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What to do and see in Besancon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
Discover the best top things to do in Besancon, France including Roc et eau, La Citadelle de Besancon, Horloge Astronomique De la Cathedrale, Musee du Temps et Palais Granvelle, Parc de la Gare d'Eau, Cathedrale Saint-Jean de Besancon, Place de la Revolution, Vedettes de Besancon.
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1. Roc et eau
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5.0 based on 31 reviews
The guide's office Roc et Eau provides an original and unique way to discover our key activities : caving, canyoning, via ferrata, hiking..., supervised by state certified professionals. Our missions : to share, in complete safety, preserved places and to mix regional culture and outdoor activities. Explore underground tunnels. Rappel down rivers. Jump off cliffs. Experience the adventure ! Roc et eau, a human-scale structure, will fulfill your need for thrill. Join us !
2. La Citadelle de Besancon
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4.5 based on 2,165 reviews
Reviewed By Hatton20 - London, United Kingdom
This is one of several citadelles designed by the mighty Vauban, military architect extraordinaire to Louis XIV and considered his masterpiece and the most beautiful. It is illuminated at night but check times as the lights are turned off quite early. There are 3 museums in the Citadelle which can be reached by a bus at Chamars or small train from the centre of Besancon. You can easily spend a whole day there. Take a picnic if weather is lovely. The Resistance Museum and Regional Museum (Musée Comtois) are inside the walls. The walk around the ramparts is stunning and gives a wonderful view of this stunning city on the Doubs which is in a loop in the river.
3. Horloge Astronomique De la Cathedrale
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4.5 based on 284 reviews
Built between 1858 and 1860 by Auguste Lucien Vérité, the astronomical clock has a precise and complex mechanism consisting of over 30,000 parts and 11 movements. Worked by weights, some operate chimes and automata. The 57 faces provide a lot of information: calendars, the tides in 8 ports, eclipses… Visitors can look all around the clock and see its interior mechanisms. Open: > Tours at 9.50 a.m., 10.50 a.m., 11.50 a.m., 2.50 p.m., 3.50 p.m., 4.50 p.m., 5.50 p.m. Closed: > Tuesdays. > Wednesdays form 1st October to 31st March. > January. > 1st January, 1st May, 1st November, 11th November and 25th December. Admission fees: Adults : 3 €; Concessions (18 to 25) = 2,50 €; Free admission: minors under 18*; Free admission: 18-25 years old* (citizens of one of the 27 countries of the EU or are non-European permanent residents of France) * excluding school groups
4. Musee du Temps et Palais Granvelle
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4.5 based on 360 reviews
Reviewed By AntoineWaterfall - Volleges, Switzerland
Especially for a Swiss citizen this visit is a must. First by touring this immense palace and Mansion the visitor understands the importance of the Granvelle family for Europe (once as important as the Italian Medici). Then the detailed explanations and visits of the immense watchmaking industry locally produced is so informative and impressive, that the visitor finally understands Besançon 'genius loci' (the genial spirit of the place). Perhaps here is in Europe the best explained 'grande complication' (high complexity) watch. Study and enjoy. Do not miss the excellent museum shop (very advanced literature on the 'haute horlogerie subject - finest watchmaking). Oh, I forgot: here is a hight tower with a fantastic view on the old city roofs, and the famous 'Foucault pendulum' experiment. Enjoy!
5. Parc de la Gare d'Eau
6. Cathedrale Saint-Jean de Besancon
7. Place de la Revolution
8. Vedettes de Besancon
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4.5 based on 104 reviews
