Passenans: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Hiking

The signposted 5.8 km hiking route Balade à Passenans starts and ends at the cemetery car park. It is moderately difficult and has 120 m of ascent.

Passenans is located along several hiking trails, including the GR 59, near the GR 5, as well as along local walking paths.

The Balade à Passenans leads to the village’s fountains, viewpoint, small rivers and vineyard landscape.

At the height of the vineyard slope, the Balade à Passenans reaches a viewpoint with a 360-degree panorama.

Culture

The Chapelle de Passenans dates back to the 16th century.

The chapel is located at 39 Rue de la Chapelle in Passenans.

Its walls are made of limestone rubble masonry with plaster, while the roof is made of lava stone.

The Chapelle de Passenans has an elongated floor plan and a single-nave interior.

The Église Saint-Étienne in Passenans was built in 1836 in the neo-Romanesque style.

The Église Saint-Étienne is open to the public for church services and also hosts concerts.

The traditional winegrowers’ houses in Passenans stand close together along narrow streets and often have large vaulted cellars.

Renting a holiday apartment in Passenans can be part of your personal travel planning.

Wine and landscape

The Les Dolomies vineyards in Passenans and Frontenay belong to the AOC Côtes du Jura and are situated on iridescent Triassic marls with dolomite beds.

Les Dolomies matures its wines in the estate’s cellar with minimal intervention until they reach full maturity.

More local pages: Villechantria, Offlanges, Lavigny, Châteauneuf, Villard-Saint-Sauveur, Plasne, Voiteur, Villeneuve-sous-Pymont.

To the higher-level travel overview: Jura.