The charming hilltop village of Nozeroy has preserved lovely remains of its past, such as the Horloge gateway, the Saint-Antoine collegiate church, and the ruins of the castle.
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The charming hilltop village of Nozeroy has preserved lovely remains of its past, such as the Horloge gateway, the Saint-Antoine collegiate church, and the ruins of the castle.
Nozeroy is located in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region. Located in height, Nozeroy welcomed a castle today in ruins. Nozeroy had its hour of glory in the Middle Ages, under the Chalon dynasty, princes of Orange. It controlled access routes to Switzerland and salt mining.
Nozeroy also has houses whose facades are classified, at number "30, 32" of the main street, and, just after, the only remaining archway. Some of the stairs inside these houses are several hundred years old. It is also necessary to know that a team of Nozereens volunteers try to restore the castle; With small means, but full of love for their heritage.
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Great Nozeroy annual medieval festival in July.