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Dole

Former Capital of the Compté

Dole Cathedral & Rhine-Rhône Canal

Dole is a charming old town with lots to see in a relatively small area in the old streets around the Collégiale Nôtre-Dame. The former capital of the Franche-Compté until 1422 when that title was passed to Besançon, it did not become part of France till 1674.

The best place to view the old town from is the Port on the Rhône au Rhin Canal (see image below). Walk back across the Rue du Prélo and into the old town itself which is a fascinating maze of old streets including the birthplace of Louis Pasteur.

On your way into the town don’t miss the Canal and Moulin des Tanneurs, celebrating one of Dole’s former industries, just behind the Rhône au Rhin Canal.

Cathedral Notre-Dame at Dole

Collégiale Notre-Dame of Dole and Rhône au Rhin Canal

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Birthplace of Louis Pasteur

43 Rue Pasteur

Beaux-Arts-Musée

Pavillon des Officiers 85, rue des Arènes.

Bourgogne-Franche-Compté

Text © Paul Shawcross

Images by Adrian Michael, Paul Shawcross