Besançon

Topic	Sciences and discovery
Departure	BESANCON (25)
Details	Besançon is a commune located in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region.

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Visit of the citadel

Erected according to Vauban's plans between 1674 and 1711, the citadel dominates Besançon.

Not to be missed:

The 'Jardin zoologique'
The 'Museum of natural history'
The 'Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation'
Museum comtois
Museum of Beaux-Arts and Archeology

Accommodation nearby

Village Vacances ULVF Le Domaine d’Aucroix

Baume-les-dames
03 81 84 38 89

Churches

To see:

Accommodation nearby

Village Vacances ULVF Le Domaine d’Aucroix

Baume-les-dames
03 81 84 38 89

Palace and Towns houses

Granvelle palace
Hotel de l'Intendance
Hotel de Ville

Accommodation nearby

Village Vacances ULVF Le Domaine d’Aucroix

Baume-les-dames
03 81 84 38 89

Squares

Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme

Accommodation nearby

Village Vacances ULVF Le Domaine d’Aucroix

Baume-les-dames
03 81 84 38 89

Visit of the national stud farm of Franche-Comté

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Since 1784 in Besançon, the national stud farm of Franche-Comté houses about forty stallions of different breeds of which the famous and emblematic 'Trait Comtois'.

Accommodation nearby

Village Vacances ULVF Le Domaine d’Aucroix

Baume-les-dames
03 81 84 38 89

The Musée du Temps

Hosted in the sumptuous Granvelle palace, 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.