La ferme Au Grand Cœur Chaux
The surroundings
What to do in Franche-Comté and the Jura mountains.
Come and discover Franche-Comté, a region that has preserved its authenticity, traditions and values. Landscapes that will amaze you. Activities for all tastes and all generations.
Made up of varied landscapes alternating plains, plateaux, deep valleys, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and wooded mountains, the Doubs also boasts a fine architectural heritage to be discovered in the city of Besançon and its famous Citadelle, the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the imposing Château de Joux, the Town of Art and History of Montbéliard or the charming town of Ornans.
A stay in the Doubs is also an opportunity to taste famous gastronomic specialities such as comté cheese and the sausages of Morteau and Montbéliard.
Welcome to the Jura mountains
Remarkable natural sites
To discover around the gîte
Close to our gîte Au Grand Cœur Chaux, come and discover the wonders our region has to offer, such as the reculée valley of the Val de Consolation, the Saut du Doubs waterfall, the Entre-Roches gorge, the Loue valley, Lake Saint-Point or the Poudrey chasm.
Neighbouring Switzerland will also charm you with the Val de Brévine, the Lac des Taillères, the Creux du Van, and Lake Neuchâtel with the Alps in the background.
Visits
Know-how and heritage
The Haut-Doubs is proud of its wealth of know-how and gastronomy, such as watchmaking, comté fruitières and ageing cellars, cured meat producers…
But also of its heritage. You can discover all its richness at the Citadelle de Besançon, the Château de Joux, the Salines d’Arc-et-Senans, the museum of Comtois houses in Nancray, the farm museums in Grand’Combe-Châteleu, or the Ferme du Montagnon in Grandfontaine.
Sports activities
All year round
With its wooded valleys and waterways, the Regional Natural Park has many trails and paths.
Walking, mountain biking, horse-drawn carriage rides, canoeing and via ferrata in summer; skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding and ice skating in winter.