Parc de la Motte-Giron

Parc de la Motte-Giron is a park in Cote d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Parc de la Motte-Giron is situated nearby to Fort de la Motte-Giron, as well as near the garden Jardin des Poètes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort de la Motte-Giron and Combe à la Serpent.

Fort de la Motte-Giron

Fort

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Fort de la Motte-Giron is situated 230 metres northeast of Parc de la Motte-Giron.

Combe à la Serpent

Park

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Combe à la Serpent is a park.

Well of Moses

Historic site

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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. Well of Moses is situated 2½ km east of Parc de la Motte-Giron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chenôve and Dijon.

Chenôve

Town

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Chenôve is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Until 1955, it was a small-scale winegrowing village, when it was absorbed into the urban agglomeration of Dijon. Chenôve is situated 3 km southeast of Parc de la Motte-Giron.

Dijon

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Dijon is the largest city in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Dijon is best known for its mustard, which is no longer produced in its metropolitan area.