Wetlands Near Paris, France
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Water was key to the Cistercian abbey. This is L'Abbaye de Maubuisson near Paris, France, and is in the town of Saint-Ouen L'Aumône, which is accessible from Paris by train, bus or automobile. It's very close.
Abbey churches were not for public use except for perhaps on certain festival days or pilgrimage events. They were reserved for clergy and the aristocracy. This abbey housed the Order of Saint-Benoît, founded in the 6th century, which based itself here after Queen Blanche of Castille founded this place in the very early 13th century. Literacy was rare, and often, the only way to learn to read and write was via the Church.
The above-mentioned Order spent much of their time codifying things, many of which became the bases for Medieval law.
The abbey interior (Gothic style) features temporary modern art installations and exhibitions, free of charge, and the lovely grounds have some permanent modern art installations. La Grange-Aux-Dîmes is here and appeared to be a huge stone barn, but we did not go in. This abbey was very active for over 200 years and at its peak housed about 120 people. It was a residence for high-born girls, a princely residence, and a royal necropole (burial place). A small staff is on hand here to answer your questions (in French) and there are some books and other materials available for sale. There is a free toilet. Since no food or drink is sold here, bringing a picnic would be a good idea. The grounds are extensive and very peaceful. The wetlands here are managed and studied, planted with some experimental flora. If you like Cistercian abbeys, there are many around Paris, and this place is an example of someplace interesting, beautiful and green you can visit in less than 10 or 15 minutes from the city itself. All around Paris, there are hundreds of places of interest, many accessible very easily via public transportation. I am available as a private guide or can help you plan your visit, facilitate your business activities here, or even settle in this country.
Le marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen - Paris
Présentation des puces de Saint-Ouen et de ses différents marchés. Réalisé par Un Jour de Plus à Paris (unjourdeplusaparis.com), guide touristique de Paris sur Internet.
Le marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
The marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen in Paris (Porte de Clignancourt Metro station) is huge! We only had time for 1 market, and we chose the Vernaison Market. Enjoyed walking the winding lanes to see everything from antique furniture to trinkets.
A Cistercian Abbey Near Paris, France
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This place was founded by Queen Blanche of Castille in the early 13th c. When religion was outlawed during the first French Revolution, it was a military hospital. In the early 20th century, it was an orphanage, I think, and now, it is a registered historical monument and art activities take place here.
It is in Saint-Ouen L'Aumône and you can get here from Paris by train, bus or automobile. There are many Cistercian abbeys in the Ile-de-France (greater Paris) region.
This place is called Abbeye de Maubuisson. There is a main building and a huge barn structure. You might not consider it a barn if you saw it, but that is what grange means.
As a private guide, I can suggest many places right outside Paris you can easily visit on your own. When you get outside the city, you get a greater appreciation for the beauty of this part of the world, and it's quite peaceful.
Reflecting Pool, L'Abbey de Maubuisson (France)
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These are some of the parks around L'Abbaye de Maubuisson, a Cistercian abbey founded in the very early 13th century by Queen Blanche of Castille. It is in Saint-Ouen L'Aumône, which is about 27 km from the center of Paris (not far at all from its outer border). You can get here by bus, train or automobile. There is no charge for admission.
Water is key to Cistercian abbeys, and there is plenty here and beautiful wetlands around. I have other clips up here on YT on this channel and SLOBOMOTION, as well as on Dailymotion under LisaFalour, of the abbey building and its beautiful Gothic architecture. There is also a huge barn, the Grange-Aux-Dîmes but it appeared to be closed, so we only saw it from the outside. It is stone, of course, and has an elaborately constructed roof.
This was a very active place for at least 200 years, and was a residence for high-born girls, a royal residence, and a royal necropole (burial place). Inside the abbey building are modern art installations which change periodically and in the parks are permanent art installations. (All modern.) At its peak, about 120 people lived here. By the beginning of the 18th century, the abbey had fallen into decadence, and when religion was outlawed during the first French revolution, in 1793 this became a military hospital. In 1928, this became a residence for children. It became a historic monument a few decades ago.
A small staff is on hand to explain things to you (in French) and there are books and things for sale. There is a free public toilet. There are no food or drink concessions here so this would be an excellent place for a picnic in good weather. It's close to several train stations, since this town has an interesting industrial history and is home to one of the largest, if not the largest, office parks in the Greater Paris region.
The order of Saint-Benôit, which was founded in the 6th century, was here once this abbey was established, and was key in codifying things. This was important, as literacy was rare. Some of these codifications became key to Medieval law.
I am available as a private guide. I do not recommend a visit to Europe in July or August as it is usually dreadfully hot. All around Greater Paris (Ile-de-France) there are hundreds of wonderful places to visit you can reach via public transportation from Paris itself within 60 minutes easily. If you like Cistercian abbeys, there are many, as well as castles, charming villages, forests, sports, and dozens of museums (which are much less expensive than many of the ones in Paris).
Unless you get outside the city of Paris itself, you have no way of appreciating the astonishing beauty of the region. The air is cleaner. It was wonderfully fragrant and peaceful at this place.
Water System, Cistercian Abbey (France)
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There are many Cistercian abbeys around Paris, France. The availability of water was key to their design, and the systems of getting clean water in and dirty water out are very interesting. This is L'Abbeye de Maubuisson in Saint-Ouen L'Aumône, about 27 km from central Paris and accessible by trains, buses and of course, automobiles. This abbey was founded in the very early 13th century by Queen Blanche of Castille and was a busy place for a couple of hundred years at least, with 120 people living here at times. There are permanent and temporary art installations here, a public free toilet, lovely parks, wetlands, a staff who are present (no charge for admission) to explain some things to you in French and sell you some educational materials (and stuff such as postcards) if you want them, and there is a big central abbey building and a huge barn.
The architecture is very pretty here and I have clips up of this place on this channel, my other channel CUTECATFAITH, and on Dailymotion under LisaFalour. I have a private video you can see upon request of an art installation inside the main building -- it is very, very pretty but the staff asked me to make it a private clip only because the artist has copyright which should be respected.
Abbeys were not places for the general public and were for clergy and aristocrats. There was an order of Saint-Benôit here, with origins in the 6th century, which is interesting both if you like Gallo-Roman things and also if you are interested in codifications done during the Medieval period. Laws, codes and records were organized. Literacy was so rare, in some places here in France, anyone who could read or write was automatically called a saint! That is why you will see so many villages and hamlets with saint references and no one can attribute much detail about them, nor have they been canonized.
I am available as a private guide and this is a good example of a very, very pretty place to visit just outside the Paris city limits. Paris has notoriously foul air because it is in a basin, yet all around it are beautiful farms and parks and charming castles and other great things to see. Many are free of charge and also accessible via public transportation. By getting out of the city for at least a few hours, you can really get a feel for the beauty of this place and, of course, it's very peaceful and relaxing.
The telephone number for this abbey is +33(0)1 34 64 36 10.
Usually a residence for high-born girls, this was also a residence for aristocrats and a royal necropole. It did eventually fall into disuse and by the time of the first French revolution, when religion was outlawed, this was converted to a military hospital in 1793. As recently as 1928, this was made a residence for children, and some decades later it became a historic monument of France.
La Grange-Aux-Dîmes (L'Abbaye de Maubuisson, France)
This Cistercian abbey about 27 km from central Paris, France was founded in the early 13th century by Queen Blanche of Castille. This is a large barn structure, functional in nature, for the agricultural purposes of the abbey community, which numbered as high as 120 individuals during its 200 busy years. After that, it began to decline a bit, and then went into decadence by the early 18th century. During the first French revolution, when religion was outlawed, this was made into a military hospital in 1793 and in 1928 was made a residence for children (possibly orphans or those in need of shelter). Cistercian abbeys abound around Paris and many can be visited via public transportation. They are always situated in places which have good natural water sources, and this place has a very pretty park and protected, experimental wetlands.
Located in the town of Saint-Ouen L'Aumône, you really can get here from Paris by bus or train if you don't have an automobile. This is a very peaceful place and would be good for a picnic, sitting and doing artwork, playing games with friends or family, etc. There is a free public toilet and there are permanent artworks outdoors and temporary installations indoors. The phone number here is +33(0)1 34 64 36 10. We did not have to pay for our visit and the place was not too hard for me to get around in (I am disabled).
A 6th century order of Saint-Benôit was based here and I think that saint has a connection with Julius Ceasar when they met walking in the area. This abbey was generally a residence for high-born girls, a residence for royals of various types, and a necropole for royalty. (Burial place.) Abbeys were private and generally not open to the public except for festival times or pilgrimage visits on certain dates. They were for clergy and aristocrats, who cleverly combined forces in the Dark Ages as a kind of power-spin, as both Christianity and monarchy were generally in decline. People had other fish to fry in the Dark Ages.
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The roof of the barn is of interest. It appears to be stacked. Architecture and roofing/building methods here interest me. The shingles here appear to be stones, rather thick ones, not hung on pegs or anything, but stacked. The lauze type of stone and roofing method found in Dordogne comes to mind.
PARIS 1997 / Gg walking in PARIS in 1997 / Visite de Paris en 1997 ( 1997/02/21 )
21 Février 1997.
Manaurie : Viaduc ferroviaire et château de Lortal
Le panoramearth est pris du bord de la D47 qui relie Périgueux à Sarlat. J'ai pris un pano à cet endroit pour le viaduc ferroviaire et le château de Lortal, de l'autre côté de la route. Au début de la vidéo, on voit la D47 direction Périgueux. A la seconde 15 de la vidéo, le château de Lortal que l'on distingue à peine entre les branchages. Une bâtisse des 16e et 17e siècles, avec une chapelle attenante, forges anciennes, fonderie et moulin. A la seconde 28, la D47 qui arrive de Sarlat. Puis, sur la droite, à la seconde 45, le viaduc sur lequel passe la voie ferrée Bordeaux-Sarlat.
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He Loves Rabbits
My spouse, who would not be pleased to know that once again, you can hear him a bit in this clip (I try to keep him out of these but it's not easy!) is a loner who works outdoors a lot in the dark in all weather. He enjoys observing the wildlife he can see, which generally consists of rabbits. Not hares -- there's a big difference. He's convinced he's a kind of Bunny Chief somehow. He's really good at spotting them, and I saw them on the horizon in a slightly distant shady area here, but their silhouettes do not show here.
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We had a Monday afternoon off so went to L'Abbaye de Maubuisson, which is in Saint-Ouen L'Aumône, in the Greater Paris, France, region. Not the most outstanding of clips by any means, yet here you can see some architectural features of this abbey founded in the very early 13th century by Queen Blanche of Castille, and get some sense for the green spaces around. This is a Cistercian abbey, and if you like those, you would need a lot of time to see them all around Paris! Some are in full ruins and others, such as Royaumont, are largely restored and serve active purposes besides just tourism (Royaumont houses a music and arts function year-round and also stages special events).
Certainly you can just stay right within the Paris city limits and have a wonderful visit, but if you make an effort to get beyond the border, you'll get fresher air and can see some nature. I am a private guide and can help you directly or give you a personalized itinerary.
This place has permanent art on display and also features temporary shows of modern art. You can get here by train, bus or car. There is a free public toilet and free parking here and it's right near one of many train stations in the town, which has an interesting history.
If you are interested in Christian things, the order of Saint-Benôit was based here. They were fundamental in helping to codify things. Literacy and recorded documents were later key to Medieval life. The order originated in the 6th century and has to do with a sighting of Julius Caesar.
One of the things I enjoy doing for visitors when I guide them personally is making sure they are well and relaxed, dressed appropriately for the weather, taking them to an interesting place (and wow, does it get cheap once you get outside of Paris!), providing them with an appropriate picnic, explaining a little, then leaving them to their own devices so they can experience the visit without my direct presence. I often meet them later there and get them back to where they are staying. If you want to visit Paris and spend a day sketching, doing watercolors or pastels or something, this place would be ideal during a lot of the year. If you're with children, they'd probably love this.
The big structures in this place are the central abbey building and a huge grange, or barn. This was an active, royal place for at least two hundred years and up to 120 people resided here at its peak.
If you make the unfortunate choice of visiting Paris during July or August, getting to these cooler, more relaxing places outside the city limits should be in your plans. It gets really hot here! Air conditioning is considered unhealthy, so even if you stay in a fancy hotel, don't count on having it.