Saint-Juan tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Besancon at 26 km from Saint-Juan

Visit Saint-Juan: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Juan is situated in the Doubs department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Besancon at 26 km and Ornans at 26 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Saint-Juan, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Juan in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Besancon

at 26 km (direction west)

The citadel, cathedral and some impressive 16th century townhouses are among the...

See Besancon guide

Ornans

at 26 km (direction south-west)

The highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the...

See Ornans guide

Lods

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Lods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the...

See Lods guide

Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

The small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source...

See Mouthier-Haute-Pierre guide

Chateau de Cleron

Castle at 32 km (direction west-south-west)

The gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to...

See Chateau de Cleron guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 35 km (direction east)

Saint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of the Doubs...

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

Vesoul

at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

Although lacking major monuments, Vesoul is a pleasant town to visit with...

See Vesoul guide

Montbeliard

at 42 km (direction east-north-east)

It is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform, that...

See Montbeliard guide

Pontarlier

at 42 km (direction south)

Pontarlier is usually visited as part of a trip to enjoy the...

See Pontarlier guide

Chateau de Joux

Castle at 46 km (direction south)

The Chateau de Joux is an imposing clifftop castle with a 1000...

See Chateau de Joux guide

Ronchamp chapel

at 50 km (direction north-north-east), in the Haute-Saone department

The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier...

See Ronchamp chapel guide

Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Heritage Site at 51 km (direction west-south-west)

The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces...

See Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans guide

Salins-les-Bains

at 53 km (direction south-west), in the Jura department

The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century...

See Salins-les-Bains guide

Belfort

at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

The town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore when...

See Belfort guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Doubs

Map of places to visit near Saint-Juan

Markets in and near Saint-Juan

• Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
• Vesoul: market Thursday & Saturday (40km)
• Levier: market Wednesday (41km)
• Valentigney: market Tuesday (41km)
• Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (42km)
• Audincourt: market Saturday (43km)
• Pontarlier: market Thursday (43km)
• Bethoncourt: market Friday (43km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (44km)
• Lure: market Tuesday (45km)

Hotels near Saint-Juan

More information about Saint-Juan, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Saint-Juan, France

What to do at Saint-Juan? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Juan.

Heritage sites

• Besancon citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (25km)
• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (52km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lods (28km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (26km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pontarlier (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Besancon (26km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Poudrey (16km)
• Gorges de Remonot (29km)
• Défilé d'Entre-Roches (34km)
• Saut du Doubs (35km)
• Gorges du Doubs (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins-les-Bains (53km)
• Arbois (61km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mandeure (39km)
• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (40km)
• Montbeliard (42km)
• Belfort (55km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Citadelle de Besançon (25km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Juan is in the eastern-center of France at 26 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Juan is 345 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors drive via Paris (from the north and west) or via Lyon (from the south), or fly into Geneva to the south For driving distances to Saint-Juan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Adam-les-Passavant, Bretigney-Notre-Dame, Chaux-les-Passavant, Cotebrune, Courtetain-et-Salans, Esnans, Fourbanne, Glamondans, Guillon-les-Bains, Lomont-sur-Crete, Montivernage, Orsans, Passavant, Pont-les-Moulins, Sechin, Silley-Blefond and Vaudrivillers.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Juan