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Neuchâtel Jura farmhouse (17th c.)

Admire the facade some more before getting in. Look at the wooden gutters that channel rainwater to the 5000-litre cistern you see on the left, rebuilt as it was in the 18th century. A cistern was essential in the Upper Jura, with limestone soil where water infiltrated too quickly, creating only meagre streams.

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