Monday, October 1, 2012

Provins, The Medieval Town!

On Saturday I got to take a fun day trip from Paris to Provins, a town which takes you back to the medieval times! Only an hour away from Paris, it is quite a change of scenery! It is also listed as a UNESCO heritage sight and once you arrive you can see why. Provins is also known making a variety a products made of roses such as rose jam, honey, ice cream, and even macarons! 

The Bell Tower of Notre-Dame-du-Val: It is all that is left of the church of Notre-Dame-du-Val which was destroyed during the French Revolution.

                                                                  Jardin Garnier

View of the town and Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church which was                  once attended by Joan of Arc

Tour Cesar(Cesar's Tower)-Former prison during the 12th Century

                                                   View from the top of Tour Cesar

                  Remaining architecture from the medieval period in the city center

                                Souvenir and soap shop with original architecture

                               Enjoying rose ice cream in the middle of the street!

                                                          Walls that still remain                                       

                             The huge wall continues pretty far after that opening

The continuation of the wall

                                        Open fields! I'm not in Paris anymore! :P

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