the right 

Dijon, A Day Trip From Paris

Dijon, A Paris Day Trip

Dijon, at one and a half hours from Paris by TGV train from Gare de Lyon, can be a day trip from Paris or a weekend getaway.

TGV, fast trains make the trip to Dijon from Paris Gare de Lyon in less than two hours.  Paris trains, TGV,  Metro

The Burgundy Canal goes through Dijon.  Bike and walking trails run alongside the canal.

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                       Bike trails run for 140 miles beside the Burgundy Canal
                      through East Central France.  Veloroute,  Cycle

                               Biking the Burgundy Canal Veloroute, Dijon
         

Dijon is noted for its shopping. The pedestrian streets in the center of the city are lined with clothing and furniture shops.

            Nightlife in the historic center of the city include outdoor dining

Dining in the plaza at Dijon City Hall

                                    Bicycles are available for visitors

The City Hall, oncethe palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, 

houses an art museum

Dijon holds an annual gastronomy fair in the Autumn

Dijon City Hall Plaza

St Benigne Cathedral

Lots of sightseeing in Dijon.  A tram runs from the train station to the historic center of the city.