Lakes and waterfalls
Jura lakes and Hérisson waterfalls
Lake Chalain, Lake Vouglans, Lake Bonlieu, Cascades du Hérisson
The Hérisson waterfalls
It is one of the largest natural sites in the Franche Comté region!
Located in a remote area surrounded by cliffs, the Hérisson River, from its height of 805 meters, descends in a series of 31 jumps and 7 waterfalls before crossing the Val and Chambly lakes. A laid out walking route allows you to visit this exceptional natural site and follow the river to discover the multiple waterfalls, basins and caves… Be careful, due to falling rocks, the passage under the Grand Saut waterfall is now forbidden.
Natural sites
The natural sites of the Jura
Natural sites and landscapes of Jura heritage to discover
Les Reculées de Baume les Messieurs
Further north, in the vineyard and Revermont area, don’t miss the impressive and romantic remote location of Baume Les Messieurs. Formed by the meeting of three valleys, the Baume cirque is dominated by the cliffs of a remote area which cuts into the Jura plateau. The limestone side of these cliffs has carved out numerous caves which can be visited. The discovery of this panorama is striking. The majesty of the landscape contrasts with the gentleness of the small village which stretches out in the hollow and overlooked by a tranquil abbey. At the bottom of the retreat, take a break at the Tuf waterfall.
www.baumelesmessieurs.fr
Territory & Gastronomy
Jura Territory and Gastronomy
Taste our Jura specialties, Jura and Comté wines…
The vineyards of Chateau Chalon, Arbois, Voiteur, Pupillin, L’étoile….
The great scientist Louis Pasteur was born in the Jura, where he carried out his experiments in 1878 and discovered the laws on grape fermentation, the basis of modern oenology.
The small Jura wine region extends at the foot of the slopes of the Jura Massif, in eastern France, not far from the Swiss border. The vineyard stretches from north to south of the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region, between Salins-les-Bains and Saint-Amour, and forms a ribbon approximately 80 km long covered by the Wine Route. This route allows you to discover the Jura vineyards along the villages and wine-growing villages, where the great Jura wines are produced in the purest tradition of this thousand-year-old vineyard which has preserved the traces of a prestigious past.
Skiing & High Jura in winter
Skiing and snow activities in Haut Jura
Enjoy sliding, on skis, on sleds, on snowshoes, on winter sleds
Haut-Jura, bordered to the east by the Swiss border, to the north by Haut-Doubs and to the south by the Ain mountains, Haut-Jura only constitutes a small part of the Jura massif. At an altitude between 800 and 1600 m, it is the most authentic of the French mountains with its forest covering 80% of the territory, its villages nestled at the bottom of the valleys, its scattered farms and its famous Montbéliardes cows whose bells resonate in the distance. … Its gentle relief allows general public hiking
Haut-Jura with its range of landscapes, its lakes, its mountains and its valleys are a permanent invitation to leisure and the practice of multiple activities.
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