Venue - Saline Royale
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is the masterpiece of Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), one of the Age of Enlightenment’s most visionary architects. The site is also a rare example of early industrial architecture based on a utopian plan. Originally designed for salt production, the Royal Saltworks was built by edict of Louis XV between 1775 and 1779, some 10 years before the French Revolution. Later abandoned and looted, then damaged by fire in 1918, the site was finally acquired by the department of Doubs in 1927 and was subsequently restored. A fascinating and unique monument, the Royal Saltworks is open to visitors all year round
More details on their website. Travel information is at the bottom of this page.
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Travel information:
Transport between Besançon and the venue in Arc-et-Senans will be provided. Please see the program.
By plane:
The closest major airports include airports in Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Lyon, and Paris.
By train:
Train information. The name of the train station in Besançon is “Besançon Viotte”.
More Information
The meeting point on Monday morning, for the transfer to the venue, will be at “Parking Chamars” at 9:00.
The bus transfer on Friday morning will be from the venue to Besancon. The activities on Friday will take place in Besancon. If you are planning to book accommodation for extra nights before or after the event, you are advised to consider booking it in Besancon. Alternatively, it is also possible to book additional nights at the Saline Royal.
If you prefer to join the Saline Royal on your own due to time constraint, you could take the train directly to Arc-Et-Senans (which is 3 minutes from Saline Royal) - see the map:
