Delémont
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Delémont is small city and the capital of canton of Jura in the Western Switzerland. Along with the neighbouring villages Delémont has the distinction of being a French speaking city between Swiss German speaking canton Berne and Alsatian speaking Alsace and Basel.Get in
By train
From the there are a couple hourly trains in different directions:
- Two connections to Biel (30 min)
- Two connections to Basel one faster ICN (30 min) and one slower S3 (40 minutes), which goes on to Liestal (1h 5min) and Olten (1h 30min).
- Two connections to Saint-Ursanne (15 min)
See
Prince-Bishops' CastleThis castle from the 18th century nowadays serves as a primary school.
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Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire
phone: +41 32 422 80 77address: 52, rue du 23-JuinArt and history museum. Has a permanent exhibition on the canton and region of Jura.
Do
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phone: +41 32 421 39 00address: Route de Bâle 63This is were the original Swiss army knife is produced. This is one of two factories in Switzerland producing Swiss army knives, but since a merger in 2005, both belong to the same company: Victorinox, which can be visited in Brunnen.
Eat
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phone: +41 32 422 04 44address: rue des Moulins 28A good option for a fast meal on a budget.
Drink
Most of the bars that are crowded in the evening can be found at the crossing of "Rue du 23 juin" and "Rue de la préfecture".
Le SasIs a small alternative nightclub that can be found in the square in front of the castle.
Le BusIs a nightclub that plays RnB and House music.
Sleep
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phone: +41 32 426 86 29address: Pécas 53 B, CH – 2864 Soulce
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phone: +41 32 422 20 54address: Route de Bâle 185
Go next
- Basel
- Biel
- Take a short train ride to nearby Saint-Ursanne, a village with a picturesque medieval old town.