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Salins-les-Bains is a small town found in the valley of the Furious, in the department of Jura and in the Franche-Comté region. She is known primarily for the salt that is one of the first attractions of the department, listed on the tentative list of World Heritage by UNESCO in 2009.
The city lies at the heart of the valley and ends up protected by fortified escarpments that were used to defend the city.
Since antiquity, the city has prospered through the exploitation of salt, which allowed obtaining rock salt. Over time, the city will wipe the wars and suffer damage. The salt lead the city's prosperity, but it does not last. By 1857, Salins-les-Bains develops another activity: it becomes a spa.
Sights of Salins-les-bains
- Salt
- Church St. Anatoile
- Fort Belin
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-Liberator
- Hôtel-Dieu and apothecary
- Fontaine Truchot
Museums and monuments to visit
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Musée d'Art Hôtel Sarret de GrozonThe Museum of Art Hotel Sarret Grozon is located in a former mansion . The works were part of the family Sarret who bequeathed them to the city of Arbois in 1902. Visitors can discover the rich ...
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Musée de la TaillanderieThe Museum of Taillanderie is in a former industrial building . The word " edge-tool " used to designate the workshops for the manufacture of cutting tools for the needs of the peasantry. ...
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Château de Roche-sur-LoueThe Castle of Roche-sur-Loue was, when it was built in the XI century, a strong castle. Then was entirely rebuilt in 1756 by the Marquis of Grammont to be a residence. This is the castle from this ...
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Château de l'ArcCastle of Arc was built in 1751. It is surrounded by a large park area protected by a wall.
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Eglise Saint-BénigneThe Church of Saint-Bénigne was built in the XIX century in the classical style, it now houses where you can see admirable paintings, including ten paintings of the XVII century.
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SALINE ROYALListed by UNESCO since 1982, the Saline Royale d'Arc et Senans is the masterpiece of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), visionary architect of the Enlightenment. It's also a rare example in ...
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SALINE ROYALEOnly museum in Europe devoted to an architect, the museum strives to Claude Nicolas Ledoux's work creator of the Saline Royale. With sixty models is well traveled life of a designer who subsist ...
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Chapelle de la Grotte des EssartsBuilt after the epidemic cholera of 1854, the Chapel of the cave of Essarts is a stone building located on a natural promontory, overlooking the village and the royal saltworks.
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