Destinations
One département, five regions.
The Côte-d'Or reads as five geographical gateways. Each region has its own personality, its own pace, its own tables and its own reasons to stop.
The 5 regions of the département
Choose your way in.
Discover Dijon
Capital of the dukes, a UNESCO-listed gastronomic city, an old town of a hundred grand townhouses: the historic centre, the museums, Les Halles, the parks and every way of approaching Dijon.
Route des Grands Crus
From Marsannay to Santenay via Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune: 60 km of UNESCO-listed vineyards.
Auxois & Morvan
Semur-en-Auxois, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, Alésia, Saulieu, the Lac des Settons and the Morvan park: fortified castles, hedged farmland and forests.
Châtillonnais
Source of the Seine, the Vix Treasure, the Forêt de Châtillon, the Abbaye du Val des Choues: the quiet north of the Côte-d'Or between wooded plateau and valleys.
Other treasures
Abbaye de Cîteaux, Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune: the gems that fit into none of the four regions.
Towns in detail
The towns and villages in the guide.
Dijon
Capital of the dukes, gastronomic city, the essential 48 hours and lesser-known corners.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Beaune
Hospices, ramparts, Saturday market, winemakers' grand townhouses.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Beaune Hospices
The most visited monument in Burgundy after Mont-Saint-Michel: history, architecture, visit.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Gevrey-Chambertin
9 grands crus, Château de Vergy, restaurants and cellars to visit.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Nuits-Saint-Georges
The beating heart of the Côte, Cassissium, the Lions Club printing works.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Semur-en-Auxois
Medieval fortified town, Armançon ramparts, panorama from the Pont Joly.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
Hilltop village, abbey and aniseed factory, setting of the film Chocolat.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Saulieu
Gateway to the Morvan, Bernard Loiseau's restaurant, Romanesque basilica of Saint-Andoche.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Châtillon-sur-Seine
Vix Treasure, the source of the Douix, crémant wine market.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Marsannay-la-Côte
Golden gateway to the Côte, a vineyard of three colours: rosé, red, white.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Pommard
Winemakers' village, renowned climats, tasting at the foot of the vineyard plots.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Meursault
The great white wine of Burgundy, between a Romanesque church and deep cellars.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Bussy-Rabutin
The epistolary château of Bussy-Rabutin: satirical portraits and French formal gardens.
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Fontenay
UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey, hydraulic forge, tranquil gardens.
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Alésia
MuséoParc of the decisive Caesar-Vercingetorix battle, Gallo-Roman remains.
Updated on 2026-07-12
Lac des Settons
The Morvan's water sports base: swimming, paddleboarding, walking around the lake.
Updated on 2026-07-12