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Troyes - the Streets - les Rues

by breughel

Walking through the cluster of cobblestone, pedestrians-only streets in the heart of the old quarter is by no doubt the main attraction of Troyes.
In 1524 a disastrous fire destroyed much of the town. The half-timbered houses that were rebuilt give the town a medieval look. Troyes has the most half-timbered houses of any town in France! Many have been lovingly restored.
These houses were not originally black and white but often coloured.
The half-timbered houses with dark and light checkerboard brickwork, the restored "hotels" mainly from the 16th c., the ten picturesque churches are worthwhile a journey in combination with a visit to the famous cathedral of Reims (125 km north of Troyes).
As Troyes was behind the lines during the First World War and the centre was not touched during the Second World War (on the contrary of Reims heavily damaged during WW I). Troyes has guarded intact a magnificent heritage of civil and religious architecture, stained glass and art treasures that will delight visitors.
The town of Troyes has an intimacy which invites to stay here for the night instead of in the larger Reims.
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Il est certain que l'attraction principale de Troyes sont ses ruelles pavées, ses maisons à colombages, ses hôtels particuliers Renaissance, ses neuf églises, sa cathédrale de lumière.
Ce patrimoine, datant principalement du XVIe siècle, est toujours valide et toujours splendide, retrouvant maintenant, avec les pigments d'antan (réutilisés lors des rénovations), ses belles façades aux teintes pastel.
Mais il reste, au cœur de la vieille ville, enchevêtrés dans des quartiers animés, les témoignages des adroits bâtisseurs du Moyen Age. Il fait bon flâner parmi leurs œuvres, à l'ombre de leurs poutres sculptées. Vous les découvrirez en levant les yeux sous les pignons à encorbellement ou dans d'exquises cours intérieures.
La ville de Troyes a eu la chance de ne pas être détruite pendant la guerre 1914-18 comme le fut Reims. Son intimité médiévale invite au séjour.

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by OrlandoBR

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Troyes is a small town in the Champagne region, on the way from Paris to Strasbourg. It's golden ages were te Medieval times, when it got rich through commerce, being the site of famous fairs, and the Renaissance, when it became an important artistic center with schools of sculpture and stained-glass widows. Calm, charming and rich with medieval ambiance... one of the best alternatives for a day-trip from Paris.