Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Dawn

Wood-paned church
10330 Bailly-le-Franc

The church of the Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix, a 16th century religious building with wooden strips, stands in Bailly-le-Franc in the Aube, in the heart of the Pays du Der.

Church
10190 Villemaur-sur-Vanne

The church of the Assumption-de-la-Vierge, in Villemaur-sur-Vanne (Aube), is a 13th and 16th century collegiate church, classified as a historical monument in 1972, famous for its carved jube and medieval furniture.

Templar Commandery
10110 Bar-sur-Seine

The Commanderie d'Avalleur, founded in the 12th century in Bar-sur-Seine (Aube), is a former Templar Commandery, now a hospital, classified as a historical monument for its Gothic and Romanesque chapel.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
10140 Vendeuvre-sur-Barse

The Château de Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, a medieval building renovated in the 17th and 19th centuries, dominates the valley of the Barse in Aube. Its architecture blends medieval fortress and classical home, with a remarkable neoclassical staircase.

Classic style castle
10400 La Motte-Tilly

The castle of La Motte-Tilly, built in the 18th century in La Motte-Tilly (Aube, Grand Est), is an aristocratic house classified as a historical monument, surrounded by a French-style park and forest, bearing witness to the architecture and gardens of Ancien Régime.

Gothic Church
10000 Troyes

The cathedral of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes, a Gothic masterpiece of the 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the city of Troyes in the Great East. Ranked a historical monument in 1862, it combines medieval and Renaissance architecture, with an unfinished facade and exceptional stained glass windows, witness to the religious and artistic history of Champagne.

Gothic Church
10000 Troyes

The Basilica of St. Urbain de Troyes, a 13th century Gothic masterpiece, stands in the city of Troyes in the East, built at the initiative of Pope Urban IV on the location of his home.

Abbey
10310 Ville-sous-la-Ferté

Clairvaux Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Ville-sous-la-Ferté in the Dawn, was a major spiritual home before becoming a prison. Its medieval and classical architecture bears witness to its rich monastic and prison past.