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Le Détour is a bed and breakfast inn with the guest rooms located in a 17th century building located on the property.

This mansion is a perfect retreat in a delightful area in Buffard, in the heart of the Doubs region in Franche-Comté, an enchanting environment which provides many various cultural or sporty activities.

Le Détour has been awarded the three corn ear distinction by Gite de France, it is also a fishing gite.

Accommodations comprise of six guest rooms. One is specially accessible to disabled people. The bedrooms are comfortable and spacious, tastefully decorated and furnished with a private bathroom each.

Upon arrival, you will discover just how  peaceful and pleasant this location is. You can safely park your car inside the property.

On the terrace, in the shade under the birches, in the park, you will be able to enjoy a cool drink and relax after a trip or an excursion.

On the mezzanine, there is a lounge where you will enjoy socializing with friends before going to your rooms. It will be a special time to share and exchange your impressions on the picturesque sights and on the unusual places you have visited along the Loue Valley.

The quiet atmosphere of this small village of 130 inhabitants will harbour your sleep and you will wake up in the morning with the happy sound of the birds' chirping.

A downstairs lounge overlooking the terrace will be there for you to relax or watch television. Books and games are at your disposal in the library. They will keep you entertained before you go and taste the local French country cuisine at the village inn: l'Auberge du Village or in the nearby restaurants.

In the dining area with a view over the donkeys' pasture, a copious breakfast will be served, with local delicacies and our homemade jam.

If you like waterfalls and rivers, then you definitely will enjoy your time here. The abundance of white water is one of Jura's characteristics. The region's relief makes its rivers follow a very unusual course, almost all of them featuring gorges, defiles, and waterfalls, which are at their most spectacular during the spring when the snow melts.

This part of France is worth discovering. There are many natural and historical sights worth visiting. We will be happy to provide you with information about places to visit, things to see and do while here. You will be amazed at the natural beauty of Franche-Comté!

Your Day:

A scrumptious breakfast is included in the price and in summer, our guests can enjoy it either on the terrace or in the park, or in the spacious dining area overlooking the field with the donkeys.

While tasting our homemade ham, the village honey or the Comté cheese, you will be able to quietly plan your day. You might wish to discover Arc-et-Senans Royal Saltworks (5 km) or enjoy the charm of a fishing session with a delicious picnic on the bank of the Loue river. You could also explore the area on a mountain bike or in a canoe.

On you return, the park will be there for you to enjoy, or the reading lounge with its convivial games, or you will be able to watch your favourite programmes on TV before going out and taste the Franche-comté country cuisine in a variety of restaurants in the area.

Guest Rooms:

Whether you stay with us for 1 night, a few nights, a week or longer, you will receive a warm welcome and have the luxury or staying in comfortable rooms. This helps ensure you have a wonderful holiday and vacation.

The rooms are decorated with taste and they are located in the 17th century building located on our property.

All our rooms are spacious with a lounge corner, a sofa and a low table. The modern decor blends with the environment. Each room is equipped with a spacious and pleasant private bathroom.

If you travel with your children, family rooms will be available (3 or 4 beds).

Beside books and games, Marius and César, the Détour donkeys will be delighted to take the young ones for a ride. Bicycles equipped with children seats will also alloy you to explore the area.

About Franche-Comté:

There is plenty to see and do in Franche-Comté. There numerous cultural and sporting events in this region that you are sure to enjoy. Depending on the time you plan on arriving, we can inform you of what is happening and where.

Here is some information about the places, monuments, villages, and the natural environment to visit in Franche-Comté.

The Royal Salt Works at Arc-et-Senans (5 km):

The Royal Salt Works were built by the visionary architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux from 1774 and 1779, to process the salt mined in the neighbouring locality of Salins-les-Bains. The plans for this unfinished utopian model town included accommodation, workshops and offices. The manager's impressive dwelling, situated in the centre and flanked by two evaporation workshops, as well as most of the 11 other buildings laid out in a semi-circle around it, make Salines a real curiosity of French architectural history.

Arbois (12 km):

Arbois, the capital of Jura wine, is a small town full of charm and nobility. The Saint-Just steeple rises out of a sea of vines, a massive, straight and powerful feature. The stone of Arbois' houses is the colour of old yellow wine or even of wine made from dried grapes.

Salins les Bains (16 km):

Salins les Bains was the leading industrial centre of Comté as early as the Middle Ages. Its salt works, which closed down in 1962, now make up one of the most beautiful and interesting open air museums in Franche-Comté. Its subterranean waters, the mineral salts content of which is similar to that of seawater, but ten times saltier, are used in hydrotherapy for a variety of water cures.

Besançon (30 km):

Renowned for its quality of life, Besançon is ideally located at the heart of the Jura mountain range. Dominated by a citadel with its magnificent view of the valley, Franche-Comté's capital snuggles in a loop of the river Doubs. The 18 century cathedral of Saint John houses an astronomical clock containing over 30,000 parts, and the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology boasts a remarkable collection.

Franche-Comté Route Guide:

Here are a few suggested tours you can take while staying with us. We would be happy to inform you of other routes you can take.

Haut-Jura:

Ranging from 800 to 1,600 metres above sea level, the Haut-Jura is the most authentic of French mountainous regions with its villages snuggled up at the bottom of its valleys, its farms dotted around the countryside and its famous Montbéliard cows whose bells can be heard for miles. Its gently undulating hills are ideal for family hiking.

A multifaceted region at the heart of a regional nature park, Haut-Jura offers a rich and varied range of activities and places of interest for tourists.

Its wealth of landscapes, lakes, mountains and valleys are a permanent invitation for a host of leisure activities.

Route des Lacs:

The 150 kilometre long "Route des Lacs" takes you to all the region's main places of interest: museums, exhibitions, arts and crafts, local cuisine, remote areas, panoramic views, nature parks and other curiosities. This unusual itinerary is perfect for discovering the region's 20 lakes.

River Trips:

Franche-Comté boasts 5,500 km of rivers, including 320 km of navigable waterways equipped with marinas and river stopovers, running through the picturesque and romantic Saône valley or the wilder Doubs valley.

The Jura Wine Route:

From Salins-les-Bains to Saint-Amour, this itinerary nearly 80 km long is perfect for discovering the Jura vineyards between the winegrowers' towns and villages where Jura's vintages are lovingly prepared in the most traditional fashion of this age old wine growing region that has preserved all the marks of its prestigious past.

Its castles, abbeys, churches and large dwellings bear witness to this still to this day. The Wine Museum and the Pasteur museum (where the erudite scholar did all his great work, forming the basis for modern oenology) are both located in Arbois, Jura's wine capital.

Villages in Bloom:

The villages in bloom route epitomizes the poetic charm of the Haute-Saône and the Belfort Territory, with their typical hamlets, fountains, wash houses, all steeped in history, and their colourful flower arrangements.

Other Activities:

The Hedgehog Waterfalls:

They are situated near Doucier, at the heart of the Lake District. The Hérisson rises in lake Bonlieu, 805 metres above sea level, then flows across the Doucier plateau at a height of 520 metres. This 280 metre difference in altitude stretches over 3.6 km, forming a multitude of waterfalls, which a re particularly impressive during rainy weather.

Rivers:

Franche-Comté boasts 5,550 km of watercourses, including 320 km of navigable waterways. Some are suitable for canoeing and kayaking, while others offer numerous riverboat excursions. Some of its rivers have been listed as being France's most beautiful with a wealth of fresh water fish species. Fishing is therefore very popular in all its forms, more particularly competitive fly-fishing. The Loue, Doubs and Dessoubre rivers are the fisherman's paradise.

Caves:

Franche-Comté's natural heritage can also be found underground, with its 4,000 caves and chasms, where nature is a law unto itself.

Gastronomy:

Franche-Comté cookery is simple and copious, based on cheese, salt meats and wine.

The Comté is the king of Comté cheeses. There are countless cheese dairies where cheese making and maturing methods are demonstrated. Some places that offer tours include the Arbois Cheese Cooperative, a guided tour of the maturing cellars at Poligny, a tour of the Val de Loue organic cheese dairy at Grange de Vaivre.

The cheese is still made as it used to be made three or four centuries ago, and comes in three varieties, tangy, mature or mild.

Mont d'Or (named after the Jura peak) or Vacherin is a soft cheese packed in a spruce wood hoop and sold in a spruce wood box. It is eaten as is or oven melted and hollowed out with a little Jura white wine poured in.

Morbier (named after the town) is a pressed uncooked cheese with a black stripe in its centre often served on Franche-Comté cheese boards too.

Mamirolle (named after a village in the Doubs) is a pressed uncooked cheese.

Bleu de Gex is a blue veined cheese made of unpasteurized milk.

Cancoillotte (mainly served melted on a potato base and garnished with assorted cold meats) is very popular with the people of Franche-Comté.

Franche-Comté is also well known for its Morteau sausage, Comté smoked meats (smoked raw ham from Haut-Doubs, cooked ham on the bone, Luxeuil ham, Morteau sausage and Montbéliard sausage) smoked in the "tué" or "tuyé", an old method for heating houses.

Brési is like the meat from the Swiss Grisons and is often served as a garnish with Raclette. Smoked mountain meat is a general term encompassing any meat served with cabbage based dishes (Comté Hot Pot or Stew) or with sauerkraut.

The main Franche-Comté desserts are the famous goumeau pancake (a mixture of egg, cream and butter) spread over bun dough that is also known as household cake.

Brandies and eaux-de-vie, in addition to those commonly found in other regions, are mainly represented in Franche-Comté by the absinthe made at Pontarlier and the world famous Fougerolles kirsch. Gentian liqueur is made from the plant's roots in the Jura mountains.

There are five common grape varieties in Franche-Comté: Savagnin, Poulsard and Trousseau are varieties specific to Jura. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are also common in Burgundy.

Savagnin, a nutty wine, is what the famous and delicious yellow wine is made from, spending over six years in casks before bottling.

The Jura vines also produce wine made from dried grapes, Macvin, Crémant (sparkling wine) and a marc.

Français:

Le Détour est un hébergement en chambres d'hôtes aménagées avec soin dans les dépendances d'une propriété du début du 17ème siècle. Vous apprécierez votre séjour dans cet hébergement chez l'habitant situé à Buffard, en plein coeur de la région du Doubs en Franche-Comté pour la beauté de son paysage et ses multiples activités sportives, culturelles et séjours thémathiques.

Agréées Gîte de France, gîte de pêche, classées 3 épis, les six chambres d'hôtes du Détour, dont une chambre est accessible aux personnes handicapées, spacieuses et confortables, peuvent accueillir, chacune, de 1 à 4 personnes. Chaque chambre d'hôte possède sa propre salle de bains.

Les petits déjeuners, inclus dans le tarif, sont pris en été sur la terrasse, dans le parc privé, ou dans la vaste salle à manger offrant vue sur le pré des ânes. Tout en dégustant les confitures maison, le miel du village ou le fromage de Comté, vous pourrez tranquillement préparer votre journée, que ce soit pour partir à la découverte des Salines Royales d'Arc-et-Senans (5Kms), goûter aux charmes de la pêche et d'un pique-nique au bord de la Loue, effectuer un parcours en VTT ou canoë-kayac, participer à un séjour thématique.

A votre retour, vous pourrez profiter du parc, du salon de lecture, des jeux de société, de la bibliothèque ou de la télévision avant d'aller vous restaurer à l'auberge du village ou goûter aux spécialités franc-comtoises dans les communes avoisinantes.

Chambre d'hôtes:

Pour une ou plusieurs nuits, un week-end ou quelques jours de vacances, vous serez reçus en amis dans nos chambres d'hôtes. Elles sont aménagées avec goût dans les dépendances de notre petit château du début du XVIIème siècle.

Aux Gîtes de France, le Détour et ses chambres d'hôtes sont classés 3 épis (3 épis = chambres d'hôtes de grand confort disposant chacune de sanitaires privés).

A votre arrivée, dans un environnement calme et agréable, vous garez votre voiture à l'intérieur de la propriété.

Sur la terrasse ou à l'ombre des bouleaux, dans le parc arboré, vous aurez plaisir à déguster un rafraîchissement et vous reposer de votre voyage ou de votre excursion.

Toutes nos chambres d'hôtes sont spacieuses et disposent d'un coin salon avec canapé et table basse. La décoration contemporaine reste bien intégrée dans l'environnement. Chaque chambre possède sa propre salle de bains, agréable et harmonieuse.

Sur la mezzanine, un salon vous permettra d'échanger tranquillement quelques impressions avec vos amis avant de vous disperser dans vos chambres respectives. Ce sera également un moment fort d'échanges pour parler des paysages, des lieux insolites de la Vallée de la Loue… visités au cours de votre journée.

Le calme et la tranquillité de ce petit village de 130 habitants berceront votre sommeil avant que vous soyez réveillé, au petit matin, par les gazouillis des oiseaux.

Un séjour avec coin salon, de plein pied sur la terrasse, vous permettra de vous détendre ou de regarder la télévision. Des livres et des jeux de société sont à votre disposition dans la bibliothèque. Ils meubleront vos loisirs avant de partir goûter les spécialités régionales à l'Auberge du Village ou dans les restaurants avoisinants.

Dans l'espace "salle à manger", vous pourrez déguster un petit déjeuner copieux composé de produits régionaux et de confitures "maison" tout en ayant vue sur le pré des ânes.

Si vous voyagez avec vos enfants, nous mettons à votre disposition des chambres familiales (3 ou 4 lits). Outre les livres et jeux d'enfants mis à leur disposition, Marius et César, les ânes du Détour, seront ravis de faire une petite randonnée en leur compagnie. Des vélos avec siège d'enfant vous permettront également de visiter les alentours.