The French city of Dijon is set to become an international hub for French wine and gastronomy thanks to a vast development opening in 2019.

The site will be home to exhibition spaces, a four-star hotel and an education center, with cookery courses from the renowned Ecole Ferrandi school.

After its initial announcement in February 2016, the “Cité Internationale de la gastronomy et du vin” — or International Gastronomy Exhibition Centre — in the Eastern city of Dijon is starting to take shape, with key features of the development outlined March 21.

The center hopes to become a major focus of local life and will be fully integrated into its surroundings, thanks to a 540-home eco-neighborhood and a 13-screen movie theater also planned for the complex.

The development, located on the site of the city’s former General Hospital, hopes to provide a high-quality showcase for France’s renowned culinary culture.

The project is reminiscent of the recently opened “Cité du vin” wine museum and cultural centre in Bordeaux, destined to become an international hotspot for wine lovers.

Celebrating French food and wine in the heart of Burgundy



As the capital of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, Dijon is an ideally situated stop-off point for visitors touring the vineyards of Burgundy.

French wine and gastronomy will be celebrated in various ways at this multifaceted complex.

For example, the “Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne” (BIVB) wine school is due to run wine-related courses in the center, and the renowned Parisian cookery school Ecole Ferrandi will be teaching cooking and pastry-making courses.

Students will follow a five-month programme, taught in English. Developers expect to welcome 110 international students per year in a specially designed 750 sq m training space.

Accessible by high-speed TGV train and by freeway, Dijon hopes to become a major tourist destination.

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