Dijon is not an enormous city and the part you'll want to see is neatly confined in the centre and eminently walkable. Whether you arrive by road or rail from either Paris and the north or Lyon and the south, you will find yourself almost inevitably at the gare SNCF - the gare routière is next door. If you plan to use buses a lot - not especially necessary unless you are staying at one of the hostels - it's worth getting a pass and bus map from STRD, in the middle of place Grangier.

From immediately outside the station, avenue Maréchal-Foch leads to central place Darcy - a five-minute walk away. You'll pass the tourist office (daily: May to mid-Oct 9am-9pm; mid-Oct to April 9am-1pm & 2-7pm; tel 03.80.44.11.44, fax 03.80.30.90.02, www.ot-dijon.fr ) on your left as you reach the square. There's another office at 34 rue des Forges (Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1-6pm; May to mid-Oct also open Sat same hours; tel 03.80.44.11.44, fax 03.80.30.90.02), which also houses the Club Alpin, who produce a booklet, Promenez-vous en Côte d'Or , showing all the region's marked paths. Both offer services such as hotel booking, money changing, guided tours of the city and - most worthwhile - a 45F/¬6.86 museum card which allows access to most museums. Dijon Nuit et Jour is a good guide to what's on , and has some practical listings too.