A waterside bike ride along the Loing Canal

The Tourist Office welcomes you and informs you about cultural/natural activities, events and outings on the intercommunal territory of the Pays de Nemours.In our reception area, the councillors in our stay offer you: - Thematic guided tours for the individual public (calendar of visits available at the office and on the website). - Guided tours for the public group all year round by reservation - A ticket office for shows and concerts - Providing tourist documentation and local information - The sale of bus tickets - A shop space composed of different products: poppy specialities, postcards, brand pages, magnets, books, IGN cards and topoguides, objects to offer... Equipped with the Home & Bike label, the Tourist Office provides cyclotourists with practical information, a bicycle pump and offers repair kits for sale. Bike racks are also accessible at the entrance to the reception area (castle courtyard).

Salle servant d'annexe aux réserves du Château-Musée. Des sculptures et bas-reliefs restaurés sont exposés dans ce lieu.

A building that is particularly well conserved from the second half of the 12th century, the Nemours chateau has escaped several demolition projects.Originally the main part of the defences of the medieval city, it was transformed in the 15th century by the Duke of Armagnac then in the 17th century by the Duke of Orleans. Finally, and the beginning of the 20th century, a group of local artists led by Justin-Chrysostome Sanson (1833 – 1910) started the restoration of the old chateau. Reorganised from 1972, the collections include pieces of Gallo-Roman and Merovingian archaeology, sculptures and religious works and examples of popular arts and traditions. A particular place has been set aside for everywhere from the revolutionary period, nineteenth century paintings and sculptures and twentieth century stamps.

Inscrite à l’inventaire sup­plé­men­taire des Monu­ments His­to­riques en 1926, l’église est un édi­fice dont les par­ties les plus anciennes remontent au XIIe siècle.Sa sil­houette est ori­gi­nale : un long corps de bâti­ment rec­tan­gu­laire cou­vert d’une toi­ture à deux croupes refer­mant la nef et le cœur. Au Nord, une cha­pelle datant de 1538 pré­cède la sacris­tie et bute contre un impo­sant clo­cher sur plan carré flanqué de puis­sants contre­forts et coiffé d’une toi­ture pyramidale. Chacune des faces du clo­cher est éclai­rée par des baies géminées. À voir dans l’église : - le retable du Maître Autel, daté du XVIIe siècle en bois peint d’inspiration baroque et classique, - les vitraux du XIXe siècle : Sainte-Avoye, Saint-Étienne, le Bon Pasteur, - les sta­tions du Chemin de Croix en métal émaillé (XIXe siècle), - les pierres tom­bales de Marguerite Amer, du curé Débonnaire et d’Étienne Trumel. Compte tenu de la qua­lité de l’acoustique de l’église Saint-Étienne, de nom­breux concerts y sont régu­liè­re­ment organisés

The Château de Fontainebleau is a big part of French history! This vast building, in both classical and Renaissance style, is not only famous for witnessing Napoleon's imperial adventure.From the royal charter of 1137 to the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, the Palace of Fontainebleau saw the lives of the greatest French sovereigns from day to day. The original medieval fortress was replaced by a Renaissance palace under the guiding hand of Francois I. At that time, two Italian artists, Primaticcio and Il Rosso vied in talent and founded the first School of Fontainebleau. The Galerie François I, which leads from the royal apartments to the chapel of the Convent of the Holy Trinity, is most original with its décor of frescoes, stucco and carved wood in praise of François I. The Ballroom was completed at the time of the last Valois kings, under Primaticcio’s direction. With Henri IV, the new Bourbon dynasty took over the palace, and built new rooms with interior decoration placed in the hands of the artists of the second School of Fontainebleau. Louis XIII completed the work started by his father. Under the Sun King Fontainebleau continued to be the royal family home, and the Grand Dauphin was born there in 1661. The king’s nieces were married from Fontainebleau, and the Edict of Nantes was revoked there in 1685. Louis XV and Louis XVI would spend the autumn there and initiated new, large scale building works and interior doing-ups. After the French Revolution, Napoleon I found the palace completely emptied of its furniture but intact. He undertook to refurnish the apartments and brought the palace back to its former glory as the home of the sovereign. Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last days there before his abdication in 1814 and departure for the Elba. Louis-Philippe was the first sovereign to order a complete restoration of Fontainebleau. The restoration of the Empire in 1852 gave renewed importance to the palace, and Napoleon III became strongly attached to this home, staying there regularly with his court. Housed in the Louis XV wing, the Napoleon I museum is dedicated to the Emperor and his family, with a large collection of objects from his everyday life, weapons used in military campaigns and gifts he received. The Chinese museum, created by Empress Eugenie, displays works of art from the Far East. The Jeu de Paume court, thought to be the oldest of the three surviving in France, is open to the public with demonstrations and introductory games. Le Nôtre's French gardens, the Queen’s English garden with its Fountain of Diana, the hedge maze and the Cour des Adieux are open to the public all year round. Boat excursions on the Etang aux Carpes or horse-drawn carriage rides are available. The Domain of the Fontainebleau Palace is inscribed at the UNESCO Humanity World Heritage. There is a little train going around the gardens during the touristic season.

The church Saint Jean-Baptiste is founded by Gautier 1st of Nemours in 1170 to receive a relic of the saint. It is composed of a 12th century tower-porch and a nave raised in the 17th century.It now houses the neo-Gothic high altar dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, a Piétà sculpture made in 1869 by Sanson (local artist of the 19th century), an organ dating from 1653 and the bell "Philippe" dedicated in 1672 to Philippe Duc d'Orléans, brother of Louis 14th, became Duke of Nemours. The church is classified as a historical monument since 1977.

L’édifice présente différentes périodes de constructions qui s’étalent du XVIème au XVIIIème siècle, et même au XXème siècle. Elle est dédiée à Saint Léonard qui est le protecteur des portefaix, hommes qui déchargent les marchandises des navires.

In the 130 hectacres of garden , you can see the evolution of the art of the garden illustrated by the Great Flowerbed ("Grand Parterre") , French-style garden designed by Le Notre, the Carp Pond, the English garden, created under the first Empire, the Garden of Diana ("La jardin de Diane"), the Park , the 1200m canal ... Remarkable trees, Diana's Fountain, the Park, exotic essences, the English river ...These royal and imperial gardens are witnesses to the evolution of taste since the 16th until the 19th century in terms of landscaping. The Renaissance gardens created for Francis Ist and Henry IVth were mainly based upon a system of draining canals which started from the different wells and the carp pond and lead to the great canal. The Grand Parterre (Huge flowerbed) was created later in a very humid part situated between the carp pond and the canal. Under the reign of Louis XIVth, this "parterre" (the biggest one in Europe) will adopt a very classical appearance du to André Le Nôtre who conceived a real perspective leading from the pond to the canal with the fountain of "Tibre" in the centre of the parterre. This royal parterre reaches from the Maintenon alley to the cascades, from the ballroom and the quarter Henry IVth to the side perspective of "Saut du Loup" (the wolf hop). The Diana Garden is the former garden of the Queen. Its name comes from the fountain (17th century) which occupies its centre. This garden is limited by the "Galerie des Cerfs" built under Henry IVth (Deer Gallery), the small apartments (Louis XVIth), the Trinity Chapel, the Real Tennis court and separated from the town by a wall with some openings. The English garden was created in its present shape under the reign of Napoleon Ist. It is organised around an artificial romantic creek. Its valley like landscape integrates some sculptures and rare species of trees and plants. The carp pond, which dates back to the Middle Ages, is bordering this garden. In the centre of the pond the architect Louis Le Vau constructed a romantic pavilion under Louis XIVth (1662).

Ideally located on the banks of the river and 200 meters from the medieval village of Grez-sur-Loing with its sites and shops...It is also an ideal stop-over point just before or after Paris when travelling north or south. Just a 1h 20-minute drive from France’s capital city, we have a range of spacious pitches in a natural setting for your tent, caravan or motorhome. Our campsite has 133 pitches set in seven hectares and is nestled between grassy fields, attractive woodland and a fishing pond. At the site, you are just 10 minutes from Fontainebleau; a popular holiday spot renowned for its famous chateau, forest and bouldering areas. Many boulderers the world over come to train on its rocks. Numerous other activities are also on offer close by; from rock-climbing to walks, bike rides, and horse riding in the majestic Fontainebleau forest!

Ancienne église Notre-Dame des Verriers, cet édifice est devenu une salle communaleConstruit entre 1968 et 1971, l'édifice fut modernisé en 2000 dans le cadre d'un contrat rural.

Marbrerie d'Art depuis 1700. Atelier de restauration de mobilier et d'objets, taille de pierre.Aménagement, décoration de la maison et du jardin. Matériaux et objets : Anciens, rééditions, créations. Cheminées anciennes et de réédition, dallages, boiseries, parquets, ferronneries, plaques de cheminées, vases, fontaines, colonnes, consoles.

Open to the public since 1981, the museum shows the prehistory of the Paris region in a building by the architect Roland Simounet.Opening up onto a wooded park and a rocky massif, the rooms are organised around for interior gardens that reconstitute the flora of the quartenary period in the Ile de France. This museum, which was recently listed as a "Historical Monument of the 20th Century", presents the Prehistory and the Protohistory of the Paris region, from the appearance of man to Gallo-Roman times. There are two possible visits. The first circuit, for educational visits, presents the daily life of Palaeolithic age hunters, farmers and breeders in the Neolithic period and then an introduction to bronze and iron metalworking. The circuit can then be completed with a second one dedicated to archaeological sites, stratigraphic geology and comparative typology of tools. A 20 minutes audio-visual presentation is made in interaction with the Pincevent archaeological ground moulding. Guided tours and workshops available for school groups daily except Wednesdays: learning to use tools, fire, throwing sticks. Themed workshops for single-class school groups: themes: habitat, food, fire, and tools. Special programmes scheduled on events days.

Nature Loisir Evasion offers different outdoor activities around Grez-sur-Loing (between Fontainebleau and Nemours)With your friends, your family or with your team work, Nature Loisir Evasion organise your day or your semi-day according to your expectation ! - In a canoe or a kayak discover the river Le Loing, between Grez-sur-Loing and Moret-sur-Loing. - Take your time to discover Fontainebleau and around with a mountain bike - Try the Stand-up Paddle and test your balance - Don't miss the rocks of Fontainebleau's forest, with an instructor perfect your climbing skill. For groups only : archery perfection or contest, rallye racing with a qualified instructor

This mediaeval town on the banks of the Loing is a charming little provincial town. This site bears witness to a long past from prehistoric times to the present day, including its rich medieval period...Today Nemours still has all the charm of an old town with its picturesque lanes and château on the banks of the Loing. There are signs of human occupation dating back to the Palaeolithic era as evidenced by the discovery of remains from that time. In medieval times, the first Lord of Nemours was Orson in 1120. His son-in-law, Gauthier de Villebéon (Gauthier I), gave permission for the château and Saint Jean-Baptiste church to be built. The town was burned down in 1358 during the Hundred Years War. As capital of the Gâtinais region, the town prospered throughout the ensuing centuries. On 7th July 1585, the Treaty of Nemours was ratified in the château, forbidding Protestant worship services and excluding Henri de Navarre from the line to the throne (the future Henri IV). In 1789, Pierre Samuel Dupont was Member of Parliament for Nemours. 10 years later, he left France for the United States where his son, Eleuthère Irénée, created the multinational firm Du Pont de Nemours. In 1800, the town lost its prefecture, which was moved to Fontainebleau. Still a rural town at the end of the Second World War, little by little it gained more economic importance in the region with its population growing at the same time. The château Built in the 12th century, the castle was the main part of the defence of the fortified town. To begin with, the castle’s original vocation was to provide a resting place for Lords returning from the Crusades. Altered in the 15th century by the Duke of Nemours who turned it into a residential building, and again in the 17th century, since when the château’s appearance has remained unchanged. Inside one of the turrets of the tower, there is a magnificent Chapel on two levels. Saint Jean-Baptiste church Saint Jean-Baptiste church was built in 1170 at the request of Gauthier I of Nemours. The church was destroyed in the town's fire in the 15th century, and rebuilt between 1445 and 1555. The choir dates from this reconstruction period. In 1850 and 1890, the interior of the church was developed with stained-glass windows and a master altar dedicated to Saint Jean-Baptiste. The Ile de France prehistory Museum Open to the public since 1981, the museum shows the prehistory of the Paris region in a building by the architect Roland Simounet. Opening up onto a wooded park and a rocky massif, the rooms are organised around for interior gardens that reconstitute the flora of the quartenary period in the Ile de France. This museum, which was recently listed as a "Historical Monument of the 20th Century", presents the Prehistory and the Protohistory of the Paris region, from the appearance of man to Gallo-Roman times. There are two possible visits. The first circuit, for educational visits, presents the daily life of Palaeolithic age hunters, farmers and breeders in the Neolithic period and then an introduction to bronze and iron metalworking. The circuit can then be completed with a second one dedicated to archaeological sites, stratigraphic geology and comparative typology of tools. A 20 minutes audio-visual presentation is made in interaction with the Pincevent archaeological ground moulding. Guided tours and workshops available for school groups daily except Wednesdays: learning to use tools, fire, throwing sticks. Themed workshops for single-class school groups: themes: habitat, food, fire, and tools. Special programmes scheduled on events days.

TOP LOISIRS est un spécialiste des sorties sportives et de loisirs en Seine-et-Marne.Que vous soyez particulier, centre de loisirs, entreprise et C.E, retrouvez toute notre équipe de professionnels diplômés et passionnés qui vous accueillent dans la bonne humeur et la convivialité. TOP LOISIRS vous propose des sorties plein air tels que location de canoë, VTT, paintball, tir à l'arc, escalade, course d'orientation en Forêt de Fontainebleau située en Seine-et-Marne mais également dans toute l’Ile de France Location de Canoë : en individuel ou en groupe, nous vous proposons de découvrir la Vallée du Loing (de Grez-sur-Loing à Moret-sur-Loing) sur une journée ou une demi-journée. VTT : avec la découverte de la vallée du Loing (de Grez-sur-Loing à Moret-sur-Loing en passant par Episy) ou la Forêt de Fontainebleau. Vous êtes un groupe d'amis (10 personnes minimum) : pour un anniversaire, un mariage, un enterrement de vie de garçon/de jeune fille …. pour un week-end, une journée ou une demi-journée d'activités ? Nous vous proposons des formules spéciales pour ces occasions, avec des activités telles que : tir à l’arc (à Episy), escalade en forêt de Fontainebleau, painball (à Villeméchal non loin de Fontainebleau), rallye et course d’Orientation en forêt de Fontainebleau.