Faubourg Raines

Faubourg Raines is a neighborhood in Dijon, Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Faubourg Raines is situated nearby to the neighborhood Les Perrières, as well as near the suburb La Gare.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jardin botanique de l’Arquebuse and Dijon-Ville station.

Jardin botanique de l’Arquebuse

Park

Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse is a botanical garden and arboretum located at 1 Avenue Albert-Premier, Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France. It is open daily without charge.

Dijon-Ville station

Railway station

Photo: G CHP, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Dijon-Ville station, sometimes simply Dijon, is a railway station located in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, eastern France. The station was opened in 1849. It is located at the junction of Paris–Marseille, Dijon–Saint-Amour, Dijon–Is-sur-Tille, and Dijon-Vallorbe lines.

Well of Moses

Photo: Cancre, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Well of Moses is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter, assisted by his nephew Claus de Werve. It was designed and built by Sluter and his workshop in 1395–1403 for the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol built as a burial site by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold just outside the Burgundian capital of Dijon, in today's France.