Église St-Michel

Dijon


Originally Gothic, this church subsequently underwent a façade-lift operation in which it was given a richly ornamented Renaissance west front. Its two 17th-century towers are topped with cupolas and, higher still, glittering gold spheres.


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Nearby Dijon attractions

1. Musée des Beaux-Arts

0.12 MILES

Nearing the end of a nine-year renovation, these sprawling galleries in Dijon's monumental Palais des Ducs are works of art in themselves and constitute…

2. Maison des Cariatides

0.14 MILES

Its Renaissance-style façade bursting with stone caryatids, soldiers and vines, Maison des Cariatides is one of Dijon's finest buildings. Dating to the…

3. Tour de Bar

0.14 MILES

This squat 14th-century tower once served as a prison.

4. Musée Magnin

0.15 MILES

In 1938, art collectors Jeanne and Maurice Magnin turned their historic townhouse over to the state to display, in perpetuity, the excellent collection…

5. Hôtel de Ville

0.18 MILES

Dijon's town hall sits smack in the middle of the Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne.

6. Tour Philippe le Bon

0.18 MILES

Adjacent to the ducal palace, this 46m-high, mid-15th-century tower affords fantastic views over the city. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mont…

7. Hôtel de Vogüé

0.18 MILES

Behind Église Notre Dame, the 17th-century Hôtel de Vogüé is renowned for the ornate carvings around the arches of its exquisitely proportioned…

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