From the 8th century to 1962, the Great Saline naturally used salt water springs to produce valuable salt. White gold, this wealth essential to life, made Salins one of the …
The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans is listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO. Built by Claude Nicolas Ledoux, a very renowned architect of the Age of Enlightenment, this factory …
Salins-les-Bains is a city of character, fortified since Gallo-Roman times and surrounded by lush nature. If you like hiking or cycling, a trip to Mont Poupet is a must!
The fortifications at this site have undergone many changes. In the Middle Ages, there was a castle on this site, Chastel Belin, which was apparently destroyed in the 17th century. …