{"id":20934,"date":"2023-10-17T15:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snipool.com\/?p=20934"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:38:59","slug":"franche-comte-time-to-visit-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snipool.com\/en\/franche-comte-time-to-visit-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Franche- Comt\u00e9, time to visit France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Belfort<\/strong>. From the summit of the <em>Ballon d\u2019Alsace<\/em>, a designated national site to the Belfort Plain to the rolling southern countryside brimming with ponds, discover the Territory of Belfort : the Lion of Belfort, the Citadel, the fortifications made by Vauban, the Fine Art Museum. Listed as a historical monument in 1931, the Lion of Belfort is the sculpture created by Frederic- Auguste Bartholdi. The Lion symbolizes the resistqnce to a 103- day siege which earned the Belfort area the right to remain French while a part of Alsace and Lorraine was lost to Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Besan\u00e7on<\/strong>. The sity of art and history has so many surprises in store: The conserved centre and Vauban fortifications of town, which are a UNESCO world heritage site. Overlooking the town, with its fortifications listed as a UNESCO world heritage site since 2008, the Citadel of Besan\u00e7on, is home to other treasures: the Franche- Comp\u00e9 Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Museum of the Resistance and Deportation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Montb\u00e9liard<\/strong>. The town is celebrated for its art and story. The pays de Montb\u00e9liard a rich and colourful heritage: Catholic and Protestant religious art, Mont- Bart Ford, Gallo- Roman theatre, Sciences Pavilion, Castle of the Dukes of Wurtemberg, Peugeot Adventure museum. Home to royalty until 1793, the castle of the Dukes of Wurtemberg now houses a museum offering: Georges Cuvier gallery, Gallo- Roman archaeology, a historic tour.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dole<\/strong>. The town is celebrated for its history and art. Dole is the former capital of the Franche- Comt\u00e9 region. The town is often called the \u201clittle Venice of Jura\u201d. As well as its interesting history, Louis Pasteur (1822- 1895) was born there, Dole offers wonderful natural landscapes to discover along the canal des Tanneurs, the Rhine- Rhone canal or the mysterious Chaux forest. Built around 1820, the typical loggers\u2019 dwellings in the Chaux forest are listed as historical monuments. Dole has 48 listed historic buildings: the Notre Dame collegiate church, the town theatre, the H\u00f4tel Dieu, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belfort. From the summit of the Ballon d\u2019Alsace, a designated national site to the Belfort Plain to the rolling southern countryside brimming with ponds, discover the Territory of Belfort : the Lion of Belfort, the Citadel, the fortifications made by Vauban, the Fine Art Museum. 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