Literal and figurative interpretations of time are woven together at the Musée du Temps, which places allegorical paintings about the passage of time next to 18th-century wall clocks and early astronomical equipment. The result is beautifully thought-provoking, and the philosophical questions it raises are best pondered while gazing out from the tower, which houses a Foucault’s pendulum.
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Dominating the city from Mt St-Etienne, more than 100 vertical metres above the old town, the 17th-century Citadelle de µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô – designed by Vauban for…
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These wondrously symmetrical early–Industrial Age saltworks were designed to be an 'ideal city' by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. Though Ledoux's plans never came…
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie
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France's oldest public museum, founded in 1694, is famous for its stellar collection of local Gallo-Roman archaeology; its Cabinet des Dessins, with some…
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Montbenoît's Renaissance-style tower – emblazoned with a horseback knight – instantly impresses. Inside, explore the old abbey's double-columned…
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The base of 18th-century Cathédrale St-Jean's bell tower houses an incredible astronomical clock, powered by 11 weights, that has run the church's bells…
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Erected in AD 175 in honour of Marcus Aurelius, this 16.5m-high Roman triumphal arch stands very near where the columns of a Roman theatre and the…
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This spiffy museum gives an engaging account of the life and works of µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô's best-known literary son, Victor Hugo, famous for masterpieces such as Les…
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The salty history of the Jura is well-explained in the town of Salins-les-Bains, which derives its very name from the salt trade. Step inside the Grande…
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1. Maison Natale de Victor Hugo
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This spiffy museum gives an engaging account of the life and works of µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô's best-known literary son, Victor Hugo, famous for masterpieces such as Les…
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Dating in its earliest parts from the late 14th century and later decorated with Italian Renaissance-style flourishes, µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô's town hall was gutted by…
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Erected in AD 175 in honour of Marcus Aurelius, this 16.5m-high Roman triumphal arch stands very near where the columns of a Roman theatre and the…
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The base of 18th-century Cathédrale St-Jean's bell tower houses an incredible astronomical clock, powered by 11 weights, that has run the church's bells…
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The earliest parts of µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô's cathedral date to 1127. Though heavily modified in ensuing centuries, following a 13th-century fire and the collapse of…
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Behind the chequerboard timber façade of this riverside gallery are ever-changing contemporary art exhibitions. The distinctive building, FRAC's home…
7. Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie
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France's oldest public museum, founded in 1694, is famous for its stellar collection of local Gallo-Roman archaeology; its Cabinet des Dessins, with some…
8. Citadelle de µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô
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Dominating the city from Mt St-Etienne, more than 100 vertical metres above the old town, the 17th-century Citadelle de µþ±ð²õ²¹²Ôç´Ç²Ô – designed by Vauban for…