Baume-les-Messieurs

Tradition credits Saint Columbanus with founding the abbey around which Baume-les-Messieurs grew, at the end of a blind valley ringed by limestone cliffs. This reculée is one of the best known in the Jura, and the Dard stream tumbles down it over tufa steps before joining the Seille. Guided visits take in the old abbey and the Baume caves at the head of the valley.

Highlights

• Baume Abbey, with a celebrated 16th-century altarpiece
• Cascade des tufs, where the Dard spills over travertine
• Grottes de Baume, the caves at the source of the Dard
• The GR 59 long-distance footpath, which passes through the village

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.