Holiday apartment in Cuttura – Lake, craftsmanship and industrial history

In Cuttura, water, craftsmanship and the industrial past come together. Lac de Cuttura is one of two lakes created by dams on the Lizon River. During your stay in a holiday apartment in Cuttura, this provides the basis for a varied daily itinerary: you can explore nature, local work and the history of former businesses as different focal points of your trip.

Holiday apartment in Cuttura: trails with a handcrafted touch

The Sentier des Savoir-Faire is a 3-kilometre hiking trail between Ravilloles and Cuttura. Along the Sentier des Savoir-Faire, you will find playful works created by local craftspeople. This gives the trail a vivid handcrafted touch. If you are travelling with children, the works can be incorporated into the walk as conversation starters and opportunities for discovery.

A free booklet accompanying the Sentier des Savoir-Faire is available at the Atelier des Savoir Faire and at the tourist information offices in Saint-Claude, Lajoux and La Pesse. If you would like to explore the trail with more background information, you can pick it up at one of these locations. The 3-kilometre trail and its works provide a clear focus for a walk, while visits to the workshops and historic sites require prior arrangements.

Arts and crafts right in Cuttura

Art Bois Terre is a craftsperson based in Cuttura who specialises in woodturning. Art Bois Terre produces wooden sculptures and Raku ceramics. Art Bois Terre also offers workshop visits by prior arrangement. This gives your trip a specific connection to craftwork in Cuttura, distinct from a walk by the lake or along the hiking trail.

From the mill to the spectacles factory

The Auberge du Vieux Moulin in Cuttura is housed in a former turning workshop dating from 1880, which was converted into a restaurant in 1990. By prior arrangement, the Auberge offers visits to a renovated waterwheel and an innovative 10 kW power station. This makes it possible to explore architectural history and technological history in one place.

The former “La Lunette” factory was established from 1881 on the site of an 18th-century mill as a spectacles and woodturning workshop. The Tournier brothers later built a power station below the “La Lunette” factory. The company Les Fils d’Emile Tournier was the first to manufacture spectacles from moulded plastic and closed in 1930. These sites give the local history specific names, dates and forms of production.

The “Le Tour du Plateau du Lizon” route passes Lac de Cuttura, which lies between the two villages. Depending on your personal interests, you can focus your days in Cuttura more on outdoor activities, arts and crafts, water or the history of former production sites.

Further places for planning your trip: Grusse, Chapelle-Voland, Fontainebrux, La Pesse, Louvenne, Mournans-Charbonny, Bellefontaine and Offlanges.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Jura.