Head to Château-Chalon for a hike through the Jura vineyards and across the beautiful scenery. A great walk followed by a visit to a museum, tastings in the wine cellar and a little tour of the local winegrower's cooperative.
The next day, come and explore Baume-les-Messieurs for a day in the great outdoors. Go for a stroll around one of France's most beautiful villages, visit caves, a waterfall and an abbey.
It's time for a day out in one of France's most beautiful villages. Château-Chalon is perched up on a hill and overlooks the surrounding valleys and vineyards, much like a watchtower. This charming village most definitely deserves the 'Cité de Caractère' label with its old-fashioned little houses, narrow streets, Romanesque church and ruins of a medieval castle.
Are you more tempted by hearty homemade cuisine full of unforgettable flavour facing Baume-les-Messieurs abbey, a fine-dining experience with regional products under the plane trees, or simple and tasty seasonal food? Choose from our recommendations!
Are all these vines making you want to taste the production? Here are 3 places where you can learn about and appreciate Jura wines, particularly the 'vin jaune', known as the gold of Jura!
This cultural venue will take you back through the history of the Jura wines, and you can also see what school was like in the olden days here. To end your journey back in time, take a seat up on the superb museum terrace and treat yourselves to a glass of wine (or something else).
Journey back in time
Venture inside the Domaine Berthet-Bondet for a guided tour with the winegrowers. Every Saturday, learn how to appreciate and taste the estate's various wines. An original, one-of-a-kind... and most of all delicious experience!
Tasting with the winegrowers
Here in Voiteur, the Jura wines are tasted along with regional products. On the menu: AOC Château-Chalon, Côtes du Jura, Etoile, Vin Jaune, Vin de Paille etc. Choose a selection of speciality products from the Jura and take a souvenir hamper home with you from this weekend!
Take your Jura wine home with youIn the Jura, and more specifically in Arbois and Château-Chalon, a unique wine is produced, the vin jaune.
Bed & breakfasts, self-catering accommodation and holiday gites. After an action-packed day, you'll want a cosy little nest for the night! Browse our selection that will whisk you away into the Jura vineyards, along the wine route or even to Finland. Yes, that's right, you can even stay in a Finnish kota here!
Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by staggering cliffs and nestled in one of Jura's characteristic steephead valleys. Time appears to stand still here. There are traditional little houses dotted around a magnificent Benedictine abbey, a perfect example of Romanesque art in the Jura.
Strolling around the narrow streets of Baume-les-Messieurs is like an out-of-world experience.
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Put your trainers on and set off along the hiking trails around Baume-les-Messieurs to discover some of the natural treasures there, such as waterfalls, caves and steephead valleys. This weekend, you'll be exploring the very heart of Mother Nature.
This 8 km hike will lead you to Baume-les-Messieurs abbey. On the way, listen to the soothing running waters flowing down from the Tufs waterfall, and admire the magnificent cave in this unique natural environment!
Set off on a journey more than 120 metres underground, into the caves of Baume-les-Messieurs and the 600 m of tunnels and 20 to 80 metre chambers.
Dare to leave the Earth's surface for a few hours, to explore the still underground river and lakes surrounded by superb lights and sound effects. Who knows, you might just run into a bat or two!
Baume-les-Messieurs caves
Deep into the steephead valley of Baume-les-Messieurs, after walking for a few kilometres (or a few metres if you use the car park), you'll arrive in front of this natural treasure.
The resurgence of the Dard gushes out of the rock after flowing through the bowels of the Earth. This flow of water creates a magnificent waterfall with surprising colours.
Find out more about the waterfallThis unmissable monument of Baume-les-Messieurs, the imperial abbey looks down on you from its great church, built in a traditional Romanesque style. While you're visiting the monument, take a stroll around the 3 courtyards that still bear traces of the French Revolution. On this visit, you will be whisked back into the history of the village, and you'll also be given the opportunity to admire a superb 16th century altarpiece.
The Baume-les-Messieurs Romanesque abbey is nestled in one of the many steephead valleys in the Jura Mountains. It is from this abbey that Saint Berno left to then become the first abbot of the famous Cluny Abbey.
The monks of Baume were originally part of a very simple community, but over the years their selection criteria became more and more demanding. In the 14th century, only members of high nobility could join the community. Later, the abbey was given the name of 'Baume-les-Messieurs'. Such an elegant name!
