Verreri Street
Rue Verrerie, 21000 Dijon, France
Description:
Rue de Verrerie is located in the so-called Quarter of Antiquaries north of Notre Dame. There are really many antique shops occupying the first floors of old houses. At different times, the street bore different names associated with the type of activity of its residents: Svinyna Market Street, Weavers Street, Barber Street ... This is a typical medieval street with a smooth row of houses, with floors and galleries hanging over the pavement. In local shops you can buy traditional sweets - Dijon gingerbread, jam from exotic fruits, meringues, unusually tasty buns. Antique shops will please lovers of antiquity: there is no need to buy, here you need to admire. On this street you can not walk quickly, here you need to look at every house, to every curl of wooden carvings, to old lanterns, to old windows with shutters decorated with traditional geranium.
The historical atmosphere of the city is so well preserved here that, slowly walking along the cobblestone pavement, you will be mentally transported to the times of musketeers and palace intrigues, you will feel the taste of real France.