Cultural heritage Tourism

The Franche-Comté region is a land awash with cultural riches, which are what give it its special soul. Roman, Gaulish, Spanish and finally French, the region has been fashioned by a history like no other. With regard to famous French architecture such as the fortifications of Vauban and the Royal Saltworks of Claud Nicolas Ledoux, the diversity and the talent of its creators alone are enough to make the journey worthwhile.

Incredible cultural heritage sites

Majestic fortifications, an original pilgrimage in its raw, and white, state, and the ideal 18th century city. These are just some of the examples of cultural heritage sites that deserve your visit, both for their architectural quality and their historical...
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Its audacious French architecture

The famous bell towers in the so-called Imperial style, the farms with "tuyés" or smoking rooms in the mountains and high plateaux, the fortifications built by Vauban, the industrial French architecture.
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The famous sons of Franche-Comté

French romantic author Victor HUGO (1802 - 1885), Auguste and Louis Lumière (1862 - 1954) and (1864 - 1948), the French inventors of the cinematograph; Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), famous for his exceptional discoveries field...
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Its towns and villages

They are all places full of character and bursting with French history. 11 towns, the capitals of départements or Cities of Art and History around which to build a programme of genuine discovery in the heart of the cultural heritage of the Franche-Comté region...
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The Swallow line, between heaven and earth...

Claimed to be one of the most beautiful railway journeys in France, the Ligne des Hirondelles crosses the Jura, which takes 2½ hours, travelling over 120 km.
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