THE BIG STREET
The most lively street in Besançon is also one of the oldest (formerly used by Roman tanks from Italy). Now she nommait maximus, now Grande-rue. The artery, completely dallée, paved and largely pedestrian, makes the trip pleasant. The stone buildings of Lime, very typical of the city, recognizable by their blue and ochre grey colour, follow. The Granvelle Palace, located at No. 96, is home to the Museum of time. A little further, the Saint-Pierre church (8 th century) dominates the square of-September, where one can also take a pot on the terrace in fine weather in front of the city hall façade (th century). The Hotel Emskerque (44 th century) at No., after the Pasteur Square, deserves a look. Then head to the banks of the Doubs River on the Vauban Quay (th century), under the arcades of the numerous cafés and terraces, sheltered from rain or heat.
At the end of the Grand-Rue, at the level of No. 140, Victor Hugo Square is astonishing and does not pay a priori. However, in the tour of this small square, there is the home of the poet-eponymous poet, the birthplace of Louis and Auguste Lumière and the birthplace of Charles Nodier!
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