Château de Frontenay

#2403 among destinations in France

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The castle of Frontenay is a private fortress of the 12th century in Frontenay in the Jura. The castle is in a perfect state of conservation, open to tourism in the summer and seminars throughout the year. It is the subject of a registration as a historical monument since November 8, 1991.

Coordinates: 46°47'9"N, 5°37'6"E

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Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance

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Château de Frontenay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Baume Abbey, Château-Chalon, Château de la Muyre, Église Saint-Lothain.

5.6 miS
Monastery
Baume Abbey, Baume-les-Messieurs
142 min walk • Baume Abbey, in its village of Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France, was founded as a Benedictine abbey not far from the still-travelled Roman road linking Besançon and Lyon. It stands near the source of the Dard. Around it the village of Baume-les-Messieurs is congregated. The abbey is known for its sixteenth-century retable.
2.2 miS
Area
Château-Chalon, Voiteur
56 min walk • Château-Chalon is a commune in the Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, eastern France. The commune is perched on a cliff in the first fold of the Jura mountains. It is reached from the west by a road with numerous hairpin curves. Its location has earned it nomination as one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France.
3.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de la Muyre, Saint-Germain-lès-Arlay
80 min walk • The Château de la Muyre is a fortified site a few kilometres from Domblans, in the Jura département of France.
2.9 miN
Church
Église Saint-Lothain, Saint-Lothain
74 min walk • The church of Saint-Lothain is a 10th-century church dedicated to Saint Lothain in the village of Saint-Lothain, 7 km west of Poligny in Franche-Comté.
5.6 miS
Forts and castles
Château du Pin, Lons-le-Saunier
142 min walk • The castle of Le Pin is an ancient fortified castle of the XIIIth century which stands on the French commune of Le Pin, in the department of Jura, in the region Franche-Comté.
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Domblans
43 min walk • The castle of Domblans is a fortified castle in Domblans in the Jura in Franche-Comté.
5.2 miNE
Lookout, Wayside shrine
Croix du Dan, Barretaine
133 min walk • The Dan cross is a wrought iron cross standing above the town of Poligny, 12 meters high.
2.2 miS
46°45'14"N • 5°37'28"E
Maison de la Haute Seille, Voiteur
57 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Natural history museum
4.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Château d'Arlay, Arlay
108 min walk • The castle of Arlay or castle of Proby is a private castle of the eighteenth century at the foot of the ruins of an old castle of the eleventh century, the Jura village of Arlay.
5.2 miNE
Church
Église Notre-Dame de Mouthier-le-Vieillard
132 min walk • The church of Mouthier le Vieillard is a Romanesque church located in Poligny in the French department of Jura. The oldest monument of the town, it was classified as a historical monument on January 19, 1911.
4.5 miSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Arlay
116 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.