Historic lock at the confluence of the Rhône-Rhine Canal with the Doubs, just next to the pretty little village of Dampierre, with a picnic site. It is a French canal …
With today's start in Dole, we have left the Burgundy region, which was independent until 2015, and are now also moving into the former Franche Comté region, which existed until 2015.
Cistercian abbey founded in 1136, it stands on the banks of the Ognon. The best preserved example of Cistercian architecture in Franche-Comté, it is still occupied by Cistercian-Trappist monks.