The Haut-Doubs and the Swiss Jura mountains offer a vast number of natural and historical sites and many places of interest.<\/p>\n
DISCOVER THE HAUT-DOUBS AND THE SWISS JURA MOUNTAINS<\/strong><\/p>\n Natural sites and approximate time<\/p>\n Village of Goumois 10 mn Historical sites and approximate time<\/strong><\/p>\n St Ursanne CH : a lovely little medieval village over the Doubs 25 mn Some photos to discover the Moulin du Plain and its surroundings and an overview of the many sites of the Franche-Comt\u00e9 region and neaby Switzerland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Haut-Doubs and the Swiss Jura mountains offer a vast number of natural and historical sites and many places of interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":664,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689\/revisions\/747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulinduplain.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe characteristic of this village is that it has been divided into two different municipalities, one french, the other swiss, by the Vienna Treaty of 1815. Its offers a wonderful view over the valley from its ledge or from its famous \u00ab monkey \u00bb rock.
\nLes Echelles de la Mort (Death Ladders) : hiking trail itin\u00e9raire de randonn\u00e9e following a smugglers’ path with secured ladders 25 mn
\nL’\u00e9tang de la Gru\u00e8re CH (Gru\u00e8re pond) : peat bog and walking path
\n(WWF site) 20 mn
\nLe cirque de Consolation, le belv\u00e9d\u00e8re de la Roche du Pr\u00eatre et la
\nvall\u00e9e du Dessoubre (Consolation cirque, view site and Dessoubre river valley) 40 mn
\nLe Creux du Van CH : impressive cirque and nature reserve 1h30
\nLe Chasseral CH : incredible point of view over the swiss lakes of Biel, Neuch\u00e2tel, Geneva and over the Alps 45 mn
\nLe Saut du Doubs (Doubs waterfalls) : from the village of Villers le Lac, a mini cruise on the Doubs basins and small walk to the falls 40 mn
\nLes grottes de R\u00e9cl\u00e8re (R\u00e9cl\u00e8re caves with nearby Prehisto-park) 45 mn
\nLes grottes d’ Osselle (Osselle caves) 1h30 mn
\nLe Gouffre de Poudrey (Poudrey caves) : 50 mn
\nNear Etalans village, at 70 meters underground, a hudge cave which could contain a cathedral. One of the 10 biggest cave of Europe.
\nNearby, the Dino-Zoo of Charbonni\u00e8res-les-Sapins, is a 12 hectare prehistoric-park where are displayed about a hundred of full-scale replica of dinosaurs.<\/p>\n
\nCh\u00e2teau de Belvoir : Castle of the 12th century 40 mn
\nAbbaye de Montbenoit : Abbaye of the 11th century 45 mn
\nNeuch\u00e2tel CH : beautiful town located on the north side of the lake of the same name, lovely medieval center, castle and church 45 mn
\nMontb\u00e9liard : old city of the Wurtemberg princes 60 mn
\n\u00ab Aventure Peugeot \u00bb Museum in Sochaux 60 mn
\nArc-et-Senans Royal Saltworks : Designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), a visionary architect, the Royal Saltworks site is a rare and exceptional example of industrial architecture built in the form of a circular arc. 1h30
\nCh\u00e2teau de Joux : At 5 km of Pontarlier, this fortress located in an exceptional site is a wonderful place full of stories and legends where famous prisoners were locked up throughout history 1h30
\nBelfort : the old town, the citadel fortified by Vauban and the famous lion sculpture by Bartholdi 1h30
\nBesan\u00e7on and the citadel Vauban : Victor hugo’s birthplace, Besan\u00e7on with its rich architectural heritage is the historical and cultural capital of Franche-Comt\u00e9 1h30<\/p>\n