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Dabs Says: Our visit to the Chateau started with the historical panels next to the gift shop, while the origins of the Chateau are not precisely known, they speculate that it was originally built in the 1220s as a fortress and residence by Guillaume II and Adam III of Melun. Over the...
Martinewezel Says: Just as all the houses around the fortress, this church is lovely from the outside. It’s open to the public and worth a short visit. Don’t expect something impressive. It's a perfect reflection of the whole town, simple and honest. Photo 3 shows the inside of the church.
Martinewezel Says: In the weekends, the castle is the place to be for artistic programs, such, as theatre, concerts, shows… For this issue, bothering ugly plastic party tents cover most of the inner courtyard of the castle. This might be susceptible for improvement.
Martinewezel Says: This castle is the main must see in the village. Start with the introduction at the central scale-model before visiting the keep and the towers. This is all I can write about it. I have the idea that the whole site is scarcely out of the egg. The rebuilt castle is as good as...
Martinewezel Says: The small town is isolated in the Brie region. I guess there must be a bus connection once or twice a day, but this would be a crusade. Unfortunately, a car is a must. While Blandy is a rather new tourist attraction, the town was almost empty and there was no parking problem...
Martinewezel Says: Another isolated sleeping vilage in the "Brie", a few kilometers NE of Blandy (10 minutes drive), with a beautiful large church, called "La collégiale Saint-Martin". However it's one of the major monuments of the Seine-et- Marne region, the curch breaths out simplicity. The...
Martinewezel Says: Until September 2008, there is a small exhibition of the artist Pascale Marthine Tayou in some of the rooms of the castle. Art with a playful wink to our consumer society and the waste problem. He called his exhibition MATITI ELOBI, which means “bidonville”, refering to a...
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This castle is the main must see in the village. Start with the introduction at the central scale-model before visiting the keep and the towers. This is all I...
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Blandy-les-Tours, a lovely village
The rather unknown village of Blandy-les-Tours is located in the hearth of the “Brie” region( you know Brie, the French cheese), some 20 kilometers South of Disneyland Paris.. Blandy is a peaceful......
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Our last stop in the Ile de France before returning the rental car and heading to Paris was Blandy to see the Chateau de Blandy-les-Tours. From our hotel in Melun, it was maybe 15 minutes by car, if...
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