エティバル周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

Climbed it today (17-8-25); it's open, and there are signs along the road showing your progress. Traffic is quiet, and a beautiful green climb, especially further on.

Thank you Jelle

Classified as 3rd category, the Col de la Joux was crossed during the 8th stage of the 2017 Tour De France!

Beautiful, recommended!!

Access closed from all sides since 2020 😕

The monks of Saint-Claude are credited with establishing a monastery in the 6th century to the southwest of the Abbey Lake on the island known as sur la Motte. Then, probably having fallen into disuse for several centuries, a second monastery succeeded it in the 12th century (1172) built to the northeast of the lake on the current site of the hamlet of l'Abbaye by the canons of the Abbey of Abondance (Augustinians of Haute-Savoie). The status of abbey, served by a particular abbot, remained for a century, until the monastery was the subject of an exchange of goods between the abbot of Abondance and that of Saint-Claude. Once again dependent on the Abbey of Saint-Claude, the Abbey of Grandvaux regained the status of priory. From the fortified buildings of the 12th century, which were accessed by a drawbridge, there remains today an old farm building (called La Joséphine after the former owner of the place), a presbytery and a church, dedicated to Notre-Dame de la Nativité, like that of Abondance. The site has been listed since September 15, 1966. A site to discover through a stroll in 4 scenes, evoking the history of the site.

A waterfall that is well worth seeing. We were lucky and it had rained heavily the day before, so the waterfall practically shot over the falls.

Warning, access to the Gorges de l'abîme has been prohibited since 2020, risk of landslides. After the Combes waterfall, take the Tre-bayard-le-bas path to the Grange Cattin and resume the route