Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Discover the best top things to do in Doubs, France including Mont d'Or, Musee de l'Aventure Peugeot, La Citadelle de Besancon, Les Echelles de la mort, Musee Gustave Courbet, Horloge Astronomique De la Cathedrale, Musee de la Taillanderie, Source de la Loue, Chateau de Joux, Musee du Temps et Palais Granvelle.
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1. Mont d'Or
2. Musee de l'Aventure Peugeot
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 426 reviews
Saw blades, coffee and pepper grinders, sewing machines, tools, two-wheels,19th and 20th centuries motorcars, recent sports cars and futuristic concept-cars, from 1810 until today, the Aventure Peugeot Museum presents more than 200 years of industrial history started in the Pays de Montbéliard and which spread to the whole world. An extraordinary long adventure, still alive and fascinating.
Reviewed By jirijust - Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
I visited museum with my colleagues. We had English speaking guide as part of private tour. She provided interesting facts from history of Peugeot family. They aren’t only cars exhibited there but other things which were made by Peugeot family. Most of the cars are in working condition and perfectly restored. You can buy souvenirs at shop there. There is enough parking outside.
3. La Citadelle de Besancon
Overall Ratings
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.
4. Les Echelles de la mort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 60 reviews
5. Musee Gustave Courbet
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 361 reviews
The Departmental Courbet museum presents the life and work of Gustave Courbet, realistic painter from Ornans, through a rich permanent exhibition of over 70 works. The permanent collection evokes Ornans to Paris, his life, the aesthetic revolution he led, artistic circles he frequented, and political and social commitments. The museum organizes two temporary exhibitions each year and offers many activities: concerts, storytelling, shows, conferences, etc., detailed in our "cultural programming" quarterly.
Reviewed By 133johno - Washington DC, United States
This museum shows one of the most comprehensive collections of Courbet’s works, including drawings and engravings. Situated on the Loue, located in the heart of Ornans where Courbet was born, raised and lived off and on for a good part of his life, the museum gives the visitor a solid grounding in his work. The modern installation is airy and bright. The wall plaques provide context and for those who read French and can decipher Courbet’s spidery handwriting, a generous sampling of his letters presents a good sense of how important the natural world of Ornans was as an inspiration. Ornans may be a little off the beaten path but the trip is well worth the time. Plus the twisting road down into the narrow valley of the Loue in which Ornans sits is an experience in itself.
6. Horloge Astronomique De la Cathedrale
Overall Ratings
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
7. Musee de la Taillanderie
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 103 reviews
XIX century farm-workshop, manufacturer of sythes and other cutting tools, and witness the working of its impressive hydraulic machinery which drove waterwheels, drop hammer, forge bellows and turbine for more than a hundred years.
8. Source de la Loue
9. Chateau de Joux
10. Musee du Temps et Palais Granvelle
Overall Ratings
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!
