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 gastronomie et du vin » — or International Gastronomy Exhibition Center — 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 center in Bordeaux, destined to become an international hotspot for wine lovers.