The cottage 'BEATRIX OF CUSANCE' is a character cottage located in the old Great Hall of the castle of Belvoir, one of the last surviving feudal castles in Franche-Comté and dating from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Medieval architecture, antique furnishings, modern comforts (heating wood pellets, kitchen, TV / DVD player, wireless internet, bathroom with shower Italian), views of the Jura mountains and the hills of Lomont, a region rich of History and stories, beautiful landscapes, all combine to make your stay at Belvoir privileged moment of calm, rest and multiple discoveries.
This cottage can accommodate from 2 to 5 people (6 if two children in the same bed of 130 x 190) was built inside the Château de Belvoir, one of the last castles still existing in Franche-Comté.
You will stay in the oldest part of the castle dating from the late 12th century, specifically in what was likely to be the former Great Hall of the castle of the barons of Belvoir serving at both courtroom and place gathering for all the public ceremonies of the lordship. From the windows of your home (3 large windows wide doorway), you will enjoy stunning views of the surrounding countryside and the mountains of Lomont ....
This cottage about 130 m2 consists of an entrance, a bathroom / WC with Italian shower, a kitchen, a large living room of about 80 m2 and a room lit by one of the two extant deadly only the castle.
3 beds are available: 1 bed 140x190 in the bedroom, 1 bed of 130x190 and a sofa bed (mattress density 45 kg) 140x200 in the living room.
Cottage fully equipped, modern fitted kitchen, antique furnishings (17th, 18th and 19th).
Guests also benefit from a beautiful private garden with an iron garden furniture wrought and barbecue.
The cottage was completely renovated in early 2012: toilet / bath fully renovated, installing a modern fitted kitchen, installing a pellet stove renewable energy, hi-fi TV hardware equipment, bedding and sofa / bed new , and so on ....
Ideal location for touring in Franche-Comté and Switzerland next from an exceptional site.
Nearby, you can of course you walk the streets of the small village of Belvoir, lunch or dinner at the restaurant 'LA PETITE CAVE' (note on reservation) in Belvoir where you will be served a number of regional specialties such as frying carp, ham mountain, etc ...You make every Friday in July and August the night market held in the halls of the village from the 14th century, visit Belvoir Castle, beautifully renovated and furnished by a co-owner, the painter Pierre Jouffroy and admire its collections, including many course its own tables, walk in the forest, go in the footsteps of painter Courbet in nearby valleys Dessoubre, the Barbèche, Cusancin, the Reverotte or of Consolation.
At about 40 kms, you can visit the museum Courbet in Ornans and the Peugeot museum in Sochaux.
At 50 kms, Besançon, city of art and history 'old Spanish town', which saw the birth including Victor Hugo and light brothers, will charm you with its famous fortified by Vauban Citadel and registered in the World Heritage UNESCO as the neighboring site of the royal saltworks of Arc and Senans. At 60 kms, you will not miss to visit the fort of Joux which was especially as a 'guest' prestigious Mirabeau and Toussaint Louverture.