THE VIA SALINA TOURIST ROUTE
THE VIA SALINA TOURIST ROUTE
The Via Salina tourist route, running from Arc-et-Senans to Bern, via Ornans.
The Via Salina tourist route offers excellent possibilities for walking and cycling tours in the region referred
to as the “arc jurassien”, located in the Franche-Comté region in France and the Cantons of Bern, Vaud,
Neuchâtel and Jura in Switzerland. Nature and culture meet on this itinerary that runs from the Royal Saltworks
of Arc-et-Senans to Bern, passing by the saltworks of Salins-les-Bains, the birth-land of the painter Courbet in
Ornans and the thermal centres of Yverdon-les-Bains. The historical salt routes of the Via Salina, offering a pleasant
blend of well-being, history, remarkable landscapes and UNESCO sites, are suitable for walking at a leisurely pace as
well as for more trained hikers.
For more information about the Via Salina, please visit the website www.swisstrails.ch/ (Includes an english version)
THE TOURIST OFFICES
- Tourist office of Arc-et-Senans - Loue - Lison
- Tourist office of Salins-les-Bains
- Tourist office of Ornans - Loue - Lison
- Tourist office of Pontarlier
- Tourist office of Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses
- Tourist office of Yverdon-les-Bains
- Tourist office of Murten / Morat
- Tourist office of Bern
