Musée des Maisons Comtoises
Musée des Maisons comtoises
An open-air museum on a 15-hectare hillside, where more than thirty traditional Franche-Comté farmhouses have been rebuilt, showing mountain farming and cheese-making life.
The museum at Nancray brings together traditional farmhouses, barns, smokehouses with chimneys for curing meat, a school and a small chapel, moved from different places and rebuilt on the hillside. Inside, the houses are furnished to recreate life in the past, and the grounds have vegetable gardens, orchards and farm animals. In summer there are activities such as bread baking and craft demonstrations, making it good for families. It is seasonal, admission costs about €10, and you should allow 2 to 3 hours. It is about 15 km from Besançon and you will need a car to get there.
Opening hours
Approx. Apr–Nov 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Gouffre de Poudrey
- Ornans & Musée Courbet
- Chapelle des Buis & Notre-Dame de la Libération
- Citadel of Besançon
- Cité des Arts et de la Culture
- Parc Micaud
- Besançon Cathedral & Astronomical Clock
- Porte Noire & Square Castan