This huge wine park is a promotion tool for Beaujolais producer Duboeuf but also a very fine window on the world of wine. Your visit will start in the Salle des Pas Perdus, the concourse of a 1900s-style train station , where you get your ticket for..

Once you have gone over the Faucille Pass, you cross the wood of fir trees; then, after the hotel La Mainaz, the N 5 loops into a large hairpin bend above the pastures and hotels of Le Pailly. You will be rewarded with splendid panoramic views over L..

One of the Jura's most famous views. Visitors generally come here via the Col du Faucille pass: from the N 5, take the access route to the Mont-Rond cable car. There is a radio and television relay station installed near the upper station. The view..

Located on one of Europe's migration routes, the bird park presents 400 species from five continents. The establishment is a sanctuary for endangered species and takes part in numerous study, conservation and reintroduction programmes. The aviary, V..

The Bresse, which lies to the south of Burgundy, is a captivating land renowned for its traditions and gastronomy. This is bocage country, with many waterways running across the area. The landscape is easily recognisable by its meadows populated by w..

This is one of the finest examples of the Jura's cluses. The transversal valley in the Montagne du Larmont is just wide enough to accommodate the road and the railroad to Neuchâtel and Berne, which was of great importance. Two forts stand atop the sl..

The Source du Lison springs up from a cave at the foot of the cliff. The sight is particularly spectacular after a period of rainfall. Even at this early stage, at low water, the Lison flows at a rate of 600l per second, making it the most powerful V..

At more than 50m deep, this corrie is certainly impressive in terms of size, but it is made even more so by the peculiar light that prevails here. In a way it represents a glimpse of the underground course of the River Lison, whose official source co..

The 90m-high grotto gapes open in a sheer, wooded cliff, forming an enormous natural porch. You can get the best idea of the size of the cave when it is dry and you can venture inside. When it rains the resurgence that pours out of the cavity, which ..

The Corniche is a wonderfully picturesque road that clings to the hillside on the left slope of the Vallée du Doubs. Over the course of a 3km circuit, you can peer into the depths of the gorges from some hundred metres up, with the best viewpoints ma..

If the term "end of the earth" has a meaning, this blind valley might just sum it it. The vertiginous beauty of the site can be contemplated in all its glory from the famous Roche du Prêtre belvedere, which overlooks the Cirque de Consola..

The Grand Saut is one of a series of famous waterfalls known collectively as the Cascades du Hérisson . The best view of the waterfall is to be had from the bottom, with the water crashing down from a height of 60m. Crossing behind the water is a hu..

This superb 232ha natural lake of glacial origin is fed by the Lac de Narlay and flows into the River Ain via the Bief d'OEuf. It is without doubt the most beautiful and impressive of all the Jura's lakes. It has also been the focus of national archa..

From the top of the Pic de l'Aigle (993m), often called the Eagle's Beak, you can take in a transversal view of the whole of the Jura. The viewpoint overlooks the Cluse d'Ilay (which the N 78 follows) across the heights of La Chaux-du-Dombief. On the..

The Ballon de Servance , located a few miles west of the Ballon d'Alsace , is 1 216m high. The River Ognon has its turbulent beginnings here. The easiest way to differentiate between the two Ballons is by looking at the peaks: a Virgin Mary stands ..

Having reached the summit of Mont St-Romain, all you have to do is climb the steps of the tower standing next to the restaurant. From the top, where there is a viewing table, you will discover a magnificent panorama. To the East lies the plain of the..

Located at 1 320 m above sea level, the Faucille pass constitutes one of the main passages of the Jura mountain range. It connects on one side, the Rhone Depression and Lake Leman and on the West, the Valserine. Along the road which leads to the pass..

The church was finished in 1532 in a late Gothic style that is generally exuberant. In the elegant nave, the stone rood screen is decorated with foliage and Cordeliers. The tombs of Marguerite de Bourbon, Philibert le Beau and Marguerite d'Autriche, ..

Following the example of Grand Colombier, the Fenestrez Observatory offers beautiful panoramas from 900 m high. Those visitors who venture out to this spot may admire the Lakes of Bourget and Annecy and slightly further away, the Alps.

This archaeological treasure, the pride of the Musée du Châtillonis, includes items found in the grave of a Gaulish princess dating from the first Iron Age (c 6C BC) at the foot of Mount Lassois. Near the remains of a young woman who died at around 3..