Sleeping in a former convent in Besançon
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Desacralized place at the foot of the Citadel's foothills.
At the foot of the foothills of the Vauban Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the hotel Le Sauvage has had many lives: a monastery in the Middle Ages, a mansion after the French Revolution that expelled the sisters, then the convent of the Poor Clares of Besançon until 2009.
In this neighborhood with narrow streets near the cathedral, in the heart of the old town, the hotel overlooks the city and the Doubs Valley. A terrace facing the setting sun and the shaded park hidden from the street maintain the feeling of a haven of peace. To group the nuns' small cells by four and bring the number of rooms to 24 today, including the very beautiful duplex suite in the former chapel, the 1400m2 building required lengthy renovations.
The last nine Poor Clares left this convent, difficult to access and with increasingly less attended liturgies, for their new monastery in Ronchamp, a work by an iconic figure of architecture, Renzo Piano (Centre Pompidou, Beyeler Foundation in Europe): La Colline Notre-Dame du Haut. Le Corbusier built a chapel there in 1955, and Jean Prouvé created a bell tower in the 1970s. From Vauban's fortifications to contemporary architecture, the ancient order of the Poor Clares continues its journey into the new millennium.
✯ Open all year round ✯
At the foot of the foothills of the Vauban Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the hotel Le Sauvage has had many lives: a monastery in the Middle Ages, a mansion after the French Revolution that expelled the sisters, then the convent of the Poor Clares of Besançon until 2009.
In this neighborhood with narrow streets near the cathedral, in the heart of the old town, the hotel overlooks the city and the Doubs Valley. A terrace facing the setting sun and the shaded park hidden from the street maintain the feeling of a haven of peace. To group the nuns' small cells by four and bring the number of rooms to 24 today, including the very beautiful duplex suite in the former chapel, the 1400m2 building required lengthy renovations.
The last nine Poor Clares left this convent, difficult to access and with increasingly less attended liturgies, for their new monastery in Ronchamp, a work by an iconic figure of architecture, Renzo Piano (Centre Pompidou, Beyeler Foundation in Europe): La Colline Notre-Dame du Haut. Le Corbusier built a chapel there in 1955, and Jean Prouvé created a bell tower in the 1970s. From Vauban's fortifications to contemporary architecture, the ancient order of the Poor Clares continues its journey into the new millennium.
✯ Open all year round ✯
Le Sauvage
6, rue du Chapitre
25000 Besançon
Tel : +33 (0)3 81 82 00 21
From 99 EUR6, rue du Chapitre
25000 Besançon
Tel : +33 (0)3 81 82 00 21
Pricing details
Rates 2020, from €99 for the double room. Breakfast €13.50 served in the dining room, on the terrace, or in the room (upon request).
3* Hotel with 24 rooms and suites with bathrooms featuring walk-in showers or bathtubs, hairdryer, flat-screen TV.
..:: Rates ::..
per night for two people starting from
⊹ Standard Room (18m2), €99
⊹ Classic Room (20m2), €125
⊹ Comfort Room (20m2), €139
⊹ Luxurious Room, Deluxe Room (30m2), €175
⊹ Triple Room (28m2), €169
⊹ Family Room (max 4 pers. 30m2), €195
Room (160x200 bed) or 2 single beds (80x200) and sofa bed for one or two children
⊹ Junior Suite with balcony and park view (45m2), €229
Room (160x200 bed) and living room with a sofa bed for one or two children
⊹ Suite in the former convent chapel (67m2), park and old town view, €289
Duplex room (160x200 bed) and sofa bed for one or two children
Elevator, large lounge of 80m2, meeting room of 55m2, Wi-Fi connection. Pets allowed.
Private parking upon reservation, €9 per day
Note: All prices are provided for informational purposes only and must be confirmed directly with the establishment.
Comments
10 minutes' walk from the Museum of Time and 2 km from Besançon Viotte train station
