Outside of time

If you want to get away from it all and have memorable experiences, Franche Comté offers you a selection of journeys that will take you to the limits of reality. Let yourself be carried along by some amazing places and enjoy their surprising beauty. The Chapel of Ronchamp open to space, light and peace, the Juraflore cheese cellars all made of vaulted galleries, Papy Gaby's tuyé set in the middle of the strange Saugeais Republic.....
Castle of Joux

With a thousand years of history behind it, the Castle of Joux, built at the entrance of the Pontarlier gap, lets us discover a whole range of colourful characters and is a real open air museum of military techniques.

The Cave of La Glacière

The Glacière Cave is a surprising phenomenon and is marked by the exploitation of its "white gold" over several centuries and has a rich abundance of fascinating geological and paleontological (fossils) features. It also possesses an amazing collection of minerals from all corners of the globe.

Notre-Dame du Haut

Situated in Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, the Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut is a world-famous building, designed in 1955 by Le Corbusier, one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. It is of major significance for contemporary Sacred Art and an inescapable architectural masterpiece.

The Citadel of Besançon

As one of Vauban’s major masterpieces, and now magnificently restored, the Citadel of Besançon is considered to be one of the most beautiful in France. Its fortifications are included in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. It is a cultural and tourist mecca and houses, among others, a zoological garden, the Museum of Resistance and Deportation and the Comtois Museum.

Fort Les Rousses Juraflore

Discover the secret of the Juraflore cellars and come and experience extraordinary sensations at the Fort des Rousses.

PAPY GABY'S TUYÉ

Discover the most imposing tuyé farm in Haut-Doubs (a large chimney, 18m wide) where the elders used to smoke the ham and the famous Morteau sausage. Then enter the little Saugeais Republic with its automatons.