{"id":22556,"date":"2025-04-10T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T11:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.nl\/utrecht\/?page_id=22556"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:57:23","slug":"spring-trip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.nl\/utrecht\/spring-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Trip of 2027 to Besan\u00e7on
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Organisation: Annelies Bodif\u00e9e and Anja Wester<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Utrecht, November 2026<\/strong><\/p>

Dear members, students and interested parties,<\/p>

In the spring of 2027, the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Utrecht is organising an interesting five-day trip to France for the thirty-fifth time. This time, we have chosen Besan\u00e7on and its surroundings<\/p>

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Wednesday, May 12<\/strong><\/p>

Departure at 8.00 am from Overvecht station on our own coach.
Coffee\/tea and toilet breaks en route will be arranged in consultation with the driver. Given\u00a0the long distance to Besan\u00e7on, we will not be organising any activities\u00a0along the way, but will only stop for the driver\u2019s\u00a0mandatory rest breaks.\u00a0
We hope to arrive at the Ibis la City hotel in the centre of\u00a0<\/span>Besan\u00e7on. We will be staying there for 4 nights. Dinner in the\u00a0<\/span>hotel restaurant.<\/span><\/p>


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Thursday, May 13<\/strong><\/p>

After breakfast, we\u2019ll set off by coach for the Saline Royale d\u2019Arc-et-Senans,\u00a0an old saltworks built around 1775 by the famous architect\u00a0<\/span>Ledoux on the orders of King Louis XV. Set within a 13-hectare\u00a0<\/span>park, we\u2019ll take a guided tour of the\u00a0<\/span>restored buildings, which are now listed as a\u00a0<\/span>UNESCO World Heritage List. We then drive on to the actual factory where\u00a0<\/span>the salt was processed at La Grande Saline in Salins-les-Bains.
For lunch,\u00a0<\/span>we head to Arbois, a nearby village where you can also visit the\u00a0<\/span>birthplace of Louis Pasteur. At the end of the\u00a0<\/span>afternoon, we drive back to our hotel.<\/span><\/p>

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Friday, May 14<\/strong><\/p>

In the morning, we\u2019ll head with a guide to the famous Citadel of Besan\u00e7on, a masterpiece by Vauban and one of the most beautiful citadels\u00a0in France. 100 metres above the city lies a vast site featuring various museums and offering panoramic views of the city and the surrounding area.
The afternoon is free to spend as you wish. You can visit one of the many museums in the city centre, including the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts, the Mus\u00e9e du Temps (Besan\u00e7on is the city of timepieces) or the birthplace of Victor Hugo. Besan\u00e7on has a charming city centre with
plenty of shops and outdoor caf\u00e9s!
Make your own way back to the hotel and join us for dinner at a restaurant within walking distance of the hotel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Saturday, May 15<\/strong><\/p>

In the morning, we\u2019ll start by taking a guided tour of the Mus\u00e9e Courbet in Ornans. Gustave Courbet, the most important painter of the 19th-century Realist movement, was born in Ornans and also spent a large part of his life living and painting here. Lunch at your own expense in the charming town of Ornans. After lunch, we\u2019ll take our coach on a beautiful journey through the Loue Valley, stopping along the way to visit the recently restored Prieur\u00e9 de Mouthier-Haute-Pierre, featuring art by regional painters.
At the end of the afternoon, we arrive in Villers-le-Lac for a river cruise with dinner\/d\u00eener-croisi\u00e8re: \u2018Saut du Doubs et ses bassins\u2019.
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Sunday, May 16<\/strong><\/p>

We will set off for the Netherlands at 8.00 am. Breaks en route will be arranged in consultation with the driver. We will announce the venue for our farewell lunch at a later date.
As on the outward journey, we will not be organising any further activities.
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Important<\/strong><\/p>

Anja & Annelies are delighted that we can offer this trip for the same price as in 2026!
If at least 35 people take part, the price is \u20ac850.00
per person for a twin room and \u20ac950.00 per person for a single room. The surcharge for non-members\/guests is \u20ac20.00.<\/p>

Included: the coach journey, all overnight stays with breakfast buffet, four dinners (including one dinner during a river cruise), one lunch (including drinks). Also included are the guided tours and admission fees as listed.<\/p>

Other drinks and lunches are at your own expense.<\/p>

Book your trip in the store here and at the bottom of this page.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Register<\/strong><\/p>

You can only register for the trip by completing the registration form\u00a0and paying for the trip via the AFU webshop<\/a> .\u00a0We would ask you to do this before January, 1st 2027. Besan\u00e7on also gets\u00a0increasingly busy in the spring, which unfortunately means it is no longer possible\u00a0to hold the hotel rooms for much longer. There are a maximum of\u00a040 places available and places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>

We assume that all participants on this trip are in good\u00a0health and able to take part in this five-day programme.<\/p>

In the event of cancellation of the trip, no refund of the trip fee will be made due to contractual agreements made with the coach company and the hotel. We ask participants to take out adequate travel and cancellation insurance themselves.<\/p>

Would you like more information? Please contact Annelies Bodif\u00e9e (annelies.bodifee@casema.nl<\/span><\/a>\/06-51345707) or Anja Wester (anjawester@planet.nl<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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