Welcome ! Come and visit our beautiful region known for its forests, rivers, cheese, wine (Jura, Bourgogne), historical towns, mountains (Jura), clockmakers, church steeples, friendly people…

An article from the NY Times : Exploring Franche-Comte, France's well kept secret : https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/travel/exploring-franche-comte-frances-well-kept-secret.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

We live near Besançon in Franche-Comte, now Burgundy-Franche-Comte region near Alsace, Switzerland, Germany, Lyon, Dijon...
Train from Paris : 2h30

https://www.besancon-tourisme.com/en/
Some hiking, biking, trail run trails : https://www.grandes-heures-nature.fr/activites/marcher/ Or on the "Grandes heures nature" app.

4 adults bikes. Euroveloroute 6 (bike, walking possible too) close to the house, along the river Doubs (5 min biking, 10 min walking).

We have lots of tourism information, advice, hiking, bike trails maps for you.

Summer : 5 min driving to a big outdoor swimming pool.

In Roche, our village : all you need : supermarket, bank, post, doctors, trains… Forest, views from the house, Eurovelo route 6 or hike path along Doubs river.

Ideas for visits:
Besançon, a historic city in the nature : 10 min driving to the centre, 6 min by train (not often) Unesco heritage, culture, museums, sports, forests…

Baume-les-Dames : 20 min driving, rock-climing, historical town, canoe…

Ornans (40 min) : painter Courbet town, Courbet museums, historical town, outdoors (canoe, mountain biking, hiking, via ferrata…) hinking, in source (spring) de la Loue, Source du Lison…

Arc-et-Senans (50min) : Unesco saline and Salins-les-Bains (1h) Unesco Grande Saline, thermal Bath & Spa

Haut-Doubs area (Jura mountains) : mountains, forests, outdoor, lakes ; from 1h, towards Switzerland.

Cities of Montbéliard and Belfort : 1h

Dijon, capital of Burgundy : 50 min (train or car)

Close by : Alsace, Burgundy, Lyon, Switzerland, Germany…

UNESCO Wold Heritage in Franche-Comte : Besançon fortifications, Saline Royale & Salins les Bains, Church in Ronchamp, Neolitic sites in Chalain & Clairvaux Lakes.

Babies :
We have baby equipment and toys, bike cart for two kids and bike sit for a child, baby books in English.

Children and teenagers:
Lots of games, toys, board games and books for all ages. Books in English too for children.

We've done 2 international exchanges and 5 within France (Intervac inside France has another page).

Bienvenue ! Entre la Bourgogne, la Suisse et l'Alsace, venez visiter la Franche-Comté : la région du comté, de la saucisse de Morteau, du vin jaune, du vin de paille, des montagnes du Jura et de tant d'autres choses !
Nous avons des livres, des brochures touristiques et des cartes pour les chemins de randonnée/vélo.
Équipement bébé, jouets et jeux pour tous les âges.

¡Bienvenidos! Entre Borgoña, Suiza, Alsacia y Alemania, ven y visiten Franche-Comté (Franco-Condado) : la región del queso comté, de la salsicha de Morteau, de los relojes, del vino de Jura, de las montañas, bosques, cascadas y mucho más...
Guía de la casa y consejos turisticos en español. Hablamos español.
Juguetes, juegos para toda las edades. Equipos para bebes.