Besançon: Holiday Apartments and Houses
The Citadel of Besançon is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Vauban fortifications of Besançon comprise the citadel, the city walls and Fort Griffon. The citadel is also home to the Musée comtois, which has been awarded the “Musée de France” designation.
Culture and History
The citadel’s offerings include a one-hour guided tour entitled “3 siècles d’Histoire”. The underground galleries of the Citadel of Besançon are accessible during seasonal guided tours or, upon request, for groups. The Porte Noire is a Roman triumphal arch built around 175 AD under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
The Musée du Temps is housed in the Renaissance palace Palais Granvelle and traces the history of watchmaking in Besançon. The Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie holds more than 6,000 drawings as well as local, Mediterranean and Egyptian archaeological collections. The astronomical clock of Besançon is a technical masterpiece by Louis-Auguste Vérité.
At the Maison Victor Hugo, the engaged writer’s struggles are presented in a contemporary, highly multimedia scenography.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Besançon is choosing the form of their stay.
Nature and Urban Landscape
The Parc de la Gare-d’Eau is located on the Doubs at the foot of the citadel’s fortifications and is suitable for picnics and walks. The Promenade Micaud is designed as an English landscape garden and offers views of the steep slopes of the citadel. The Muséum de Besançon specialises in breeding endangered species.
Water and Cycle Paths
The boat “Le Battant” offers guided cruises lasting approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes on the loop of the Doubs. The trip on “Le Battant” passes through two locks and the navigable tunnel built beneath the mountain of the citadel. The Société Nautique de Besançon offers activities such as canoeing, kayaking and dragon boating.
The cycle route “Boucle 4 – Les rives de l’Est bisontin” uses sections of EuroVelo 6. The cycle route “Boucle cyclo 4” starts and ends in Besançon.
For the higher-level travel overview: Doubs.
Check prices, availability and amenities for your travel dates directly on Booking.com.
View accommodation and offersAdvertisement · Affiliate link to Booking.comMore destinations
More places within the same destination:
