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About the region
Cote d’Or is a department in the French region of Bourgogne. The department is a well established wine growing region in France. Another notable product that comes from the department is the Dijon brand of mustard, which is very famous around the world.
Region areas
The Cote d’Or department boasts many towns which have a long history of wine making. The department itself is split into two very famous wine regions, the Cote de Beaune and the Cote de Nuits. The centers of these regions are the popular towns of Beaune and Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Attractions
There are many things to visit in Cote d’Or, beside the wine makers and their facilities. The region is full of history and as such it boasts many wonderful museums, such as the Dijon Fine Arts Museum and Beaune’s Burgundy Wine Museum.
Transportation
Cote d’Or is quite accessible not only by plane, but also by train and especially by road. The department is fully serviced by a number of autoroutes, back roads, cross country trails and European routes, as well as many railways.
Events
The department of Cote d’Or is packed with fun and exciting events, especially in summer. The best festivities are the ones dedicated to the department’s most known industries, viticulture and wine making. The festivals at Dijon and Beaune are the most famous festivities dedicated to wine.
Restaurnats & Nightlife
The real fun as well as the best dining-out you can experience is only found in the main two towns of Cote d’Or: Dijon and Beaune. These two towns boast some of the best culinary delights in the region as well as the hippiest and grooviest clubs in the region.
History & Civilization
The Department of Cote-d’Or was established on March 4, 1790 by the Constituent Assembly from the former province of Burgundy, a province which the department has always been intimately linked with.
Best Burgundy around
Cote d’Or is a premier wine-growing region of France, beside being famous for mustard and marble quarries. The wines of the department come mainly from Dijon, Beaune and Nuits-Saint-Georges, which provide some of the best wines in the world.