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Castles · DoubsWorth a visit
Citadelle de Besançon
A Vauban masterpiece classified as UNESCO World Heritage, the Besançon Citadel is considered one of the most beautiful citadels in France. Offering spectacular panoramas, it overlooks by more than 100 metres the old town enclosed in a river meander. A major cultural and tourist site, the Citadel keeps its promise: that of a living heritage full of emotion! You will discover three Musées de France: the Musée Comtois, the Museum of the Resistance and Deportation but also, surprising in this extraordinary place, the Natural History Museum. Sheltered by the ramparts, lions, tigers, baboons, macaws, mice, catfish and other representatives of the animal kingdom await you…
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