Provins Tourisme - B.P

n GPS Coordinates: Chemin de Villecran - 77160 Provins The Underground Galleries The Provins and the Provins Latitude: 48.5604069 - Longitude: 3.2806952 ÎLE-DE-FRANCE SEINE-ET-MARNE Medieval town Originally these galleries were used as a quarry to extract KEY INFO n By road area Museum • A4 Motorway: Paris - Metz - Nancy: exit 13 Serris-Provins, then Close to Paris that you can a special type of fuller’s earth for degreasing wool cloth This local museum is housed in Provins’ oldest stone (the wool cloth had a renowned deep blue almost black follow the road D231. building. It dates from the 12th century and is refered How to get to Provins • N4: main road for Nancy: exit Provins, then follow the road D231. visit all year round color and was much in demand during the Middle Ages). Medieval town to as “the Romanesque House”. The museum presents 80 km south east from Paris • D619 (ex N19): Troyes - Provins: exit Provins. Once the cavities had been dug out, they became hiding- many works of art belonging to Provins and its • A5: - direction Paris to Troyes: exit 16 Châtillon-la-Borde, take the places, storerooms and also meeting places for various neighbourhood from neolithic times to the 19th D408 and then the D619. - direction Troyes to Paris: exit 17 Forges, gatherings - some freemasons. Graffiti inscriptions, century, including Merovingian sarcophagi, Greco- after the D210, after that the D403 via Donnemarie-Dontilly, and then including Masonic symbols, testify to this. Roman statues, medieval ceramic, paintings, follow signs for Provins. • A6 Motorway: direction Lyon to Paris: interchange A19 to Sens, then Guided tour only with 25 persons maximum for your furniture, goldsmith crafted religious objects, and the Unesco’s World Heritage List own safety and to preserve the undergrounds. To be the N6 to Pont-sur-Yonne, and D976 to Bray-sur-Seine, thereafter famous 12th century chasuble of Saint Edme. follow signs to Provins. booked when purchasing ticket at the Tourist Office or n the ancient lands of the Earls of Champagne, from the Year 1000, Provins is located on the in the monuments (except museum). OPENING HOURS: n By bus Stop “Ville Haute” at the Tourist Office. From Melun (line 47), from the crossroads of the European trade roads. Gradually, the town becomes a very significant trade market. • From 12 January to 8 February: weekend from noon During the 12th and 13th centuries, Provins is at the height of its fame thanks to the famous Trade to 5.30 p.m. Chessy-Marne-la-Vallée RER station (leaves every hour, line 50), from Avon, Coulommiers… Check the regular schedules of these buses on OFairs of Champagne. The urban structure is organised to accommodate the great number of wholesalers: the • From 9 February to 14 June: daily from noon to 5.30 p.m. www.seine-et-marne.fr wide streets for the transfer of goods and for the stalls, the three level merchant’s houses with sumptuous • 18 May: The European Night Museums: late opening from n Day trips by coach + tickets vaulted low rooms... The presence of water (Durteint and Voulzie rivers) favours also the economic activities 5.30 p.m. to midnight. With PARISCityVision, from Paris. Information and booking online: and the expansion of many trades such as the woollen cloth manufacturer, the parchment maker, butcher, • From 15 June to 15 September: daily from 11 a.m. www.pariscityvision.com or call 33 (0) 1 44 55 61 00. to 6.30 p.m. Paris etc... The impressive fortified wall was built during the 13th century and extended for 5 km (today 2 km), and Provins n By train SNCF Transilien it offers a catalogue of military architecture. Those ramparts protected the inhabitants and the tradespeople, • From 16 September to 3 November: daily from noon Trains from Paris Gare de l’Est. For times and prices: to 5.30 p.m. and showed off the power of the Earls of Champagne. GUIDED TOUR DEPARTURES: www.transilien.com or www.transilien.mobi or call 3635. It is possible Eight centuries later, the urban ensemble bears witness to its medieval history that stretched from 11th • Please notice it can be visited with an English speaking • From 4 November to 22 December: weekend and public to travel to Provins using a Pass Navigo (metro, RER, rail, bus), the guide from 30 March to 3 November on weekend, public holidays from noon to 5.30 p.m. Mobilis railcard or the Paris Visite Card for five zones. through to the 13th centuries. The town’s architectural heritage is a supreme illustration of the emergence of holidays and extra day at 2.30 p.m. Following schedules • Annual closure: from 1 to 11 January, 25 August, and from Tourist Office car park n Tourist shuttle at the Provins SNCF station commerce in early Western European history which is intimately linked to the growth of trade and cultural concern guided tours in French language. 23 December 2019 to 10 January 2020 inclusive. Paying on weekend, public holidays At the arrival and departure of the trains coming from Paris: on weekend exchanges throughout Europe. Provins is a real showcase of medieval architecture (military, religious and and extra day during the high and public holidays during the high season. Information on civil) and it is one of the few towns in France that can boast of over fifty listed Monuments with historical value. • From 2 January to 29 March: weekend and daily during French PRICES: adult 4 ¤ - reduced price 2 ¤ season. Cark park and emptying school holidays (zones A, B & C), at 2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. area for campers. www.provins.net or call 33 (0) 1 64 60 26 26. Thus, Provins was inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List on December 2001. n Visit on your own: about 45 min. • From 30 March to 5 July: weekend, public holidays and extra day, & D. Blondin CRT-PIDF AJECTA Musée de la Vie d’Autrefois, du Jour, Le Point Jardin de Provins, CLVH, Monel, Roseraie Y. S. Danis, J. Burette, libre, Equestrio, Vol t, JM. Anglès, Procars, from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. - week at 4 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. n Last admission 30 min before closure of the monument. n Caesar Tower n Tithe Barn week during French school holidays (zones A, B & C), from TICKET SALES OUTLET PROVINS TOURISME (TOURIST OFFICE) Built on the edge of a rocky spur at the beginning of “Provins at the time of the Fairs of Champagne” 3.45 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. Buy and book your stay online on the official the 12th century, the tower protects the former Earl’s This is a former merchant house. Dating from the 13th • 15 & 16 June: Medieval Festival of Provins: from 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. web site of Provins Tourisme, Free Palace and dominates the valley. The tower is a po- • From 6 July to 1 September: weekend, public holidays and extra WIFI century, it is one of the most sumptuous buildings of day, from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. - week from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.provins.net tent symbol of power for the Earls of Champagne. Provins. Admire the sophisticated architecture of the • From 2 September to 3 November: weekend and public holidays The keep’s highly complex layout gives it a unique, rooms, sculpted capitals and the cross-rib vaults. This > At the Tourist Office and in the monuments (except Museum), you massive and powerful appearance making it one of edifice was used as a covered market during the Fairs from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. - week at 4 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. can buy the “Pass Cards” with the tickets for the medieval shows, the most original stately dwellings of its time. week during French school holidays, from 3.45 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. the Provins Rose Garden or the Tourist Train. Tickets without “Pass of Champagne up to the end of the 13th century, then • From 4 November to 31 December: weekend, public holidays Cards” can be bought straight to the different providers. It used to be a watchtower, a prison, a bell-tower, and as the place for paying tithes. Today, the Tithe Barn • From 2 January to 29 March and from 4 November to 31 December: and daily during French school holidays, at 2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m. and > You can also buy the “Pass Cards” and the tickets for the medieval a place of military retreat. The keep offers a panoramic houses a permanent exhibition: weekend and public holidays from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - week from 4.30 p.m. shows in appointed sales outlets: France Billet booking services: view over the town and its surroundings! At the end of scenes and characters bring to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • 14 & 15 December: Christmas in Provins: from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fnac stores, Carrefour stores, Géant stores... JOURNEY TO THE MIDDLE AGES your visit, a scenography will take you back in time to life the main crafts and the • From 30 March to 3 November: daily from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. PRICES: adult 4,50 ¤ - child 3 ¤ (4-12 years old) Annual closure of all the monuments on 1 January 33 (0) 892 692 694 (0,40 € / min) - www.francebillet.com give you a glimpse of the reign of Henri the Liberal.

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