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The Best Attractions In Chaource

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Chaource is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. A cheese is named after this town. See Chaource cheese. In the Chaource parish church there is a sculpture by The Maitre de Chaource.
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  • 1. The Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste Chaource
    The Maître de Chaource was an unidentified sculptor who worked in the late 15th and early 16th century, in the French town of Chaource. While many works are attributed anonymously to him or his atelier, some scholars have identified Jacques Bachot as the artist. There is certainly circumstantial evidence which points to Bachot; he was a contemporary of the Maître de Chaource and often worked in the same locations and works by Bachot such as that in the church of Saint-Laurent in Joinville, of which fragments are held in the Joinville Town Hall, show great similarities to the work of the Maître de Chaource.In 1992, Heinz-Herman Arnhold wrote that the works of the Maître de Chaource's atelier can be seen from Reims in the north to Ravières in the south and from Langres in the east to Vi...
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  • 3. Nigloland Dolancourt
    Nigloland is a amusement park located in Dolancourt in the French county l'Aube. This is one of the most visited parks in France after Disneyland Paris and Parc Astérix. Nigloland was created by two brothers, Patrice and Philippe Gélis. The park opened June 13, 1987. The name Nigloland comes from its mascot, Niglo, meaning hedgehog in Romani.The park is divided into four areas: The canadian village, The rock'n'roll village, The magical village and The swiss village.
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  • 4. Abbaye de Fontenay Montbard
    The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style. It is one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Of the original complex comprising church, dormitory, cloister, chapter house, caldarium, refectory, dovecote and forge, all remain intact except the refectory and are well maintained. The Abbey of Fontenay, along with other Cistercian abbeys, forms a connecting link between Romanesque and Gothic architectures.
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  • 7. Chateau de Saint-Fargeau Saint Fargeau
    Château de Saint-Fargeau is a 17th century, Renaissance château located in the commune of Saint-Fargeau in the department of Yonne, in the Burgundy region of France.The château was originally a hunting residence in 10th century. This was destroyed in the 15th and a castle was built on its foundations. This castle was itself destroyed by fire and promptly rebuilt in the 17th century, with additions and major improvements made in the 19th and 20th centuries.The Château de Saint-Fargeau has a distinctive design. From above, the château's curtains and towers form an irregular pentagon, the corners of which are formed by six towers of pink brick. Five of the towers are topped with lanterns. The château was designated as a monument historique in 1945 and has been open to the public since.
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