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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Primate Section |
The Museum of Besançon is one of the rare places in France
to exhibit more than twenty or so species of primates; monkeys from
Africa, Asia and South America and lemurs from Madagascar.
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