The collections and the palace itself (a museum since 1799) necessitate a visit. Among treasures from the Middle Ages to today are the Master of Flémalle’s The Nativity , fine tombs of Philippe the Bold and John the Fearless, and two great altar..

The place de la Libération, in front of the palace, is the former royal square designed by Mansart in the 17C. The remains of Charles the Bold's Ducal Palace have been integrated into a group of classical style buildings. The palace is now the Town H..

From the orientation map near to the monument to the dead, wide view of the town with its brown tiled roofs, the vineyard and the Mâconnais mountains to the south.

This old quarter, where the remains of the old Ducal Palace can still be found embedded in classical buildings, has streets, many reserved for pedestrians, lined with noble stone residences and 15 and 16C timber-framed houses, and has kept much of it..

The belvedère of Mont de Sène, also known as the mountain of the Three-Crosses (on account of the triple calvary crowning the summit) offers a very fine panorama. From the summit the view encompasses: the famous hillside vineyards to the North, beyon..

Housed in the former corn exchange (1835), this museum was extended in 1971 by Louis Miquel, a pupil of Le Corbusier. It houses a fine collection of Egyptian and Gallo-Roman antiquities , and statues and items from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. T..

The Great Bull is the summit, 1,323 metres high, of Mount Larmont. The view stretches across the Pontarlier and the plateaux of the Jura.

A fun visit which, from the Double Phaëton 81B of 1906 to the latest prototypes, by way of coffee mills and bicycles, takes you on a drive through the more than centuries-old history of the Peugeot company, which can trace its beginnings to the steel..

During the Romain period, this included a Pagan temple, which was followed by a church. After the French conquest of 1674, Vauban added the fortress which stands 118 metres above the Doubs and which, after several changes of of hand (barracks, State ..

Begin your walk at the Pont Battant and admire the lovely façades of the 17C houses on the banks of the Doubs. Savour the market atmosphere on Place de la Révolution and then continue on down Grande-Rue, the main street of the town since Roman times...

With its narrow, winding streets, old houses from the 15 to the 18C, huddling tightly together, doorways with coats of arms, little round, square or hexagonal towers, arcaded interior courtyards, flights of steps, wells, niches and wrought iron banis..

This conifer forest is the largest of its kind in France, covering an area of 2 652ha. It is separated from the Forêt de la Fresse by the Angillon river to the south, and adjoins the Forêt de Levier to the north. Although mainly planted with conifers..

Scattered with buttresses, pillars, flying buttresses and pinnacles, the building has some lovely portals and a 52-metre-high square tower. Inside, there is a wide nave and a 16C clock. The 12C fresco is on the Romanesque apse with a caul-de four vau..

Notre-Dame Church is one of the most important Romanesque edifices in Burgundy. Known as "Cluny's eldest daughter", it is noteworthy for its dimensions (122m long, 37m wide and 27m high), its five naves and its capacity of 5 000 people. Fro..

Rebuilt for the third time in 1955, this concrete chapel owes its pure, simple lines to Le Corbusier. The architect broke with his usual inflexible designs to create a more sculptural feel. Inside, one is immediately struck by the ethereal quality of..

It would have taken a long time to achieve the extensive detail of the tympanum of the central portal, which is the major work of the Cathedral, sculpted between 1130 and 1135 by Gislebertus. The theme is of the Last Judgement depicted around a centr..

Located in the former Royal Messengers’ lodgings, this museum has a fine collection of photographs and related items, including some of the earliest cameras belonging to Nicéphore Niepce and his associate Daguerre , some of the first colour photog..

Primarily built between 1088 and 1130, the church of St Peter and St Paul was sacked during the Revolution, demolished and sold off stone by stone. What had been the largest church in Christendom is now but a few meagre fragments. What remains, notab..

A veritable symbol of the southern Mâcon region, on the fringes of the Beaujolais region and in the heart of the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards, the Rock of Solutré overlooks the entire Bresse region, from Bourg to Mâcon. The walk to the top is easy and th..

The grounds of this château were redesigned in 1992 to offer a attractive setting for a stroll. Features include charming paths, a lawn embellished with yew trees in geometric shapes, an assortment of perennials and shrubs, and lovely views of the ch..