Things to see and do Franche-Comté

This is an authentic medieval mill whose first written records date back to 1486! It has been restored to water for about twenty years and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1996. Miller and baker tell you with passion how flour is made on millstones: wheat, buckwheat and corn flour. To your choice! You then witness the production of natural sourdough breads, cakes and shortbreads baked in a wood-fired oven. So many good things available in the shop! A word of advice to gourmets: the mill also offers courses to learn how to make bread or brioche, with various formulas, especially for families, all in a very preserved setting. The mill continues to grow. A new room has been renovated to house a former turning mill and the arrival (in working order) of a 19th century threshing machine.

This place is more commonly known as "Wilson Square" by the Dijonnais. Very busy at the arrival of the beautiful days, this place is actually a roundabout. So far, nothing very attractive. Nevertheless, it is one of the most beautiful squares in Dijon, classified as the historic Monuments. With a total size of 8 000 m ², in its centre a huge fountain installed in a basin and surrounded by water jets. All around, green, nothing but green! At the arrival of spring, it is a pleasure to admire flowers and flowering trees. The Dijonnais come here to rest, make sport, crack and breathe! And this is not all, you will also have the opportunity to discover a former 1912 music kiosk.

A contemporary monument that can be in an ancient city as Dole, which is of architectural interest some and deserves a deviates from the historic centre to discover it. This steel and concrete copper, nave, built between 1961 and 1964, thanks to the involvement of a large number of inhabitants, was designed by the architect Anton Korady. The railings are the work of Maurice Calka: they illustrate the battles of light and darkness, theme inspired by the text of the Apocalypse of Saint Jean. Architecture, the furniture and decor translate a can of openness to the world and time present.

At first sight, the terms "hydroelectric production" and "clearing pond" do not resonate as incentives to walk. Yet this is where nature has chosen to evolve peacefully, at the small Pannecière lake. Great willows have grown there, and are home to the birds and amphibians that elected them. In this mysterious decor, a discovery trail was built on pilgrimages. Punctuated with explanatory panels and enigmas, he leads to a ornithological observatory where, well hidden, you can observe the surrounding fauna following the course of his life. Think of the binoculars!

Tariff: free.

Duration: 30 min.

Difficulty: easy.

The Maison du Tourisme du Ballon d'Alsace is a natural site located in Lepuix, Alsace.

A leisure base and a very popular water area for their calm and cleanliness. You can choose to rest and relax on your towel, or practice one of the activities proposed: pedal boats, windsurfing, water skiing, canoeing… The three water plans offer enough choice to occupy the whole family. Welcome. Camping nearby (Tel: 03 81 86 90 87).

From the town of Fontenu you will reach Copperplate in the direction of Ilay, with a breathtaking view of Chalain lake.

Poligny was once protected by twenty-five towers and five doors. It should be remembered that its location was strategic and coveted: between the Plaine plain and the Jura. The inhabitants therefore protected themselves by building rectangular walls that lost all utility when Franche-Comté became French after the Treaty of Nijmegen in 1678. Many remains of these ramparts are still visible: the towers of Paradise and Sergenterie for example. They date back to the th century. The latter, recently restored, is a beautiful example of medieval fortification. Small reminder: Machicolated (the stones around the top of the tower) made it possible to pour boiling oil into the enemy. Note that the square tower, the so-called "tower of the Library", which today belongs to Friant lyceum (the former convent of Des), was also part of the ramparts. It dates back to the th century.

This is one of the city's jewels. This courtyard surrounded by 19 arcades houses what remains of a former convent founded in the th century by wealthy young girls. Imagine that this building was at the centre of an area that occupied the whole area at that time. There are no more nuns on these walls since the Revolution: The convent was divided into private apartments. But you can still admire the statue of the Virgin, the only remnant of the religious past of the places.