Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Dawn

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
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.

Abbaye
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.

Caquetoire
10330 Lentilles

The church of Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Philippe de Lentilles, built in the 16th century in the Aube, is a rare example of a wood-paned church in the Pays du Der, classified as a historical monument in 1933.

Halle
10500 Brienne-le-Château

The halls of Brienne-le-Château, built in the 16th century in the Dawn, are a remarkable example of medieval wood architecture, always home to a weekly market in the heart of the city.

Eglise à pan de bois
10200 Soulaines-Dhuys

The chapel Saint-Jean de Soulaines-Dhuys, a 15th century religious building, is a rare wood-paned church located in the Dawn, classified as a historical monument since 1921.

Eglise à pan de bois
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.

Porte-de-ville
10130 Ervy-le-Châtel

The Porte Saint-Nicolas is a 16th-century medieval gate in Ervy-le-Châtel (Aube), the only vestige of the city's ramparts, composed of two stone towers and listed as a historic monument in 1926.

Château de style Classique
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.