The most beautiful religious buildings Seine-Et-Marne

This 8 ha park, located in Dammarie-les-Lys, offers an amazing view of the ruins of the royal abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Lys! This former Cistercian abbey was founded by Blanche de Castille and Louis IX in 1244. Long abandoned and then transformed into an animal enclosure during the Revolution, it was then sold as a ruin at the end of the 18th century. It is now classified as a Historic Monument. To enjoy the place, a beautiful summer day is preferable: these imposing transept, choir and chevet still in place, in their green setting under a beautiful blue sky, impress at first glance! Surprisingly, it is possible to walk among the remains without any barrier disturbing the walk; hence the presence - alas - of some very unwelcome graffiti on the stone! In any case, this is enough to satisfy the archaeology enthusiast who will be able to browse as he pleases. Note the presence, nearby, of designed gardens, as well as the Didier Lockwood Music Centre.

A long pilgrimage from the kings of France, the stage of the Chemin de Compostela, it originated in the fourth century when Saint Mathurin, evangelist and wizard born in this place in 288, went to Rome called by Emperor Maximien to heal his Folle daughter. After his arrival, he lived in Rome until his death and his remains were brought back to Larchant where a small chapel was built to collect it. Before the devotion of the pilgrims, the lords of Larchant built this sanctuary in 1153 by the architects of the cathedral of Paris. Partly destroyed, there is still a witness to popular fervour and sacred architecture of the th century.

The former Royal Abbey Notre-Dame du Lys, built from 1244 to 1253, at the initiative of the Blanche de Castille, in the Plaine du Lys near Melun, reserved for the high-line ladies, is a jewel of Gothic art and considered one of the most beautiful cistercian ensembles of Ile-de-France. Sold to the revolution as a national good, there are still some ruins, part of the choir, the square apse, some parts of the transept and the staircase allowing access to the bell.

This Cistercian abbey, situated in the commune of Souppes-sur-Loing, in 1181, thanks to Philippe Auguste and the monks of the order of Cîteaux, preserved some remains despite the successive looting. In particular the barn to the tithes, the building of the monks, the oratory and house of the abbot, not forgetting a press, a pasture, the park and gardens.

The Saint-Pierre-and-Saint-Paul Church of the th century contains a very beautiful sculpture made by the famous sculptor Michel Dove «La Mis Au». They can also be seen in the «Traditional Tombstone» and the «Shrines», backed up by the Revolution, an annual pilgrimage to Pentecost.

Largely by the knights of the hospital order of Saint-Jean-de-Jerusalem who took Possession of the Village, the Church was built with a single jet in years - a record for the time! It has a high-clocher tower, a powerful square tower of the briard type flanked by a escalier. It also shows a th century portail portal offering scenes of daily life in the Middle Ages carved on the aisles. th century polychrome stone statues, especially that of the Virgin. Stone tombstones. Lying of Jeanne de Prunai, wife of a lord of Nangis.