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Medieval City of Provins
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Description
This route offers a hike through the Middle Ages, as you explore the city of Provins.
Discover spectacular ramparts, a dungeon, old buildings, sometimes taking narrow paths, and stairs that justify the title of "upper town".
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Tips
• Do not leave the marked paths.
• If there are any doubts regarding which path to take, markings take precedence over the description.
• Respect nature and private property.
• Don't litter.
• Avoid routes during hunting season (check with the town halls or the Seine-et-Marne hunting federation).
• Close gates and fences after you.
• Whenever possible, remove any obstacles from the path.
Contact
Phone : 01 64 60 26 26
Email : info@provins.net
Website : www.provins.net
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Provins Tourisme entre Bassée, Montois et Provinois - 19/06/2025
www.provins.net
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Open period
All year round.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1- With the station behind you, take Avenue Jean Jaurès on the right.
When you reach the end, turn left and cross the bridge over the Voulzie.
Turn right to follow the Promenade Plantée, former rampart of Provins
which runs along the river ditch. Cross 3 big streets before coming to
Rue de Rebais. Take the small bridge on the right to reach the street opposite, then take the first street on the right. Turn left on Rue du Barreau, continue 150 m, then climb the grassy path opposite to the road.
2- Take the road to the right, then follow the Jardin Certeau path to the
left. At the bend, walk up the path opposite. Turn left after passing the
outer wall, continue to the road. Turn right on Rue André François Poncet.
3- At the crossroads, turn left onto the paved walkway that runs alongside the chapel and Cordelières Convent. At the botton, cross the crossroads and take the tree-lined driveway to the right. Cross the bridge over Fausse Rivière and turn right. Pass the Durteint and climb up along the ramparts,
pass the Faneron postern and continue to Porte de Jouy .
4- Exit the upper town through Porte de Jouy on the right, walk down
into the ditch on the left and follow it to the left along the ramparts to Porte St-Jean. Cross it to return to the Upper Town. Turn left on Rue de la Chapelle St-Jean, right on Rue de la Nasse to follow the small street on the right, Rue de l’Eperonnerie, which leads to Rue St Jean. Turn left and then right to reach Place du Châtel.
5- Cross the square to the right, to take Rue de l’Ormerie opposite. Turn right on Rue Jean Desmarets and left on Rue de la Pie to reach Caesar's Tower. Walk around it on the path to the left. Take the street on the right, pass the Provinois Museum and take the second street on the right to discover St-Quiriace Church. Walk around it, past the porch, and take the passageway to the right, go down the stairs, then follow Sentier du Rubis to the left.
6- On the left, Rue d'Enfer leads to the old salt store where the salt tax (Gabelle) was once paid. Go down the stairs to the right. The 12th century hotel, Croix d’Or, is located opposite and to the right, in Rue des
Capucins. Turn left on Rue Christophe Opoix, at the crossroads make a detour to the left to see Hotel Dieu. Return to Rue du Moulin de la Ruelle, continue 150 m, then turn right into the passageway. It leads to Rue du Durteint, where they dyers once lived and set the Ner dye (dye derived from the fruit of the buckthorn shrub) in the water of this river. Turn right, then left on Rue Toussaint Rose. Continue opposite, walking along Ste. Croix Church. Turn right into Avenue Alain Peyrefitte, then left on Rue Vieille Notre Dame du Val.
7- At the tower of the same name, turn right to reach St-Ayoul Church.
From the church, take the third left, Rue du Minage, walk past the covered market , where “la Mine” was once paid, a tax on profits. Continue in the same direction and then turn left on Rue du Four des Raines and right on Rue Hégésipe Moreau. Cross Carnot Boulevard, cross the Fausse Rivière Bridge and return to the car park.
