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Nestled in the verdant heart of Seine-et-Marne, Laval-en-brie is a hidden gem in the Ile de France. A walk through the village reveals its authentic charm with traditional houses and the historically significant Saint-Martin Church, a must-see. Nature enthusiasts can enjoy hiking or cycling along picturesque paths that offer breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside.

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Palace of Fontainebleau
22 km

Palace of Fontainebleau

The Château de Fontainebleau is a big part of French history! This vast building, in both classical and Renaissance style, is not only famous for witnessing Napoleon's imperial adventure. From the royal charter of 1137 to the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, the Palace of Fontainebleau saw the lives of the greatest French sovereigns from day to day. The original medieval fortress was replaced by a Renaissance palace under the guiding hand of Francois I. At that time, two Italian artists, Primaticcio and Il Rosso vied in talent and founded the first School of Fontainebleau. The Galerie François I, which leads from the royal apartments to the chapel of the Convent of the Holy Trinity, is most original with its décor of frescoes, stucco and carved wood in praise of François I. The Ballroom was completed at the time of the last Valois kings, under Primaticcio’s direction. With Henri IV, the new Bourbon dynasty took over the palace, and built new rooms with interior decoration placed in the hands of the artists of the second School of Fontainebleau. Louis XIII completed the work started by his father. Under the Sun King Fontainebleau continued to be the royal family home, and the Grand Dauphin was born there in 1661. The king’s nieces were married from Fontainebleau, and the Edict of Nantes was revoked there in 1685. Louis XV and Louis XVI would spend the autumn there and initiated new, large scale building works and interior doing-ups. After the French Revolution, Napoleon I found the palace completely emptied of its furniture but intact. He undertook to refurnish the apartments and brought the palace back to its former glory as the home of the sovereign. Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last days there before his abdication in 1814 and departure for the Elba. Louis-Philippe was the first sovereign to order a complete restoration of Fontainebleau. The restoration of the Empire in 1852 gave renewed importance to the palace, and Napoleon III became strongly attached to this home, staying there regularly with his court. Housed in the Louis XV wing, the Napoleon I museum is dedicated to the Emperor and his family, with a large collection of objects from his everyday life, weapons used in military campaigns and gifts he received. The Chinese museum, created by Empress Eugenie, displays works of art from the Far East. The Jeu de Paume court, thought to be the oldest of the three surviving in France, is open to the public with demonstrations and introductory games. Le Nôtre's French gardens, the Queen’s English garden with its Fountain of Diana, the hedge maze and the Cour des Adieux are open to the public all year round. Boat excursions on the Etang aux Carpes or horse-drawn carriage rides are available. The Domain of the Fontainebleau Palace is inscribed at the UNESCO Humanity World Heritage. There is a little train going around the gardens during the touristic season.

Place du Général de Gaulle 77300 Fontainebleau
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Domanial Forest of Villefermoy
11 km

Domanial Forest of Villefermoy

Former ecclesiastical forest and royal hunting ground of King Louis XVI, the Domanial Forest of Villefermoy, in Seine-et-Marne, became state property in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is today a Natura 2000 zone. 60km from Paris and 20km from Melun, located on the municipalities of Échouboulains, Les Écrennes, Valence-en-Brie, Pamfou, La Chapelle-Gauthier, Fontenailles, La Chapelle-Rablais, Coutençon and Laval-en-Brie, this vast and beautiful oak forest is composed of two entities separated by an agricultural zone : the "Forêt de Villefermoy" to the West and the "Bois de Saint-Germain-Laval" to the East. The Villefermoy massif has a long history that can still be found today in the layout of forest roads and above all in the presence of ancient remains. Although its existence has only been attested since the Carolingian era, human activity there is far older. Humans did indeed roam this woodland domain as far back as the Neolithic. It has been inhabited and used, temporarily or permanently, since the Gallo-Roman era. As a former ecclesiastical forest, it was the property of the abbeys of Barbeau, Preuilly, Saint-Germain des Prés and the Commanderie de l'Ordre de Malte de la Croix en Brie before the Revolution. An extension of the Haie de Brie, it served, in the Middle Ages, as a natural boundary between the possessions of the Count of Champagne and the domain of the King of France. The monks exploited it to produce timber and firewood which they used in their abbeys. A forest warden, "Hugues garde des bois" (Hugo custos nemorum), was moreover appointed as early as 1140 in order to oversee the woodland and its exploitation ! The forest gradually became, through exchanges and acquisitions, state property during the 19th and 20th centuries. Its management was then entrusted to the Eaux et Forêts administration and subsequently to the Office National des Forêts (ONF) in 1964. Located at the heart of the humid clay plateau of the Brie, its surface extends over 2641 hetares and presents a fairly flat relief (between 105 and 135m in altitude). It includes a network of ponds and wetlands that shelter a great diversity of amphibians, including several protected species : European tree frog, Grass frog, Spotted salamander, Palmate newt... Rich in more than 120 bird species, it is part of the Natura 2000 zone "Massif de Villefermoy". There are 7 rare and protected nesting species : European honey buzzard, Hen harrier, Black kite, Common kingfisher, Grey-headed woodpecker, Middle spotted woodpecker and Black woodpecker. Populated by roe deer, wild boar and hares, Villefermoy is structured by large straight alleys interspersed with star-shaped crossroads, which bear witness to a long hunting tradition. The fertile soils of the Domanial Forest of Villefermoy are very favourable to the growth of sessile oak. Some of them reach exceptional dimensions. A few remarkable trees are listed and preserved during felling. Since 2006, the living heritage has led the State to classify the entire massif as a Natura 2000 zone (European ecological protection network) for the preservation of birdlife. In total, 4,790 hectares, of which 55% is state forest, are part of the "Natura 2000 Special Protection Zone Massif de Villefermoy" (ZPS). Several kilometers of paved road, gravelled or natural terrain roads are open to the public at Villefermoy. Some paths are marked, such as the long-distance hiking trail of Thibaud de Champagne, the short hiking trails of Grand Grippon and Bois des Moines or walking circuits (paths of the Brie Nangissienne, loop of the 2 massifs). Equipped areas (Huit Routes, Ru Guérin, Pavé de Boulains, Grandvilliers) with car parks, picnic tables, and information points allow walkers to fully enjoy the forest. Other parking areas are also distributed along the roads crossing the massif. (see map)

77820 Les Écrennes
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The Moret Barley sugar Museum
14 km

The Moret Barley sugar Museum

The Moret Nuns Barley Sugar has been well-known and appreciated for more than 300 years, It was originally made by the Benedictine nuns who, in 1638, founded a house in Moret, under the name of the Priory of Our Lady of Angels. This sweet, unique in its own way, was the delight of the most important people who carried of large quantities when the Court came to Moret. After having prospered under Louis XIV and gone through a period of glory until 1758, the monastery when through a number of ups and downs and disappeared in 1792. Production also stopped during the Revolution and even the secret recipe seemed to have disappeared forever, washed away with the nuns by the revolutionary tide. Luckily, after the bad days, a nun from the former Moret priory, Sister Felicity, came back with her secret to live in the Moret-sur-Loing region. Before dying, she confided the secret recipe to a faithful friend. Later, when other nuns came to live in Moret, the pious confident, in compliance with the recommendations of the deceased nun, lost no time in handing over the precious formula. In 1853, production started to grow again. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the nuns produced and sold their speciality in a corner of the Place Royale in front of the church. The nuns encountered all kinds of difficulties in the 1960’s. They had to stop production and leave Moret in 1972. In 1970, Sister Marie-André handed the secret of barley sugar to Mr. Jean Rousseau, confectioner. Thanks to the association “Produits et Terroir” this centuries-old speciality has been brought back to life and is being produced again. The Moret Nuns Barley Sugar museum in Moret-sur-Loing recounts the history and production of this delicious delicacy. Free tasting and on-site purchasing.

Rue du Pont Moulin Provencher Moret-sur-Loing 77250 Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
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Moret-sur-Loing
14 km

Moret-sur-Loing

The Royal Square, the City Walls, the 12th century Keep are proud of their medieval origins and shape the architecture of the old city. Though most of the 1356 meters of walls and the twenty towers have disappeared over the years, the two gateways, Porte de Bourgogne and Porte de Samois, magnificently attest its medieval past. The majesty of the gates, the bridge and the banks of the River Loing as that of the Church Notre-Dame make Moret an exceptional site for history enthusiasts, dedicated walkers and painters. While strolling through the centre of town, you will discover superb Renaissance façades, the House of the Barley Sugar, a speciality of the nuns of Moret-sur-Loing since the 17th century or even the house and tomb of Alfred Sisley, the “Moret Impressionist”, who was the first to capture the majesty of light over the city. Numerous tourists come and see the sites painted by Sisley and these sites have been preserved: the Bridge over the Loing, immortalized by the painter ,the Church Notre Dame, the dominating Keep, the towpaths…To those who come from town or villages nearby, come and enjoy a guided tour and don’t hesitate to wander in the narrow streets or along the banks of the river, before enjoying a meal at one of the best restaurants in town. Enjoy rowing a boat or have a walk, canoe down the river, reach Moret by boat, arriving at the port of call. The “Point Sisley”, the Local Museum, the Bicycle Museum will welcome you. And don’t forget the Festivals! The heart of Moret keeps beating.

26 rue Grande Moret-sur-Loing 77250 Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
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Domaine de la Salle
15 km

Domaine de la Salle

The Domaine de la Salle, in Féricy, brings together a manor house, several buildings, a 9 hectare plot of land and magnificent trees in the park open to the public. The history of the Domaine de la Salle is closely linked to that of the village of Féricy. The history of the Domain begins around 50 BC with the occupation of the Domain by its first owner Fericius or Fericiacus, who is said to have given his name to the village. Around 481, the Domain became the prerogative of the Frankish Kings and was entrusted to a vassal, taking the name of Domaine de la Salle. Pépin le Bref then gave the Domain to the Abbey of Saint-Denis, a donation confirmed in 775 by his son Charlemagne. In 1380, the Domain was sold to the Sainte-Chapelle by Pierre Despoix and Isabelle d'Auxy, his wife. In 1532, by the wish of the Canon of the Chapel, Jehan Parent, it became a parish church. In 1791, Regnaud sold the Domain to Louis Marie Pomponne Pinson de Ménerville, the king’s counsellor. The latter, having emigrated to Brussels during the Terror, returned to France in 1799 and then acquired the presbytery adjoining the church in 1835 and incorporated it into the outbuildings' courtyard. It is to him that we owe the current appearance of the Domaine de la Salle. In 1838 he built the current mansion, a "neo-classical manor" type with 4 levels. Neglected, fallen into abandonment, the Domaine de la Salle could have ended up in ruins, but that was without counting on the determination of the municipality, which acquired the property in 2006 following the death, without an heir of the last owner, and the dedication of the many volunteers who work to bring it back to life. Despite a fire in 2012 that destroyed part of the Manor House, little by little the site is being restored, it is the subject of numerous projects and already hosts a variety of events. The Domaine de la Salle incorporates many heritage and landscape elements : a manor house commonly known as "le château", outbuildings, a pond, a washhouse, the famous Saint-Osmanne spring and a vast tree-filled park. Walkers are invited to discover the variety of fauna and flora throughout the seasons, while respecting the surroundings. Among the spectacular trees, one can note a cedar and a cypress that punctuate the large meadow, a Japanese pagoda tree, a grey poplar, a Virginia tulip tree, a giant sequoia, pedunculate oaks, hornbeams and a sycamore maple (listed as a "remarkable tree of Seine-et-Marne"). Along and to the north of the canal, one can identify a copper beech, bald cypresses, a honey locust, and Italian poplars.

1 rue de l'Église 77133 Féricy
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Hôtel Mercure Château de Fontainebleau
23 km

Hôtel Mercure Château de Fontainebleau

The Royal Mercury Hotel ("Le Mercure Royal") of Fontainebleau. A large private mansion, full of charm and refinement. Ideal for your stay, business or pleasure. 97 bedrooms and suites - Restaurant - Bar - Terrace - wooded park and private car park. 10 minutes walking to the Chateau, it has a perfect position in the quiet and near to the city center. Awarded the Green Key eco-label. HCome and enjoy an unforgettable weekend as a couple or with family in a country house in the heart of Fontainebleau. Of course, visit its must-see château, go climbing, or take a walk on foot or horseback through our ancient forest. Make our Country House your own by enjoying our musical evenings and a wide range of activities designed to help you unwind. Swimming pool, garden, tennis court — in our Country House, you’ll find outdoor activities to breathe, walk, and have fun, as well as indoor activities to play together, read, and learn to cook. There’s something for every taste and every age. The new identity of the Mercure Country House hotel has embraced the symbol of the horse, with a subtle, offbeat, and decidedly modern transformation, bringing a design-led, friendly, open, and warm atmosphere to the shared spaces. A hospitality concept that breaks with traditional codes and embodies a spirit of conviviality and sharing. More than just a hotel and restaurant, it’s a new place to live, relax, and connect... Escape every day in the restaurant. On Friday evenings, enjoy a musical “grazing” night for €25 per person (a cold buffet featuring local and seasonal products), including a glass of wine. A live concert is also आयोजित between 7:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Sleep in and take your time! Discover the restaurant at our Country House every Sunday from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM (by reservation).

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Centre International de Séjour Le Rocheton
26 km

Centre International de Séjour Le Rocheton

The centre is located in La Rochette, on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest and in the heart of a 10-hectare wooded park. Its green, peaceful setting and proximity to many sites of interest make Le Rocheton an ideal base for discovering the region. Whether you're on your own, with family, friends, an association, a school, a work group, a walker or a climber, whether you're coming as a neighbour or from another continent to relax or to work, the whole team at Le Rocheton is here to welcome you and to meet your needs. What's more, Le Rocheton is ideally located close to many sites of interest: exceptional residences, the Châteaux of Fontainebleau, Vaux le Vicomte and Blandy les Tours, the medieval town of Provins, museums, theme parks, etc. Activities : - A covered and fenced volleyball/tennis/archery pitch with a suitable synthetic surface - A city stadium (volleyball / mini football / badminton / handball / tennis / basketball) on an adapted synthetic surface - 4 squash courts are planned for 2017 in collaboration with the French Squash Federation. Services : - Tourist breaks (groups or individuals) - Educational breaks (with a tailor-made programme of activities) - Room hire for private events - Seminars and study days - BAFA training courses Whatever the nature of your project, the teams at Le Rocheton are here to help make it unforgettable. (Tourism & Handicap label since April 2019).

Rue de la Forêt 77000 La Rochette
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