| Page Views: 15 Last Visit to Provins: August, 2008 I Visit Here Frequently | The city of falcons, festivals, and fortified wall by pedmar - last update: Feb 2, 2009 |
Fortified walls of Provins during festival | fortified walls during festival time in Provins |
festival every year resurrecting the medieval times of falconer,swashbuckling, and good food: not to be missed, its like going back in time, great entertainment for the whole family. Plus you visit some very impressive monuments well preserved from the times of the count of Champagne,yes.
part of UNESCO world heritage sites! |
|  | Place du Chatel central plaza where many festivities are held surrounded by very old houses that transport you back in time in a beautiful surroundings. its where all that is happening happened in Provins.
3rd sunday of the month a big flea market is held, big and many comes.
IN this area you will find the church collegiale of Saint Quiriace, la Tour César, military donjon, the undergrounds passages, and the Grange aux dimes, beautiful wooden houses of old. |
| | church of Saint Quiriace built in the 12C
but the silouhete dome was not added until the 17C
upper class families living in the this area were call the children of the dome.
a wonderful old church collegiale to enjoy while going thru the old ramparts of Provins ! |
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| Pros: | "the city of counts, eagles, knights and the beautiful" | | Cons: | "none" | | In A Nutshell: | "The city to be knight, Count, and know the history" |
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