Besançon - Old Town

Must-see attractions nearby: Museum of the Art Schools and Archaeology Cathedral of St Jean Maison Natale de Bernard Palais Granvelle

The sober regularity of the house fronts (the result of uniform standards laid down by Vauban), is relieved by the imaginative design of the entrances; a particularly striking example is at No. 67. Victor Hugo was born in No. 140. In the Square Archéologique A.-Castan (after the archaeologist of that name) are remains of an ancient theater and cistern, with eight Corinthian columns as relics of former architectural splendor.