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- Vaux-le-Vicomte
- Vaux-le-Vicomte Gardens
- Palace of Fontainebleau
- Forest of Fontainebleau
- Musée de La Gendarmerie
- Musée Aéronautique et Spatial Safran
- Collégiale Notre-Dame
- Château de Blandy-les-Tours
- Église Saint-Aspais
- Musée D’Art et D’Histoire
The ambitious and ultra-rich Nicolas Fouquet commissioned this dazzling Baroque château in the mid-1600s. Apart from its size and absurd grandeur the property is historic for being the first time that landscaper André Le Nôtre and decorator Charles Le Brun collaborated on a large-scale project. This is where the Louis XIV style was born, and would ...
The château’s gardens are out of this world, and it’s staggering to think that three whole villages were demolished to make way for these grounds. In its heyday the palace employed 18,000 people to tend the gardens, which for a short time were the venue for Fouquet’s extravagant parties. There are circular topiaries lining the paths, huge arabesque...
The historical value of this palace is almost impossible to sum up in a single paragraph, but we’ll try: The Palace of Fontaineblue, and the castle before it, was the residence of hundreds of years of French rulers, from King Louis XII in the 12th century up to Napoleon III in the 1870s. This is precisely where Napoleon I abdicated before going int...
Much more than a hunting ground for kings, the Forest of Fontainebleu is a place where nature and culture combine. There are 25,000 hectares of oak, beech and pine woodland with more than 1,600 kilometres of hiking trails. These routes are all the more exciting for the many sandstone boulders in the forest, some so tall they are used for climbing w...
The officers’ school for the French National Gendarmerie is set in Melun, and in 2015 it opened up its archives to the public. There are 30,000 objects and 10,000 images and documents mapping out the history of this force, which goes back to 1791. If you’ve ever been confused by the distinction between police officer and gendarme, this museum will ...
A real Aladdin’s Cave for aviation enthusiasts, this museum has assembled aircraft engines from the early years of flight to the present day. The manufacturers represented here are the historic Gnome et Rhône and SNECMA brands, both of which are now under the Safran conglomerate. You’ll inspect the inner-workings of piston engines, jet engines and ...
This church is far older than the Renaissance facade makes it seem; it was founded in the first decades of the 11th century by King Robert II, and the base of the towers, the nave and transept are all from this original construction. The church is renowned for something that is actually no longer here. The phenomenal Melun Diptych is a Gothic paint...
After marvelling at the splendour of Vaux-le-Vicomte and Fontainebleau it makes a nice contrast to see a hardy military fortress. Ten minutes from Melun, this Château dates to the 14th century and dwarfs the little village around it. There’s a moat, tall keep, hexagonal walls, five muscular towers and drawbridge. Aftera few centuries of neglect the...
If you know Paris well, you may have seen the Saint-Jacques Tower on the Rue de Rivoli in the 4th Arrondissement. This lone structure, once part of a church destroyed in the Revolution was designed by the 16th-century architect Jehan de Félin. And Félin’s only other work of note was the lovely Church of Saint-Aspais in Melun. You’ll notice how the ...
Melun’s municipal museum is in the noble surrounds of the 16th-century Hôtel de la Vicomté, which is classed as an historic monument. Nicolas Fouquet bought this property in the 17th century so that he could oversee construction of his palace at Vaux-le-Vicomte. The museum is small but will hold your attention for half an hour or so with its painti...
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It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about 41 kilometres ( 25+1⁄2 miles) from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, and the seat of one of its arrondissements. Its inhabitants are called Melunais .
Virtual visit. Add to favourites. Add to itinerary. The welcoming town of Melun lies on the Seine and is the historic capital of the Capetian Kings of France. It's a lovely place for a wander, with a pedestrian-only centre and pleasant river banks and harbour.
Dec 16, 2020 · Melun. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Melun. commune in Seine-et-Marne, France. Cerflun o Jacques Amyot o flaen yr hôtel de ville. image coat of arms image locator map image Show all. Upload media. Wikipedia. Pronunciation audio.
