Franche Comté provides a rich range of sporting and cultural discoveries
according to the seasons : green country or white country thanks to its panorama of forests, fir trees and spruces, its mountain lakes, its deep gorges and its waterfalls, its emblematic heritage.
What to discover : Besançon heritage (Citadel, the time Museum and Fine Art Museum), the Hérisson waterfalls, the lakes, the ski-resorts in Jura (Mijoux, Lelex), the imperial style bell towers (coated with multicoloured varnished tiles, zinc scales, wooden tiles, slates) from Haute-Saône, Belfort and Bartholdi’s lion.
Wines : yellow wines, côtes du Jura, Champlitte, Arbois.
Local Produce/Gastronomy : cheeses (Comté, Mont d’Or, Morbier, Cancoillotte, bleu de Gex)Comtoise hotpot, saussage from Morteau and Montbéliard, coq au vin jaune, wild mushrooms.
Traditional Handicraft : toys, clock-making, glasses, pipe making, bells, automata.