OT de Provins

(OT de Provins)

Address : Chemin de Villecran
Postcode : 77482
Town : PROVINS Cedex

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Description - Arts and culture in France

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Tel : 33 (0) 1 64 60 26 26

Fax : 33 (0) 1 64 60 11 97

Email : info@provins.net

Website : http://www.provins.net

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General description : PROVINS TOURIST OFFICE 3* : INFORMATION, SALES OF TICKETS FOR VISIT OF HERITAGE AND MEDIEVAL SHOWS, SOUVENIR SHOP, FILM THEATRE, BOOKING OFFICE FOR GROUP AND PROFESSIONALS OF TOURISM.
A Medieval fair town listed on Unesco World Heritage on 2001.
Tours all year round, and medieval shows daily from April to October.

Description - Arts and culture in France

Description of activity "Arts and culture in France" : PROVINS, WORLD HERITAGE UNESCO : The medieval town close to Paris that you can visit all year round...

On the ancient lands of the Earls of Champagne, from the Year 1000, Provins is located on the crossroads of the European trade roads. Gradually, the town becomes a very signifi cant trade market. During the 12th and 13th centuries, Provins is at the height of its fame thanks to the famous Trade Fairs of Champagne. The urban structure is organised to accomodate the great number of wholesalers: the wide
streets for the transfer of goods and for the stalls, the three level merchant's houses with somptuous vaulted low rooms. The presence of water (Durteint and Voulzie rivers) favours also the economic activities and the expansion of many trades such
as the woollen cloth manufacturer, the parchment maker, butcher, etc.
The impressive fortifi ed wall was built during the 13th century and extended for 5 km (today 2 km), and it offers a catalogue of military architecture. Those ramparts protected the inhabitants and the tradespeople, and showed off the power of the Earls of Champagne.
Eight centuries later, the urban ensemble bears witness to its medieval history that stretched from 11th through to the 13th centuries. The town's architectural heritage is a supreme illustration of the emergence of commerce in early Western European history which is intimately linked to the growth of trade and cultural exchanges throughout Europe. Provins is a real showcase of medieval architecture (military, religious and civil) and it is one of the few towns in France that can boast of over fifty listed Monuments with historical value. Thus, Provins was inscribed on the
UNESCO List of World Heritage on December 2001.

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