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Overview

Welcome to Switzerland's not-so-wild west, where there are plenty of cows, fewer cowboys and it's quite possible that a gun has never been slung. It's incredibly peaceful up here, almost maddeningly so. This low-mountainous peripheral region, little known by overseas visitors, is known throughout Switzerland as a nice place to visit, but not a place where anybody wants to live. For those reasons, the Jura is often unfairly overlooked 鈥� but that just makes it all the more appealing.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Creux du Van.

    Creux du Van

    The Jura Mountains

    About 14km east of M么tiers, a short walk leads to the enormous abyss known as the Creux du Van (Rocky Hole) 鈥� van is a word of Celtic origin meaning 'rock鈥�

  • Interior of the Museum of Watchmaking.

    Mus茅e de l鈥橦orlogerie du Locle

    The Jura Mountains

    In Le Locle, 8km west of La Chaux-de-Fonds, grand 18th-century rooms filled with all manner of clocks make this museum tick. The manor house, Ch芒teau des鈥�

  • Vue-des-Alpes

    Vue-des-Alpes

    The Jura Mountains

    About 8km south of La Chaux-de-Fonds, just off Rte N20, Vue-des-Alpes (1283m) is a mountain pass popular for its two 7.3km and 11km mountain-bike loop鈥�

  • Saut du Doubs

    Saut du Doubs

    The Jura Mountains

    The River Doubs, which forms part of the Swiss鈥揊rench border, widens out at the peaceful village of Les Brenets, 15km southwest of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It鈥�

  • Maison de l'Absinthe

    Maison de l'Absinthe

    The Jura Mountains

    Learn all about absinthe (and sample the hard stuff in the bar afterwards) in this chic museum that annotates the history of the potent liqueur (with,鈥�

  • Jurassica

    Jurassica

    The Jura Mountains

    This smart museum occupying a beautiful baroque mansion surrounded by meticulously manicured gardens and a botanic garden features taxidermy, fossils and鈥�

  • Mus茅e de l鈥橦么tel Dieu

    Mus茅e de l鈥橦么tel Dieu

    The Jura Mountains

    Everything from books and clocks to pharmaceutical objects are displayed in this delightful museum, well placed in Porrentuy鈥檚 former hospital 鈥� a鈥�

  • Pr茅histo Parc

    Pr茅histo Parc

    The Jura Mountains

    This well-put-together dinosaur park in R茅cl猫re features a 2km-long footpath winding through woods past 45 different life-size prehistoric creatures鈥�

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