When to go dans la Seine-et-Marne ?
Seine-et-Marne is a dynamic region, with fairs, exhibitions and numerous cultural events. There's no shortage of events in this vast region, with a calendar featuring a wide range of culinary and craft traditions, as well as music (especially jazz), sport and literature. Art is not left out, with the Fontainebleau art history festival and numerous days celebrating the region's plant heritage. A year-round delight!
The climate in Seine-et-Marne is on the borderline between a degraded oceanic and a continental climate. We would therefore say that it is temperate in nature. It fits quite perfectly with the national averages, to the nearest half degree. We therefore manage with an annual average of around 12.5°C, for 5°C in winter and 20°C in summer.
When to go? You can visit the Seine-et-Marne all year round, with its castles such as Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte, the charming valley of the Grand Morin once popular with impressionist painters, the medieval cities of Provins, Moret-sur-Loing and Meaux... In spring, don't hesitate to visit the episcopal palace of Meaux and its Saint-Etienne cathedral, when the Bossuet gardens bloom and color the surroundings of the palace, but also the prestigious forest of Fontainebleau, favorable to outdoor activities, and the splendid parks and gardens in bloom. In Seine-et-Marne, enjoy a complete stay all year long without getting bored, everyone will find his happiness, in culture, sports, gastronomy... Not forgetting the famous Disneyland Paris theme park which enchants young and old alike, every season!
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Between city and nature, the Seine-et-Marne offers a variety of walks: parks, forests, ponds, lakes, small bridges and the banks of the Marne. Cycling through this department through green landscapes and charming villages, you will also come across many monuments: mythical castles, ancient fortresses, churches, priories, Templar commanderies, museums, workshops... so many sites that will make you rediscover the history of France but also of its artists (Corot, Renoir, Cézanne...), without forgetting the local delicacies such as Fontainebleau and Coulommiers cheeses, or even terrines, sausages or rillettes from the farm, to be enjoyed on the grass when it's time for a picnic. It is also in this department that you will have the opportunity to visit an exceptional industrial heritage with the Menier factory in Noisiel, the largest chocolate factory in the world until 1914.
