Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Jura

Château fort
39210 Le Pin

The castle of the Pin, castle fort of the 13th to 16th centuries, dominates the valleys of the Seille and Doubs in Le Pin (Jura), in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Former medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, it combines imposing dungeon and polygonal enclosure flanked by semicircular towers.

Château fort
39190 Chevreaux

The Château de Chevreaux, perched at an altitude of 473 m in the Jura, dominates the Bressane plain. This medieval castle, mentioned in 1158, was the seat of a seigneury linked to the families of Coligny and Vienna.

Musée de médecine et de chirurgie
39600 Arbois

Louis Pasteur's house in Arbois, dating from the 18th-18th century, is a museum labeled Maisons des Illustres where the scholar lived and worked. Located in the Jura, it preserves its laboratory intact and traces its scientific work.

Viaduc
39400 Morez

The viaducts of Morez, together with six railway works built between 1900 and 1912, dominate the valley of the Evalude in the Jura (Burgogne-Franche-Comté). These bold bridges illustrate the engineering of the early 20th century.

Porte de l'Horloge
39250 Nozeroy

The Porte de l'Horloge de Nozoy, built in the fortified town of Jura, is an emblematic medieval vestige of this historic city of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, restored in 2008.

Eglise romane et gothique
39350 Vitreux

Notre-Dame d'Acey Abbey, founded in 1136, is a Cistercian-Trappist abbey located in Vitreux in the Jura, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. This medieval monastery, marked by a turbulent history, remains active today with a monastic community and a church classified as a historical monument.

Château
39140 Arlay

The castle of Arlay, located in the Jura, is a private 18th century castle built at the foot of an old 11th century castle, classified as a historical monument since 1996 and renowned for its historical vineyard.

Château fort
39210 Frontenay

Frontenay Castle, a 12th century medieval fortress located in the Jura, is a rare example of a private monument still inhabited and open to tourism, with a 14th century dungeon and an uninterrupted family history for 600 years.