Dijon
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| + | Dijon holds its International and Gastronomic Fair every year in autumn. With over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors every year, it is one of the ten most important fairs in France. Dijon is also home, every three years, to the international flower show ''[[Florissimo]]''. | ||
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| + | Dijon has numerous museums such as the [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon]], the Musée Archéologique, the Musée de la Vie Bourguignonne, the Musée d'Art Sacré, and the Musée Magnin. It also contains approximately 700 hectares of parks and [[Green belt|green space]], including the [[Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse]]. | ||
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| + | Apart from the numerous bars, which sometimes have live bands, some popular music venues in Dijon are : Le zenith de Dijon, La Vapeur and l'Atheneum. | ||
| ===Notable people=== | ===Notable people=== | ||
| * [[Gustave Eiffel]], engineer and architect | * [[Gustave Eiffel]], engineer and architect | ||
| - | * [[Aloysius Bertrand]] | + | * [[Aloysius Bertrand]], settled there in 1814 |
| - | * [[Charles de Brosses]] | + | * [[Charles de Brosses]], comparative relgion and author |
| - | * [[Jacques Cazotte]] | + | * [[Jacques Cazotte]], author of fantastic tales |
| - | * [[André Robert de Nerciat]] | + | * [[André Robert de Nerciat]], author of libertine novels |
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Culture
Dijon holds its International and Gastronomic Fair every year in autumn. With over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors every year, it is one of the ten most important fairs in France. Dijon is also home, every three years, to the international flower show Florissimo.
Dijon has numerous museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, the Musée Archéologique, the Musée de la Vie Bourguignonne, the Musée d'Art Sacré, and the Musée Magnin. It also contains approximately 700 hectares of parks and green space, including the Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse.
Apart from the numerous bars, which sometimes have live bands, some popular music venues in Dijon are : Le zenith de Dijon, La Vapeur and l'Atheneum.
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Notable people
- Gustave Eiffel, engineer and architect
- Aloysius Bertrand, settled there in 1814
- Charles de Brosses, comparative relgion and author
- Jacques Cazotte, author of fantastic tales
- André Robert de Nerciat, author of libertine novels
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