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In the Jura Mountains, spring is much more than just a beautiful spectacle. It's an emotional moment of rebirth. After the long winter months, nature emerges from its slumber beneath the deep layers of snow and bursts into life with greater enthusiasm than anywhere else, as if making up for lost time. Birds sing at the top of their voices and the landscape is festooned with wild flowers. Cameras highly recommended!
Spring is all about days getting longer and nature awakening with great haste. The mountain pastures and meadows gradually become an array of brightly-coloured narcissuses, daffodils, snowdrops, crocuses, field orchids and other wild flowers. To enjoy this unique spectacle to the full, we recommend their secret spots:
In spring, you can admire daffodils in bloom in Haut-Doubs, Haut-Jura and just about everywhere else in the Jura Mountains...
A field of wild narcissus in the Hautes Combes region
Chateau-Chalon, one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in France" and a "Town of Character", is festooned with flowers in the spring
The Jura Mountains are home to around 60 protected species of rare wild orchids
Admiring flowers is nice, but understanding them is even better! Wild flowers, rare vegetation and medicinal plants have much more to offer than a colourful still-life scene.
To learn more about them, we suggest you step into your naturalist shoes and explore the paths and peat bogs in the company of a guide. the ideal way to discover all sorts of plant species as well as the local wildlife.
Rediscover the various uses of wild plants commonly found in the surroundings during your walks in the great outdoors, be it in the kitchen, for medicinal purposes or the many other possibilities.
Unis vers nature
On these guided walks with a naturalist, organised by the Maison de la Réserve (visitor centre), you'll learn all about the natural habitats of Jura and the fauna and flora to be found in each one.
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Nature walks, films, exhibitions, workshops... The Visitor Centre of the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park organises amusing activities that teach us more about nature.
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The Haute Chaîne du Jura National Nature Reserve organises a host of activities to spread awareness on the remarkable fauna and flora of these iconic mountains.
Find out moreYou too can adopt the Quietude Attitude! To share the joys of nature without leaving a trace, adopt these 5 good practices:
After the long winter months, the gardens of private properties are also brought back to their springtime splendour. The passion for plants and flowers is reflected everywhere in the work of individuals, associations, professionals and the guardians of historical monuments. And the result is beautiful!
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In the foothills of the Bregille Mount, visit the "Terrasses de Besançon" to enjoy an amazing view over the town and visit the landscaped terrace gardens covering 6,000 m² and featuring ornamental ponds and waterfalls.
This nature haven boasts the "Remarkable Garden" seal of approval as well as an exceptional guestroom.
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This former orchard won a Remarkable Garden title following years of work and a passion for plants.
Covering 3,000 m², this garden discreetly leads visitors from one setting to another: Japanese garden, English garden, waterfall and stream, a pond surrounded by luxuriant vegetation and other intimate spots inspired by different regions of the world.
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A garden created by Marie and Franck David whose hard work began in 1978 and resulted in a Remarkable Garden award in 2010.
The garden takes its name from one of Marie's favourite plants, the Annabelle cultivar of Hydrangea Arborescens whose white flowers brighten up the whole garden. Many other species can also be seen here.
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Mexican orange blossom, carnation, rose, gillyflower, iris... In the spring, a visit to Tiphaine's fragrant garden is much more than a bucolic walk. It's a whole olfactory experience in the company of this perfume technician who created "La Bulle à Parfums", a concept store that's unique in France.
After your sensory tour among rare perfumery plants, she can even introduce you to your own olfactory profile!
We recommend you round off your experience with a visit to the perfume shop, winner of a "Remarkable Perfumery" award.
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Initially created by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux in a semi-circular layout, the Royal Saltworks was rearranged three centuries later into an "Immense Circle" composed entirely of gardens.
Think of this second semi-circle as a new biodiversity cluster featuring 11 fleeting gardens created by student landscape designers. These highly original gardens, always pleasant places to visit, reflect 3 founding principles:
Want to take things further in your discovery of the local flora? Have a passion for botany? For a meaningful nature immersion, head for our gardens, workshops and trails to find out more about the plants of our mountains. A few examples...
Lakes, waterfalls, peaks, nature parks... The Jura Mountains, a land of many contrasts, invite you to visit in spring to discover a whole new facet.
Take a look at the iconic places that just have to be seen as nature awakens!
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