Seine-et-marne is a wealthy historique touiristique site
Provins
The city of Provins recently won the title of “city of art and history”. Among the many architectural jewels in the city, you will visit :
the famous Tour César
the collegiate church of Saint Quiriace the ramparts
the fortified gates
the 150 Romanesque and Gothic halls The Grange aux Dîmes (tithe barn)
nearly 10 km of underground passages
Coulommiers
In the depths of the Parc des Capucins, the vestiges of the château de Gonzagues et de Clèves are echoes of a glittering past.
The chapel of Notre Dame des Anges contains the museum, and there is a remarkable grotto lined with sea shells where the choir once was.
At the top of the town, the twelfth-century Commandery of the Knights Templar takes visitors back through the history of the soldier monks.
A gentle stroll through the shopping streets in the centre of town will give a glimpse of how bustling this historic town still is today.
Crécy-la-chapelle
This village is known as the Venice of the Brie (Venise de la Brie). The main streets follow the curves of the brassets, or defensive ditches fortified by walls and towers, of which many vestiges remain.
The tanners’ houses are dotted alongside the canals and there is a splendid parish church. The hamlet of La Chapelle has kept its Collegiate church of Notre Dame, built around 1250 in the lower reaches of the valley.
Meaux
The cathedral city of Meaux is unique in the Ile de France.
The close, a town within the town, offers a rich architectural fabric clustered round the Cathedral of Saint Etienne, itself an accomplished illustration of Gothic architecture.
In the old bishop’s palace, the Bossuet Museum offers a large collection of paintings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
The building of the Old Chapter (Vieux Chapître), dating from the thirteenth century, occupies the space between the bishop’s palace and the cathedral, forming a magnificent close.
The cathedral city also has a garden in the shape of a bishop’s mitre, extending from the bishop’s palace to the Gallo-Roman ramparts.
Brie-comte-robert
The imposing church of Saint Etienne dates from the thirteenth century and was built on the site of a former graveyard.
The old castle bears witness to the power of the local lords. It was built at the end of the twelfth century and has kept part of its square surrounding walls and its towers.
The thirteenth-century front of the Hôtel Dieu, running alongside the street to the market, shows just how important this building was in the Middle Ages
Moret-sur-loing
Visit of:
The fortified gates
the church of Notre Dame
the Keep
the bridge and the banks of the Loing
Montereau-fault-yonne
This historic city has a rich heritage and its busy streets to offer the visitor.
The priory of Saint Martin, perched on the hill overlooking Montereau, was formerly the dependence of a Benedictine abbey and was converted into a farm in the seventeenth century.
The old porter’s lodge and the priory church, with its raised Romanesque choir, can still be seen.
The Collegiate church of Notre Dame et Saint Loup is a mixture of flamboyant gothic and Renaissance styles. The sword of Jean Sans Peur can be seen inside the church.
The equestrian statue of Napoleon I, which is erected between the two bridges, is a reminder of the battle of February 18th, 1814.
