UNESCO world heritage sites

Citadel of Besançon - World Heritage Site

As one of Vauban’s major masterpieces, and now magnificently restored, the Citadel of Besançon is considered to be one of the most beautiful in France. Its fortifications are included in the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. It is a cultural and tourist mecca and houses, among others, a zoological garden, the Museum of Resistance* and Deportation and the Comtois Museum.

*Closed until mid 2023

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Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

As a Royal factory in the XVIIIth century, the Royal Saltworks was conceived by the visionary architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. As a unique testimony in the industrial history, it is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Grande Saline of Salins-les-Bains

It is the place where the Franche-Comté salt epic began: listed to the World Heritage by UNESCO in 2009, Grande Saline of Salins-les-Bains is a unique testimony of 1200 years of industrial fire-source salt production.

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Association Franche-Comté Evasion
Correspondance à adresser à :
Musée de plein air des Maisons comtoises
Pôle Communication-Accueil
Rue du musée
25 360 NANCRAY
Tél. 03 81 55 29 77
Mail. musee@maisons-comtoises.org

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