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Besancon

Unfortunately, we only got to visit Besancon for one day. Having said that, we were lucky to get here at all as we had initially planned to visit Beaune. The Beaune train was delayed by an hour, so, rather than wait around all morning in Dijon, we went to Besancon instead.

Besancon was so much nicer than I had anticipated. It's a beautiful medium-sized town of about 100,000 people in the Franche-Comte region of France. Most of the town lies at the foot of a hill surrounding, on which the stunning Citadelle stands. There was plenty to see and do here and I really wish we had more than a day's visit.

  • Last visit to Besançon: Jun 2000
  • Intro Updated Jan 22, 2003
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    christine.j May 15, 2009 at 2:27 AM Report Abuse

    So far I've only driven though Becancon, but I hope to be able to spend some time there once. The walk and the picnic at the river look so nice.

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    ranger49 Apr 15, 2009 at 2:42 PM Report Abuse

    I hope you eventually got to Beaune (you must) but the dealyed train may have done you a favour.Long time since I passed through Besancon but one of my memorable places. And I always appreciate a literary tip. Thanks for the memories.

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    easyoar Feb 24, 2005 at 3:36 PM Report Abuse

    Nice place, I'll have to see if I can drop in if I am nearby in future!

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    jide08 Jun 12, 2003 at 3:15 AM Report Abuse

    It's nice you had the chance to discover this beautiful region, often avoided by the tourists. You need to go back.

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    b1bob Feb 6, 2003 at 6:31 AM Report Abuse

    Nice job!

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    tini58de Jan 31, 2003 at 1:27 PM Report Abuse

    sounds like a nice place to visit

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    acemj Jul 23, 2002 at 4:13 PM Report Abuse

    Ha! Yeah, don`t forget the camera!

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    miksu Jul 17, 2002 at 4:40 AM Report Abuse

    Great page...looks beautiful.....

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    bokononist Jun 30, 2002 at 8:56 AM Report Abuse

    Good stuff, will have to make it there! Thanks!

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    dedeckerm. Jun 24, 2002 at 4:28 AM Report Abuse

    Nice page and pics !

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