The Franche-Comté region lies between Burgundy and Alsace and between Champagne and Switzerland.  It is a beautiful rural region that has a lot to offer the tourist in terms of natural environment, historic heritage, museums and sites. The region likes to promote itself as a haven for "green tourism" and in the Haut Doubs and Haut Jura area, running along the Swiss border, the meadows remain green and full of flowers - which is a great area for hiking and mountain biking. In the winter months one can experience downhill skiing in one of the two fully equipped  ski resorts.
 
The region consists of four departments; in the north lies the Haute Saone (Dept. 70), Doubs (Dept. 25), Jura (Dept. 39 and Territoire de Belfort (Dept. 90).
The capital city of this region is Besançon, a historic city nestling beneath its ancient citadel in a loop formed by the river Doubs..

     
Franche-Comté boasts plenty of delicious regional specialities - one of which is the famous Comté cheese,

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