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Meaux (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is 41.1 km (25.5 mi) east-northeast of the centre of Paris .
Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Seine-et-Marne. Meaux is one of France's Towns of Art and History and famous for its Brie. The historic centre is a former episcopal city with a wealth of well-preserved heritage. The town's landmark site is the Gothic Saint-Étienne cathedral built from the 12th to the 14th centuries.
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- Museum BossuetMuseum of the Grande Guerre
- Tourist Office of Meaux
- Cathedral Saint-Étienne
- Tourist Classifications For Meaux
- Sightseeing & Tourist Attractions to Visit Nearby
- Market Days in Meaux, France
Meaux has received the following tourist classifications: listed town of Art and History ; village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4* Address: Meaux, Paris region, 77100, France || GPS coordinates: latitude 48.9602777, longitude 2.8883333
Noisiel: town of art and history (22 km)Champs-sur-Marne Chateau: national monument (24 km)Regular market(s) are held in Meaux each Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day & Friday. (Markets are held in the morning unless stated.) The French version of this page is at Meaux (Francais)
- Musée de la Grande Guerre. Inaugurated on Armistice Day in 2011, this museum is one of the world’s premier attractions dealing with the conflict from 1914-18.
- Meaux Cathedral. Any scholar of Gothic art will adore the city’s cathedral. That’s because work was completed slowly, over the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, so every phase of French Gothic design, from Early Gothic to Flamboyant is on show.
- Musée Bossuet. Meaux’s art and history museum is in Bossuet’s former home, the episcopal palace next to the cathedral. This is from the 1100s and was then expanded in stages up to the time Bossuet resided here in the late 1600s.
- Le Jardin Bossuet. Local tradition has it that the 17th-century flower garden behind the Episcopal Palace was designed by a young André Le Nôtre, the man who worked wonders at Versailles.
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Tourist classifications for Meaux include "town of art and history" and "ville fleurie 4*". Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Meaux in Paris. Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne at 23 km and La Ferte-Milon at 30 km.
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A unique architectural ensemble in Île-de-France. Known for its gastronomic heritage, the city of Meaux also has a rich historical heritage, highlighted by its Episcopal City, listed as a Historic Monument. In ancient times, the flourishing city was protected by ramparts. Today, you can admire the remains of this Gallo-Roman wall, which ...
