{"id":12853,"date":"2026-01-27T19:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/?p=12853"},"modified":"2026-10-04T18:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T18:45:28","slug":"cittadella-di-besancon-francia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/france\/bourgogne-franche-comte\/citadel-of-besancon-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Cittadella di Besan\u00e7on, Francia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Citadel of Besan\u00e7on is a large military fortress built on Mount Saint-\u00c9tienne above the historic center of Besan\u00e7on, in eastern France. It is one of the most important works designed by the French military engineer Vauban in the 17th century and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of Vauban\u2019s fortifications. The fortress dominates the city and the loop of the Doubs River below, making it a key symbol of Besan\u00e7on and a major attraction for visitors. The citadel also contains several museums, including the Museum of Resistance and Deportation, which focuses on World War II history, and natural history spaces with animals and exhibitions related to biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The citadel was built between 1668 and 1711, mostly after Franche-Comt\u00e9 became French in 1678, and it stands about 100 m above the river. It has been on the UNESCO list since 2008. The single ticket covers the ramparts and the three museums: the Mus\u00e9e Comtois on regional traditions, the Museum of Resistance and Deportation, and the Natural History Museum with its zoo, aquarium and insect house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posizione<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Besan\u00e7on is located in the Bourgogne\u2013Franche-Comt\u00e9 region, close to the border with Switzerland. The nearest train station is Besan\u00e7on-Viotte, the city\u2019s main railway station, with direct regional and national train connections. From Besan\u00e7on-Viotte, visitors can reach the citadel by local bus, using city bus lines that stop near the main entrance of the site, reducing the amount of uphill walking. It is also possible to walk from the historic city center, but the route is steep and takes about 25\u201330 minutes. For visitors arriving by train, combining the train with a city bus is the easiest and most comfortable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biglietti d'ingresso.<\/strong>
Access to the Citadel of Besan\u00e7on is paid. In 2026 an adult ticket costs \u20ac13.50 in the high season (April\u2013October) and \u20ac9.50 in the low season. Children aged 8\u201317 pay \u20ac9.50, children aged 4\u20137 pay \u20ac5.80 and under-4s enter free; a family day pass for two adults and their children costs \u20ac38 at the ticket office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orari.<\/strong>
9:00\u201318:00 from April to June and in September and October, 9:00\u201319:00 in July and August, and 10:00\u201317:00 in November and December (closed on Mondays). The citadel closes for about a month each winter, in 2026 from 5 January to 6 February, and on 25 December and 1 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fortezza di Vauban su una rupe sopra l'ansa del Doubs a Besan\u00e7on, patrimonio UNESCO, con tre musei e uno zoo; biglietto adulti \u20ac13,50 (aprile\u2013ottobre).<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1076,977,980,964,1077],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bourgogne-franche-comte","category-architecture","category-castles","category-france","category-unesco-heritage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12853"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16898,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12853\/revisions\/16898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}