Rent a holiday apartment in La Chaux-de-Fonds

A holiday apartment in La Chaux-de-Fonds is an option if you would like to combine the history of watchmaking and the city’s distinctive urban structure with a stay in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. When planning your family trip, the first question is therefore whether the focus should be on urban history or on hikes in the Jura.

Urban history, watchmaking, and a distinctive grid

La Chaux-de-Fonds has historically been strongly shaped by watchmaking. The distinctive street grid is part of the city’s history and defines its character. The special urban planning of La Chaux-de-Fonds is also part of the La Chaux-de-Fonds/Le Locle UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Anyone wishing to discover this combination of watchmaking, urban history, and urban structure can use the information on La Chaux-de-Fonds as a starting point for planning their own trip.

Choosing the right base for your travel plans

Those who want to focus on watchmaking, urban history, and the city’s distinctive structure will find a suitable thematic starting point in La Chaux-de-Fonds. For hikes around La Sagne, La Sagne is an alternative to consider separately.

La Sagne and its surroundings offer hiking destinations in the Jura, including routes across Mont Racine and Tête de Ran. If you are travelling with your family, you can therefore first choose your accommodation according to your preferred travel focus: urban history and watchmaking in La Chaux-de-Fonds or the explicitly separate hiking area around La Sagne.

Choose accommodation based on the focus of your trip

A holiday apartment or holiday home in La Chaux-de-Fonds is a suitable base to research if the historic urban structure and watchmaking are to define your stay. Anyone primarily planning hikes near La Sagne should compare La Sagne as an independent base option.

When searching for accommodation in La Chaux-de-Fonds, you can compare holiday apartments, holiday homes, and hotels based on your preferred travel focus and location. This means that the accommodation decision follows directly from the experiences that are intended to shape your stay.

Include the wider Neuchâtel area

For a culturally focused stay, La Chaux-de-Fonds itself offers a clear historical narrative. Those who also plan destinations in the wider Neuchâtel area can give their stay a more regional focus. The Musée d'ethnographie, Neuchâtel, is located there, as is the Château de Gorgier as another heritage destination.

For a broader regional overview, you can also compare Neuchâtel. Other destinations at this destination level include Val-De-Ruz and Le Locle.

For thematic comparisons, the following options are also available: a holiday with your dog on the Baltic Sea, a holiday with your dog on the North Sea, and a city break with a holiday apartment: a holiday in the city.

Back to the overarching travel overview: Neuchâtel.