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not to miss in february






 our highlight


The Gastronomy Fair

the gastronomy fair

Last year 8,000 people visited the salon, making it one of the most popular events held in Provins. Again this year, we expect about fifty exhibitors and just as many specialties to be offered by artisans from both the Provins area and other regions of France.

The salon has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere in which you can discover, taste, and buy the wonders of French cuisine, and in particular traditional products from Provins.
Producers will be present to remind us, if need be, that good food is not possible without good ingredients
.

Practical info:
Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 February, all day long.
Cultural and Sports Centre of Saint-Ayoul, rue du Général Delors in the Downtown.

Information, Provins Tourist Office: 33 (0) 1 64 60 26 26.
Contact us by mail, click here

Price:
Free entrance.
                                                                                                                                                                                         
Visit with the Videoguide

Videoguide

Discover the history of Provins thanks to the videoguide.

The videoguide, an easy-to-use and ingenious tool, equipped with GPS, will accompany you in the streets and monuments of the medieval town and its surroundings, to explore unimaginable treasures.

Pratical info:
Location all year long at the Tourist Office during working hours and at the Tourist Office of Beton-Bazoches.

Prices:
adults 13 € - children 9 € (5-12 years old).

To find out more, click here

 
                                                                                                                                                                                         

 continuous activities

 Farm of Saint-Hilliers 

educational farm of Saint-Hilliers

A guided tour with a specialist to discover farm animals in a typically Brie setting, at 7 km far away from Provins: poultry, chicks, cows, horses, sheeps, goats, donkeys, pigs, rabbits, etc.
You can assist the birth of a small chick, collect eggs in the henhouse, milk one goat, give to eat and stroke animals.

Practical info:
Length: 2 hours.
From 1st Novembre to 31st March: Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting - Week: on booking - Closed on Sunday.
From 1st April to 31st October:
Saturday and Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting - Week: on booking.

Information: Tel. 33 (0) 1 64 00 24 61 - Fax: 33 (0) 1 64 60 15 48. Hameau de Savigny, 77160 Saint Hilliers.
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Price: 7,50 €







 The Farm de la Mercy in Chenoise

the Farm de la Mercy in Chenoise

It is a farm in service at only 10 km far away from Provins.
You can discover farmer's occupations
give to eat and stroke animals: rabbits, sheeps, chicks, cows, pigs and all sort of palmipeds.
Numerous workshops complete the visit like how to prepare bread or how to shear a sheep, etc.

Practical info:
Length: 2 hours or all day long.
Guided tour on booking (from 15 persons), except in winter.

Information:
Route de la Croix, D12 - 77160 Chenoise.
Tel./Fax: 33 (0) 1 64 00 93 10.
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Prices: Guided tour only: 5,80 €.
Guided tour + 1 workshop + drive on barouche: 8,90 €



                                                                                                                                                                                          
  
this agenda is subject to change during the year.
                                                                                                                                                                                          

 what you missed in february