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PROVINS SUBTERRANEAN

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Hôtel-Dieu, 3, rue Saint-Thibault, 77160Provins, France Show on map
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What makes Provins so special is its double underground system

Provins is unique in that it has two underground passages. Each major building in the citadel extends underground, with a quarry, a lower room and a crypt linked to the others by underground passages. This second city - more than a hundred rooms in the Ville Haute and several dozen in the Ville Basse - was created from quarries used to extract the "terre à foulon" (fuller's earth) used to degrease and clean the high-quality woollen cloth produced in Provins. This guided tour is a must on any visit to Provins!

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Visited in june 2025
Guides formidables autant pour le tourisme classique que pour les groupes scolaires. Les souterrains sont incroyablement bien entretenus et importants du point de vue historique.
Visited in may 2025
Alors il faut les faire ces souterrains.... environ 200m..très peu par rapport à la totalité qui reste privé..la guide vous en dira plus , guide qui d'ailleurs été très sympathique, on apprend tellement de choses...c'est très joli, mystérieux et frais ...
Visited in may 2025
Sympa, guide intéressant mais visite assez rapide.
Visited in may 2025
Superbe visite guidée, la guide était pleine d’énergie et très sympathique.
Visited in may 2025
Rue Saint-Thibault, 3. São 6 minutos a pé, saindo do Museu de Provins, em 400m de distância. Abre diariamente no período de abril até novembro das 11:15 às 16:30hs. EU$ 6 por pessoa. A visita é guiada e começa às 11:30 e parte de hora em hora. As galerias da cidade podem ser visitadas em grupos de até vinte e cinco pessoas.

Os subterrâneos de Provins permanecem um intrigante mistério, com muitas questões ainda sem resposta hoje. Apesar da incerteza, algumas hipóteses surgiram graças ao cruzamento histórico e diversas observações. Possivelmente, inicialmente, foram explorados como pedreiras para a extração de ‘terra de fuller’ e, posteriormente, utilizados como refúgio, depósito para feiras medievais e ponto de encontro secreto da maçonaria, conforme indicam inúmeros escritos antigos nas paredes. As passagens subterrâneas se estendem por uma vasta extensão, e a visita, realizada em grupos com número limitado de pessoas, percorre cerca de 250 metros. Importante: leve um agasalho, pois a temperatura pode cair bastante. E siga sempre o guia para não se perder

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