Animals and farms
Go round the Touroparc
Touroparc Zoo · Romanèche-Thorins (71)
Surrounded by Beaujolais vineyards, this 12-hectare zoo is home to more than 600 animals of 120 species.
Days out with kids in Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Looking for a family outing in Burgundy-Franche-Comté? Here are our favourites, from the classics to the unexpected, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 27 ideas picked from over 650 places on the Trottimap map.
Animals and farms
See the red pandas at the Auxois park
Parc de l'Auxois · Arnay-sous-Vitteaux (21)
Half an hour from Dijon, this 40-hectare park is home to more than 500 animals, from big cats to bears and wolves.
Castles and heritage
Watch a castle being built
Guédelon · Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe (89)
Since 1997, some forty workers have been building a 13th-century castle at Guédelon using the techniques and materials of the time.
Museums and science
Relive the siege of Alesia
MuséoParc Alésia · Alise-Sainte-Reine (21)
It was here, in 52 BC, that Caesar defeated Vercingetorix.
Castles and heritage
Explore Vauban's citadel in Besançon
Citadelle de Besançon · Besançon (25)
Perched above the Doubs, Vauban's UNESCO-listed citadel houses several museums in its military buildings.
Leisure parks
Follow the dinosaur trail at Dino-Zoo
Dino-Zoo · Charbonnières-les-Sapins (25)
In a wooded valley in the Doubs, life-size dinosaurs line the paths, alongside large prehistoric mammals and flying or marine reptiles.
Parks and nature
Walk along the Hérisson waterfalls
Cascades du Hérisson · Menétrux-en-Joux (39)
The Hérisson tumbles down a series of waterfalls in a wooded Jura valley, including the 65-metre Éventail, five minutes' walk from the Maison des Cascades.
Parks and nature
Go down into the Gouffre de Poudrey
Gouffre de Poudrey · Étalans (25)
Seventy metres underground, the Gouffre de Poudrey opens onto one of the largest underground chambers in France, big enough to hold Notre-Dame de Paris.
Castles and heritage
Ride the little train up to the Citadel
Petit train touristique de Besançon · Besançon (25)
Leaving from the Rivotte car park, the little train runs for three quarters of an hour through the old town set in the loop of the Doubs, stopping on Place du 8-Septembre…
Also worth a visit
- See prehistoric paintings at ArcyGrottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure · Arcy-sur-Cure · From age 3 · Parks and nature
- Visit the Saline royale at Arc-et-SenansSaline royale · Arc-et-Senans · All ages · Castles and heritage
- Spend the day at Les CampainesParc de loisirs Les Campaines · Accolans · From age 1 · Leisure parks
- Get lost in the Diverti'Parc mazesDiverti'Parc · Toulon-sur-Arroux · From age 3 · Leisure parks
- Swim in the open air at the CarrouselPiscine du Carrousel · Dijon · From age 3 · Pools, beaches and water
- Slide at the Amphitrite aquatic centreCentre aquatique Amphitrite · Montbard · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Board the pirate ship in MarsannayL'Île Ô Enfants · Marsannay-la-Côte · From age 1 · Leisure parks
- Jump at Games Factory Park in QuetignyGames Factory Park · Quetigny · From age 3 · Leisure parks
- Dance in the Okidok Besançon disco roomOkidok Besançon · Besançon · All ages · Leisure parks
- Drive an electric kart at Funky ParcFunky Parc · Besançon · All ages · Leisure parks
- Crack the case at La Clé du BastionLa Clé du Bastion · Belfort · From age 6 · Leisure parks
- Get close to the aurochs at HérissonParc Héria, parc animalier du Hérisson · Doucier · All ages · Animals and farms
- Meet the miniature donkeys of ÉtupesThe Tiny Ranch · Étupes · All ages · Animals and farms
- Take on Monsieur Cochon's challengeLa Tête et les Jambes, escapades ludiques (Escapade à Charolles) · Charolles · From age 7 · Castles and heritage
- Ride a wagon through a bison herdLes Bisons du Sachuron · Damprichard · From age 3 · Animals and farms
- Follow S'murot the dragon around SemurParcours du petit dragon (livrets S'murot) · Semur-en-Auxois · From age 4 · Castles and heritage
- Cuddle the donkeys of MassingyCâlinothérapie avec les ânesses (Les ânesses de la Côte du Puits) · Massingy-lès-Semur · From age 3 · Animals and farms
- Solve a theft at the Matour museumEnquête game à la Maison des Patrimoines · Matour · From age 8 · Museums and science
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