Seasonal experiences: a winter in Dijon!
It may be cold and it rains more often, but the Dijon Métropole Tourist Office offers you something to warm you up with its experiences and seasonal getaways, as unusual as they are unique. A chosen one is sure: if there will be something for everyone, there will not be something for everyone …
The most unusual cellar in Dijon: Winter Wine Thursdays
Building on their success in previous years, the Winter Wine Thursdays are back and will take place, for our greatest happiness, for two exceptional dates, in the heart of the astonishing Darcy reservoir.
Erected in 1840 by the engineer Henri darcy, this monument ensured the drinking water supply of the city of Dijon. It will exceptionally welcome the 25 november and the December 09 next the aperitif tastings of Jeudis Vin.
Participants will have the unique chance to share in this atypical place a buffet appetizer, a commented tasting of 5 fin wines selected by our expert Mr. Tasted, but also to benefit from a private discovery of a remarkable work which is not open to the visit only two weekends a year during its technical emptying.
So, leaving for a tasting in the most unusual of cellars from Dijon?
Truly surprising tasting! Tasting wine in a water tank, you had to dare. Even being from Dijon, I learned a lot there with this hidden reservoir.
Spotlight on: nocturnes by lantern
Discover our city in a different way, with the end of the year celebrations approaching … nightfall, follow our guide, who will reveal the stories and Christmas traditions from Dijon.
Equipped with a lantern, you will discover the illuminated city in the colors of the end-of-year celebrations… A night full of anecdotes, which will also be an opportunity to gain height by ending with the big Wheel, installed Place de la République.
Loved holding the lantern during the ride. I was a little scared on the Ferris wheel, it makes you dizzy but you can see the city too well.
Mulled wine & gingerbread at the top of the Philippe le Bon Tower!
If the summer, the Philippe the Good Tower you invite to her aperitifs, in winter she offers you a similar experience … But adapted to the season!
In association with the Dijon house Mulot and Petitjean, the Dijon Métropole Tourist Office offers unique tastings, 46 meters high, of Christmas creations accompanied by a glass of mulled wine and magnificent panorama offered by the tower terrace.
Happy to find crazy feasts above the Tower, such as we organized when we were birds.
A beer tasting with a monkey in winter?
In December, at a time when delicious aromas of gingerbread and mulled wine invade the city’s Christmas markets, a tasting that is at the very least unusual becomes part of the list of end-of-year delicacies: Christmas beers !
In collaboration with a family micro-brewerye Installed in the city center and on the outskirts of the future Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin, discover a unique experience combining brewery techniques, a sensory journey, and a tasting on tank !
Everything will end in apotheosis, with an explanation of the beer & cheese pairings from our beautiful Burgundy region. Yum !
Very interesting to discover how beers are brewed, to be able to smell, touch and taste the different ingredients. The association of beers and cheeses is really surprising!
The gourmet walk… Christmas version!
Between traditions, good smells and tastings, the gourmet Christmas walk will offer you, around a stroll in Dijon, a friendly, comforting and gourmet moment, to share with family or friends!