Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Château-Thierry, France
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2.1 km
75 m
Explore Château-Thierry in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in Château-ThierrySight 1: Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone
Western Front demarcation stones, also known as Bornes du Front and Bornes Vauthier, are monuments erected in France and Belgium to mark the limit of the German advance during the First World War. The stones were the idea of sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier, a veteran of the war, and were erected between 1921 and 1930. The total number of stones erected is unclear but it is thought that there were 118 official stones, of which 93 survive. The stones identify the army that held that sector in 1918 and are engraved with the text "Here the invader was brought to a standstill 1918" in English, Dutch, and French.
Sight 2: Temple protestant
The American Reformed Church is a church located in Château-Thierry, France. It is a parish of the United Protestant Church of France.
Wikipedia: Église réformée américaine de Château-Thierry (FR)
Sight 3: Ruines de l'ancien château
The Château de Château-Thierry is an ancient fortified castle, founded in the 9th century by the Counts of Vermandois and remodelled in the 12th and 13th centuries by the Counts of Champagne, then by Philip the Fair in the 14th century and finally by Antoine de Bourgogne at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century. Its remains stand in the French commune of Château-Thierry in the department of Aisne, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Sight 4: Hôtel de ville
Château-Thierry Town Hall is located in Château-Thierry, Aisne department in France.
Sight 5: Hôtel Dieu
The Hôtel-Dieu is located in Château-Thierry, in the French department of Aisne, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Sight 6: Porte Saint-Pierre
The Porte Saint-Pierre, from the late thirteenth century, is a vestige of the urban rampart that surrounded the fortified village, which stands in the commune of Château-Thierry in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region.
Sight 7: Porte Saint-Jean
Porte Saint-Jean is a medieval gate located in Château-Thierry, France. The Porte Saint-Jean once served as the main entrance to the Château de Château-Thierry.
Sight 8: Les remparts du Chateau
The ramparts of Château-Thierry, of the thirteenth century, are a vestige of the urban rampart that surrounded the fortified village, which stand on the commune of Château-Thierry in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region.
Sight 9: Maison de Jean de la Fontaine
The Jean-de-la-Fontaine museum is a museum of art and history essentially devoted to Jean de La Fontaine and his work. He is installed in the native house of the poet in Château-Thierry, in Aisne. It benefits from the Appellation Musée de France and the Maisons des Illustres label.
Sight 10: Église Saint-Crepin
The Église Saint-Crépin is a church located in Château-Thierry, in the Aisne department. Mentioned as early as the 12th century, it was completely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century or the beginning of the 16th century, following the damage caused by the Hundred Years' War. It is a hall church in a late Gothic but sober style, whose façade is flanked by an imposing bell tower. It has been classified as a historical monument since 1957.
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