The Citadel of Besançon, designed by Vauban and a masterpiece
of the XVII century, is the premier tourist destination of the Franche-Comté.
This magnificently restored fortress houses several museums as well
as a large number of animal enclosures.
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Unique and unexpected, the Museum of Besançon displays very
varied naturalized and living collections. It illustrates in an
original way, a way that is extremely unusual in France, the diversity
of life.
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Big Game Section
discovering protected species in their own
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The big game section allows, from behind a set of glass screens, a
closer look at two species of big cats that are among the most threatened
with extinction: the Siberian tiger and the Asian lion. |
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