Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Besançon, France

The Citadel of Besançon is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The Citadel occupies 11 hectares on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an oxbow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a strategic importance that Julius Caesar recognised as early as 58 BC. The Citadel overlooks the old quarter of the city, which is located within the oxbow, and has views of the city and its surroundings.

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The Besançon astronomical clock is housed in Besançon Cathedral. Auguste-Lucien Vérité of Beauvais designed and built Besançon's present astronomical clock, between 1858 and 1863. It replaced an earlier clock that Bernardin had constructed in the 1850s that proved unsatisfactory. Besançon's clock differs from those in Strasbourg, Lyon, and Beauvais. The clock is meant to express the theological concept that each second of the day the Resurrection of Christ transforms the existence of man and of the world.

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Besançon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint John located in the city of Besançon, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Besançon.

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The Arcier Spring Water Tower, known as the Saint Jean Reservoir, is a water tower located in Besançon in the French department of Doubs.

Wikipedia: Château d'eau de la source d'Arcier (FR)

The Fontaine des Dames is a public fountain located in Besançon in the Doubs department.

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The Notre-Dame church is located on rue Mégevand, in the Boucle district, in Besançon (Doubs).

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame de Besançon (FR)

The Ledoux Theater is a performance, opera, theater and concert hall, located in the historic center of Besançon, formerly known as the musical theater.

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The Fontaine du Doubs is a public fountain located in Besançon in the Doubs department.

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The former Archiepiscopal Palace of Besançon is a building located in Besançon in the Doubs department.

Wikipedia: Palais archiépiscopal de Besançon (FR)

The Porte Noire is a Roman triumphal arch in Besançon, France.

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The Porte Rivotte is a military building located in the Rivotte sector, near the historic center of Besançon. It is one of the last two city gates of Besançon, along with the Carved Gate, still elevated.

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The Franche-Comté Regional Contemporary Art Fund is a regional contemporary art fund created by the Franche-Comté region in 1982.

Wikipedia: Fonds régional d'art contemporain de Franche-Comté (FR)

La Rodia is a French concert hall located in Besançon in the Doubs department and in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

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The fort of Bregille is a fortification located in the French city of Besançon.

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The Mont de Brégille is a hill in the Jura massif, culminating at an altitude of 447 m, making it the fourth highest hill in the city of Besançon, after Planoise, the Chapelle des Buis and Rosemont. Located entirely in the commune, bordered by the Doubs river, the hill includes a vast forest area that almost entirely encompasses it, as well as several residential areas forming the historic district of Bregille. Its geographical location means that Bregille was for a long time a wine estate, in particular thanks to its sunshine which made terraced farming prosper, but also a strategic military site because of its domination over the city and the citadel of Vauban. Today, the Mont de Bregille is a peri-urban site, appreciated by hikers and locals for its preserved natural setting and almost in a wild state.

Wikipedia: Mont de Brégille (FR)