The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Graviere De Cannes Ecluse La Maserotte

Beautiful view of the city before tackling the gravel!

A pleasant place for a bike ride.

The Great Parish (Cella Sancti German Manea Parochiae) owes its original name to the Christian Latin Cella, which means hermitage and sometimes "small monastery" following groups of hermits from the Carolingian era. This commune was the favorite villa of the Merovingian leudes and took the name of Villam Cellas, became Cellae then Altare de Cellis in honor of Saint-Germain. Legend of Saint-Germain of Paris: "Childebert I fell ill in this place and was miraculously cured by the saint whom he had called. In gratitude, he gave him the lands forming today the parishes of Vernou, Machault and La Grande Parish. The Church was dedicated to him. Formerly a Priory". Great Parish The first meeting of Louis XV and Marie Leckzinska took place on the territory of the commune, on September 4, 1725. A red marble column was raised to commemorate the event. At the La Grande Paroisse cemetery, a gate surrounds the grave of Claudie Elie Montain Horeau, doctor to Empress Joséphine and Emperor Napoleon 1st, member of the Academy of Medicine, Knight of the Legion of Honor, died on February 11, 1841.

The Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Loup collegiate church: was built to be the place of worship for the chapter of nine canons founded in 1195 by the archbishop of Sens. It was built from the 12th to the 16th century and placed under the dual names of Notre-Dame and Saint Wolf. The Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Loup collegiate church contains, hanging in the fifth bay of the nave, a sword which according to tradition would have belonged to John the Fearless (it actually dates from the time of Louis XIV). At the point of the confluence, between the Seine bridge and the Yonne bridge, you can admire this magnificent statue which illustrates the last victory of the Emperor on February 18, 1814 when Napoleon with 80,000 men won the Victory out of 400,000. allies. Saint-Martin Priory Located on the Surville hill above the town, it was founded in 908 by the Benedictines of Saint-Lomer de Blois. It has undergone numerous architectural modifications over the centuries. It became a farm which was abandoned in the 1960s. Excavations were undertaken and revealed remains from the 11th and 13th centuries in the old chapel, in particular sarcophagi, some of which were reused in the foothills.

Beautiful view, peaceful on the Seine from the bridge of Marolles-sur-Seine, where you can stop to observe the barges.

Ornithological reserve near the Yonne, ideal place for birds due to its many natural habitats (ponds, riparian forests, marshes, orchid lawns, etc.). During the different seasons you can observe up to 1220 different species of birds, some migratory, others nesting. Some examples of species you may see there are kingfishers, gray herons, European bullfinch and reed bunting.

The Yonne is one of the great rivers of northern France and one of the main tributaries of the Seine. Here we are slightly downstream from the ornithological reserve, where it is good to stop to observe the ball of migratory birds.

Here you can enjoy an incredible view of the Seine and the bridge. Admire how the river, the greenery and the city come together. The statue of Napoleon watches over the Sentier de la Seine, a magnificent route that runs along one of the main French rivers.