Sports and leisure activities Franche-Comté

How about a donkey ride in and around Lormes? What an original idea for a family outing! Here are 4 ideas for multi-day tours: Lac de Chaumeçon (2 to 4 days), Haut-Morvan (5 or 6 days), Vézelay (4 or 5 days), and Morvan des Lacs (7 days). Donkey hire also includes a pair of large-volume saddlebags (100 liters), a topographical guide, IGN maps of the route, grooming equipment and a second tether for picnics.

Le Ritmoclub is a dance school located in Dijon. It offers a variety of dance classes for all levels and ages. The club also offers services such as hen parties, dance evenings and tea dances. It also offers accommodation with access to a spa.

Ideally located on the shores of Lac des Settons, the Activital base offers a wide range of activities for nature and sports enthusiasts. Water sports such as paddle, canoe, kayak, dinghy, catamaran and windsurfing, as well as mountain biking on the region's many cycle paths of varying levels of difficulty. Last but not least, Activital also offers a wide range of green accommodation: rooms, chalets and teepees for a stay in the heart of nature.

Marie the plastic artist, Audrey the seamstress: here are two friends who combine their talents in plastic arts and sewing classes in Dijon. On the sewing side, group courses for a maximum of 4 people or individual courses are offered. This is enough to learn how to hem for novices or to improve if you already know how to sew. On the visual arts side, you have the choice: painting, drawing, collage, modelling, linocut are so many disciplines to let your creativity express itself. Courses that are aimed at adults as well as children aged 6 to 14. These workshops are also open during the summer holidays to develop the artistic skills of your toddlers! And if you wish to offer them an original birthday, a 2h30 program is available with creative workshops, games, make-up... A good idea for unforgettable memories.

Nestled in the heart of the Plateaux, the Les Fins swimming pool offers the ideal facilities for relaxation, leisure and sport. Whether with family, friends or on your own, the complex offers a space designed to satisfy every desire. With a 25-meter indoor sports pool, a 200^m2 balneo-ludic pool, a bubble bench, a water current, an indoor slide, a sauna and a steam room, the complex is a veritable aquatic paradise.

The Circuit ^{Dijon-Prenois®} is a legendary circuit and a major economic player in the Dijon region, halfway between Paris and Lyon and not far from Switzerland. Created in 1972, the circuit has undergone constant modernization, both to meet the demands of motor racing through optimum safety standards, and to welcome the public.

Since 2022, 100% of the structure has been renovated, and in winter 2023 the asphalt was resurfaced from the top of the Parabolique to the start of the straight. Recognized by drivers as one of Europe's most beautiful and challenging courses, its 3.8 km track can host all types of events with optimum safety and 100% video control. Every year, it welcomes some 300,000 visitors for events that write the history of motor sport, from GT races, historic cars and motorcycles, to modern and legendary cars. Throughout the year, it is also rented out by French and European car and motorcycle clubs, who come to take advantage of its track and brand-new infrastructures. The Circuit Restaurant is now operational, with modular rooms that can be transformed into lounges or self-service, and a splendid terrace overlooking the starting line. Non-event opening hours are now available. The website allows visitors to consult the calendar of events, as well as book the speedway and restaurant. The 2024 program includes a dozen events for motor sports enthusiasts.

There's a well-known adage: "You learn to cook from others". A vision that Cé La Mia Cucina seems to share, since the establishment has recently started offering culinary workshops based on Italian specialties. Each course is divided into two parts: first, with the help of the chef of the day, make the best cannelloni, lasagne or risotto of your life. Then, enjoy your creations on the spot, or take them home to share with friends and family. Be careful, they might come back for more...

Gilles Sonnet offers flower arrangement classes in a dedicated area on the floor of his shop. After two hours of lessons, you will leave with a smile and a beautiful personalized bouquet. A great idea for a gift or to develop your skills. The florist also offers tailor-made courses to companies and associations with specific requests, such as learning how to create a wedding table decoration or a flower arrangement for a hen party for example. What are you waiting for?

The Forme & Zen boutique is also a therapy center. Jean-Marc offers spiritual guidance in yoga and meditation. During one-and-a-half-hour sessions, he reviews your postures with you, correcting them if necessary, and also offers Amma massage (an ancestral Japanese technique), Jacquier bowls and reiki to relax your muscles. A new feature is the possibility of Vedic astrology accompaniment, for greater self-knowledge.

Located near Dijon, this bathing and leisure area is built on a former sand pit. The water quality is good and the temperature varies between 20 and 30°C. Supervised swimming and activities for youngsters, mini-park with inflatables, motorcycle circuit, trampolines and playground. Pedal boats, canoes and paddles are also available for hire. Enjoy the refreshment bar and L'Ombrelle guinguette, with live music on Friday evenings.

Whether for sightseeing or for getting around, the Voie verte des berges du Doubs in Besançon is a very good option. Following the towpath of the river in a loop around the old town, it offers beautiful views of the city. Starting from the Battant bridge, it leads exactly to the Canot bridge via the Citadelle underpass, the Mazagran footbridge or the Charles-De-Gaulle bridge. It's a pity that the surface is not very smooth and does not allow rollerbladers to progress (cyclists will be fine, however); alternatively, you can take a VéloCité.

Distance: 14 km.

The Carrousel swimming pool has a new look for all to enjoy. Every day of the week and all year round, this gigantic space welcomes families, individuals, day-trippers and experienced sportsmen and women. The pool, which dates back to 1952, was in dire need of renovation, both in terms of layout and eco-responsibility. The new concept has therefore been rethought and adapted to comply with the latest standards in terms of eco-performance and optimum functionality. A fully green roof, rainwater harvesting, bioclimatic equipment orientation, wastewater heat recovery and ozone water treatment. Easily accessible via the urban transport network and perfectly adapted for people with reduced mobility, it excludes no one. As for the pools, there's something for everyone! A 25 m pool for swimmers, a 220 m² educational pool with water jets for the whole family and a lagoon for the little ones. The complex includes a wellness area on the first floor, with a heated pool open all year round for a "Nordic bath" effect. Outside, open in fine weather to 500 m² of shaded green space, guests can spread out their towels and enjoy access to the restaurant area. The more adventurous can try their hand on one of the four lanes of the pentagliss, while others can take advantage of the 50 m² pool, the many water games or play beach volleyball. The Carrousel swimming pool is a place to relax, keep fit and get away from it all.

Founded in 1990, the dance school largely deserves the reputation of being the best in Dijon. Anne Papet-Lépine, graduated from the Conservatoire de Paris, offers quality courses with passion and rigor. The atmosphere, the level of education and the rapid progression of students will surprise you! Each year, the school attracts more than 150 amateur dancers, future professionals and even some confirmed dancers. At the end of the year, reflecting the work of the dancers, a high quality show is organized at the Théâtre des Feuillants. The school also regularly organizes internships by nationally and internationally renowned masters. To your slippers!

The resort covers 4 communes, Les Rousses, Lamouran, Prémanon and Bois d'Amont. People come here primarily for the cross-country skiing area (220 km through enchanted forests), but it should not be forgotten that in the land of the Transjurassienne, people also ski downhill! To begin, park at Les Jouvencelles and discover a ski area that is easy enough for all levels of skiers. For children, a play area at Bois d'Amont allows them to learn the basics: slalom, direct tracks, bumps. Great sensations in prospect!

Entirely dedicated to climbing, Climb'Up is suitable for everyone, children and adults, initiated and beginners alike. In total, the area has 750 m² of climbing surface, including 520 m² of boulder and wall sections where you can have fun without any constraints. No need for a rope or harness as thick carpets cover the floor. When you feel like you're letting go, just let yourself fall to the ground! Simple, fun and accessible to all! If you want to push the practice of climbing a little further, go to the rope wall. The children's area particularly welcomes the youngest children from 3 years old. An original and ideal outing to do with friends or family.

Artéïs, in addition to selling you the necessary, wants to make you real artists and therefore proposes, for this, achievements, demonstrations and workshops to accompany you in the learning of a technique, practice, medium… And, once the gesture is done, you can then buy on site, without fear of the failures, everything you need to express, alone at home, your creativity!