Arbois Travel Guide

 Clara-glagla Says:  Louis Pasteur, the famous scientist called this house his "castle of his beloved Cuisance" and spent a great deal of time living there during his most productive years. The house has been restored to the exact way it looked in the late 19th Century when Pasteur was... 

 himalia11 Says:  The Cascades des Turfs is a lovely waterfall - fairy tale like!To go there, follow signs to the Grotte des Planches, but in Les-Planches at the crossing where you need to turn left to the grotto go straight ahead (i.e. follow the sign to Moulin de la Mère Michelle) and stop... 

 himalia11 Says:  The Grotte des Planches is found around 3 km from Arbois. It's no dripstone cave, and except one you won't find any dripstones there. Instead it's a younger cave formed by water. It's an "active" cave, where still water is flowing through, forming the rock.You only can visit... 

 himalia11 Says:  The wine museum is found in Château Pécault, an old medieval castle. Already outside the castle you'll find information on the different wine grapes. The museum is a little one, there's not so much to see. There's a small cellar and three more rooms, with some exhibitions... 

 himalia11 Says:  There are some more viewpoints to take a look on the valley with the rock formation, like the viewpoints "Roche du Feu" and "La Châtelaine". Here's how you find them:From Mesney near Arbois drive in direction Chilly. At one point you need to turn right at a sign to... 

 himalia11 Says:  The so-called "Reculée" of Les Planches (a village) is a valley that ends abrupt with some rock formations. With 245 m these clifss are the highest in the Jura department.There are several viewpoints, the most popular one probably is the viewpoint "Cirque du Fer au Cheval"... 

 himalia11 Says:  The Gloriette tower is situated at the south-east corner of the city wall which was build in the 13th century. The tower had to be reconstructed in 1503 after a severe flood. It's located at a strategic crossing point on the Cuisance river and was the most important... 

 himalia11 Says:  The church Saint Juste was build in the 12th century, and will mostly catch your eyes because of it's belfry, in ochery colour. It consists of limestones and also once was used as watch tower. It used to be 75 m hight, but then it burnt down because some fireworks were let... 

 himalia11 Says:  We first just drove through Arbois and didn't stop there, but when we crossed that place I knew that I have to come back and have a closer look. The Place de la Liberté lovely decorated with flowers on ropes that go from the fountain in the center of the place to the houses... 

 himalia11 Says:  The Vin Jaune is a unique wine of the Jura region, that is also produced in Arbois. It stays in oak barrels for 6 years and 3 months and during that time a veil of natural yeast emerges on the surface of the wine. Under this veil the wine develops its special aroma. The...