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Located a few steps from a bend in the Grand Morin, the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in the former hamlet of La Chapelle-sur-Crécy, is reputed to be the second most beautiful church in Brie. Just after the imposing Saint-Etienne Cathedral in Meaux Built in the 13th century, it has unique architectural elements such as an apse vault composed of 12 branches that gives a lot of lightness to the interior of the building. With a total height of 19m under the keystone, the walls of the building have three successive rows of windows and stained glass windows, giving the interior of the building an incomparable luminosity. Located on the edge of the old Nationale 34, the royal road, the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption still dominates the valley of the Grand Morin and the small washhouse of the Vaudessard stream. Rarely open to the public, even if its interior remains visible, it occasionally serves as a concert hall.

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Right in the city center, entering the “Ferme Jehan de Brie” cheese dairy is like entering the cheese paradise of Seine-et-Marne. The family cheese factory rigorously selects no less than 300 protected designation of origin cheeses, farm and artisanal from the region, as well as numerous cheese-based specialties. To complete your shopping, discover their selection of local products and delicatessens: Meaux mustard, Briard shortbread, Brie beers, etc. Preparation of cheese platters and baskets of local products.

The Halle aux Fromages labeled Heritage of Regional Interest in 2019! Built in 1887, the Halle aux Fromages was the place for the exchange and sale of Brie cheeses. Its structure is made of cast iron, modeled on the Halles de Paris. It is the work of the architect Jules Chevallier. The Cheese Hall therefore testifies to the historical and commercial character of the city, whose economy in the 19th century was based mainly on cheese production.

Built between the 12th and 15th centuries, the Commanderie des Templiers constitutes the best preserved Templar ensemble north of the Loire. The Templar and then Hospitaller Commandery experienced eight centuries of incessant human occupation. The current buildings, remodeled over the centuries, are arranged around a large rectangular courtyard where the tithe barn, the dovecote, the commander's dwelling and the Sainte Anne chapel, decorated with 13th century murals, are located. Listed in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments in 1932 and classified as a Historic Monument in 1994 due to its rarity, it is today the subject of much attention. There is also a medieval garden designed in 1993 in collaboration with the Yves Rocher Foundation. This 4000m² space is organized around four themed squares including vegetable garden, bouquet flowers, medicinal and technical plants.

Even though Komoot has some routes with this path, I would look for another one. The path is too steep with lots of large cobblestones and at some point it just gets muddy...you have to push...you can't ride anymore...so definitely not a good idea after rain...but otherwise not really either.

Collegiate Notre Dame de Crecy-la-Chapelle has been a historical monument since 1846. This sumptuous building, in the Gothic style, was built in the 13th century.