Discover besançon lies at the foot of a hill on which vauban built his masterpiece of military architecture, the citadelle, in an exceptional defensive site (the modern town centre).
visit of the citadel
Set up according to Vauban plans between 1674 and 1711 and dominating Besançon, the Citadel is its determinant element. Do not miss:
The Zoo
Natural History Museum
Deportation Museum
religious architecture
You will discover Besançon's rich heritage, its history and its religious becoming through out the centuries. Visit of :
Sainte-Madeleine Church
Saint-Jean Cathedral
from the granvelle palace to the ledoux theatre
You will discover one of the most beautiful Renaissance palace from the East of France but also the Roman arc of triumph and the houses and streets full of history, reminders of Besançon's past.
From place du huit - septembre to place de la révoluti
You will visit the astonishing wooden galeries from the Saint-Esprit Church
You will go on the main street and then visit the town hall.
visit of the national stud farm
Present in Besancon since 1784, the regional Stud farm of Franche-Comté lodges in its stables forty different races including the famous and very emblematic Trait Comtois.
Besançon les bains
The arrival of the railroad in 1856 had an important contribution to the rise of the thermal baths in Besancon les Bains. From the Micaud park to the Edouard-Droz avenue, you will be told the history of the buildings related to the thermal complex built by the Company of the Saline Baths of Mouillère, in a district dating from the XIXth century.
visit of the museum of time
Hosted in the sumptuous Granvelle palate, the museum of Time welcomes the visitor. From the piezoelectricity of quartz to the atomic clocks, from the infinitely large to the infinitely small of microtechnic, everything in there is disproportionated.
