Cycle Route Tour de Bourgogne

There are a lot of religious buildings in the city. François I said "c'est la ville aux cent clochers" ("it's the city of one hundred bell towers") when arriving in Dijon.

• ⊙The cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Bénigne). was built in the 14th century and is a national monument (updated Feb 2018)
• ⊙Notre Dame. a church from the 13th century, famous for its automaton clock, stolen in Coutrai (Belgium) in 1383 (updated Feb 2018)
• ⊙Well of Moses (Puits de Moïse). a splendid monument by Claus Sluter, is now on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital but can be visited nonetheless. You can go there using a walking/cycling trail called the "Coulée verte"; see the Do stuff to know more. (updated Feb 2018)
• St. Michel church, which is east of the Palais des Ducs. It was built from the 15th to the 17th century.

Museums

Most museums are free for everyone. English and French audio guide is available most of the time.

• ⊙Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1 rue Rameau (Entrances on rue Rameau and the square des Ducs), ☎ +33 380 745209. Open every day except Tuesdays and holidays (1 January, 1 and 8 May, 14 July, 1 and 11 November, 25 December). From 2 May to 31 October from 09:30 to 18:00; from 2 November to 30 April from 10:00 to 17:00. This art museum is in the Palais Ducal and has a permanent exhibition of medieval art from Dijon's heyday as capital of the Dukes of Burgundy. On the upper floor, there are lots of paintings by local artists and Flemish painters. The museum sometimes hosts temporary exhibitions with works from local artists. The most famous part of the museum is the Guard Room with tombs. On the top floor, there is more recent art like Picasso, Monet or Courbet. Free; Audioguides in French, English and German: €4; Guided tour: €6, reduced price: €3. (updated May 2018)
• Musée d'Histoire Naturelle (Natural History Museum), 14 Rue Jehan de Marville, ☎ +33 380 768276. The natural history museum was set up in the gardens of Jardin de l'Arquebuse in 1860. It showcases the animal kingdom in both permanent and temporary exhibitions. 
• Pavillon de Raines in the Arquebuse gardens hosts temporary exhibitions on scientific topics, animals, etc.
• The planetarium in the Arquebuse gardens has different showings on astronomy.
• Musee de la Vie Bourguignonne (Museum of Life in Burgundy), 17 rue Sainte-Anne, ☎ +33 380 488090. May 1 - September 30: 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 18:00, October 1 - April 30 09:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00. Closed every Tuesday, as well as January 1, May 8, July 14, November 1 and 11, and December 25. The museum is housed in the cloister of the Bernadine Monastery and provides a collection of scenes depicting life in rural and urban Burgundy from the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Free. 
• Musee d'Art Sacre (Museum of Sacred Art), 17 rue Sainte-Anne, ☎ +33 380 488090. 09:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 to 18:00. The museum is housed in the church of the Bernardine monastery, built in the early eighteenth century. Works of art, sculptures, paintings and silverware show the artistic history of the province from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Free.