# Provins

A medieval World Heritage town with ramparts, the Caesar Tower, underground passages and knights' shows. A day trip from Paris on line P.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Provins was in the 12th and 13th centuries one of the towns of the Champagne fairs, where merchants from Italy, Flanders and half the continent bought and sold cloth, spices and money. From that wealth there remain a rampart of more than a kilometre, an octagonal keep, merchants' houses with vaulted cellars and kilometres of galleries underground. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Today it is a day trip from Paris, by train and without a car.

## How do you get there from Paris?

By train, on Transilien line P, which leaves from the Gare de l'Est and ends at Provins. The direct journey takes between an hour and twenty minutes and an hour and a half, and the ordinary Metro-Train-RER ticket is valid, €2.55 in 2026. On leaving the station, on the left, there is an information point that sells the Pass Provins. Some weekends the line closes for works: check the Transilien notice before going. The alternative is the RER A to Marne-la-Vallée and bus 7705 to the Ville Haute stop.

By car it is about 90 km to the south-east, an hour and a quarter. Park at Villecran, next to the tourist office and the Saint-Jean gate: on high-season weekends it costs €4 a day and the rest of the year it is free.

If you fly from Spain, you land at Charles de Gaulle or Orly. From Charles de Gaulle, the RER B drops you at the Gare du Nord, five minutes' walk from the Gare de l'Est.

## Upper town and lower town

Provins has two parts. The upper town, on the spur, is the medieval one: the ramparts and the Saint-Jean gate, place du Châtel, the Caesar Tower, the collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace, the tithe barn and the shows. The lower town, beside the river and the station, is where people live: shops, the market, the church of Sainte-Croix, the priory of Saint-Ayoul and the Rose Garden. From the station to the upper town it is about twenty minutes' walk, uphill. Within the upper town, the little train serves as a shuttle with an all-day ticket.

## Which ticket do I buy?

The Pass Provins gives access to the five paid monuments (the Caesar Tower, the tithe barn, the underground passages, the priory of Saint-Ayoul and the Provins museum) and discounts on the shows, the little train and the Rose Garden on the same day. It costs €16 online and €17 at the ticket office; €9.50 for children aged 4 to 12; the family one, for two adults and up to five children, €49 online. It is valid for a year, in case you don't have time for everything. Each monument can be paid for separately: €5 for the tower and the barn, €6 for the underground passages, which can only be visited with a guide.

The ramparts are free and always open. Pets may not enter the monuments or the shows.

## When to go and for how long?

From late March to early November is when Provins is complete: monuments open daily and two shows, La Légende des Chevaliers, with jousts and siege engines, and Les Aigles des Remparts, with birds of prey in flight. The timetables of the two are designed so that you can see them on the same day, one in the early afternoon and the other mid-afternoon. Roses flower from May to July. In June, the Médiévales fill the town with costumes and no passes are sold.

In winter almost everything opens at weekends and during school holidays, without shows. The weekend of the medieval Christmas market, on 12 and 13 December 2026, is the one that attracts the most people.

One day is enough for the essentials: train first thing, ramparts, barn and tower in the morning, lunch in the upper town, the two shows in the afternoon and the underground passages if a slot is left. Sleeping a night gives you the lit-up ramparts and the town without day trippers.

## Where to eat and sleep?

In the upper town, the Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts opens every day at midday and in the evening. In the lower town, Rosalie cooks home-style menus from €19.90 and opens on Sunday at midday, and L'Instant, on the same square, mixes French and Asian cooking.

To sleep, Aux Vieux Remparts is inside the upper town, with a spa and free parking; Le César Hôtel, a four-star, near the station; and La Demeure des Vieux Bains is a guesthouse in buildings from the 12th to the 18th centuries.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Christmas markets of Europe
- Cerca: Vaux-le-Vicomte (a 43.0 km), Fontainebleau (a 47.3 km), Disneyland Paris (a 51.7 km), Épernay (a 72.3 km)

## Qué hacer
- **The ramparts and the Porte Saint-Jean** (1 h · 1.2 km · Everyone; with a pushchair on the outer path · Free): The walls of Provins were built between the 11th and 13th centuries and once stretched over five kilometres. Today 1.2 km remain around the upper town, with towers of all shapes (round, square, almond-shaped, octagonal) and two fortified gates, Saint-Jean and Jouy. Access is open and free all year.
Where to go
From the tourist office, the path leads straight to the Porte Saint-Jean. Turn left and go round the outside, along the Allée des Remparts and the Allée des Lépreux: the best view is at the Tour aux Engins, the big tower on the corner. Steps go down into the moats to see them from below. On the inside you climb to the wall-walk next to the two gates; from the Jouy gate you see the town's rooftops.
At night
The restoration, begun in the 1970s, finished in September 2022, and since then the walls have had LED lighting. If you sleep in Provins, the walk after dinner is what you remember most.
- **The Caesar Tower, the 12th-century keep** (35 min · Families and teenagers; narrow spiral staircase · Desde 5 € adult): The 12th-century octagonal keep is the symbol of Provins. It served as a watchtower, a refuge and a prison, and today it holds the bells of the collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace, which still ring twice: five minutes before and on the hour.
The visit
You climb a spiral staircase: the guardroom, the so-called governor's room with its fireplace and latrines, the Pâté aux Anglais, the wall-walk and, at the top, the 17th-century timber frame. From the top you see the whole town and the Brie countryside. On the way down, don't skip the ground-floor room. There is a free audio guide with a QR code, of 25 minutes: bring your own headphones.
Opening hours and price
From late March to 7 November it is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00. The rest of the year, weekends, public holidays and school holidays from 10:00 to 17:00, and weekdays from 14:00 to 17:00. Closed on 1 January and 25 December. A ticket costs €5 (€3 for ages 4 to 12) or is included in the Pass Provins. You enter by Rue de la Pie. Animals are not allowed.
- **La Légende des Chevaliers, mounted jousting at the foot of the ramparts** (45 min · Families with children from about age 4; under-4s don't pay · Desde 14 € adult): It is the Provins show that children remember most: forty-five minutes of combat, jousting, mounted acrobatics, dressage and falconry at the foot of the wall, next to the Porte Saint-Jean. It tells of Count Thibaud IV of Champagne's return from the Crusades, and features Iberian horses, camels, donkeys, cows and goats, as well as working medieval siege engines. The Equestrio company has performed it since 2005.
When and how much
The season runs from late March to early November; in 2027, according to Equestrio, from 27 March to 7 November. There is a performance almost every day in spring and summer, at 14:30 or 15:00 on weekdays and at 15:45 at weekends; in autumn, fewer days. The stands are covered, so it goes ahead in the rain too, and they are wheelchair accessible.
At the ticket desk, adults pay €14 and children aged 4 to 12, €10; at the tourist office's online box office, €13 and €9, and even less if you add it to the Pass Provins. Under-4s get in free. Online sales close 24 hours before: on the day you buy at the ticket desk or the tourist office. Arrive half an hour early.
- **Les Aigles des Remparts, mounted falconry in the ramparts theatre** (45 min · Families and teenagers; under-4s don't pay · Desde 14 € adult): In the ramparts theatre, next to the Rempart du Cours aux Bêtes, the Vol Libre company flies eagles, vultures, falcons, kites, owls and a secretary bird, free-flying and alongside horses. It is a mounted falconry show that travels through the steppes of Central Asia, the Near East and the feudal courts, and which the company has performed in Provins since 2002. Afterwards you can see the birds up close in the aviaries.
When and how much
From late March to early November, with one or two performances a day, at 14:30 and at 16:00, 16:30 or 17:00 depending on the time of year; the 2027 season starts on 27 March. It lasts 45 minutes; arrive half an hour early. Adult €14 and child aged 4 to 12 €10 at the ticket desk; €13 and €9 at the tourist office's online box office. Free for under-4s.
Bear in mind
It is outdoors: for the birds' safety it can be cancelled in strong wind, heavy rain or extreme heat, or if the minimum audience is not reached. There are no toilets in the grounds and pets are not allowed. It is wheelchair accessible.
- **The underground passages of Provins** (45 min · Families and teenagers; bring something warm · Desde 6 € adult): Beneath the upper town there are kilometres of galleries, and the guided visit covers only part of them. They probably began as a quarry for fuller's earth, the clay used to degrease the wool of Provins's cloth, famous in the Middle Ages. Later they served as a refuge, as storage during the Champagne fairs and as a meeting place: on the walls there are old Freemasons' inscriptions.
What the visit is like
Always with a guide, in groups of 25 people at most, and it lasts about 45 minutes. Inside it is 13 °C all year: in summer, bring something for your shoulders. You enter at 3 Rue Saint-Thibault.
Times and price
There are tours at fixed times that change with the season: from April to June, at weekends from 10:30 to 17:30 and on weekdays two tours in the afternoon; in July and August, every day from 10:30 to 17:00 or 17:30. In winter there are tours at weekends, on Friday afternoons and in the holidays. A single ticket costs €6 (€4 for ages 4 to 12) or is included in the Pass Provins; with the pass, the tourist office advises calling +33 1 64 60 26 26 to reserve a place. From mid-October to December, on Saturdays at 18:00 there is a theatrical visit, Légendes et Croyances.
- **The Tithe Barn and the Champagne fairs** (35 min · Families; the audio guide is suitable for children · Desde 5 € adult): A stone house typical of Provins in the 12th and 13th centuries: warehouse below, shop on the first floor and living quarters above. It was rented to merchants, among them from Toulouse, and in the 16th century it was used to store the harvest tithe, hence the name.
What you see
The ground-floor room, with ribbed vaulting and carved capitals, and a staging with figures of the trades and merchants of the Champagne fairs: the Italian merchant, the Provins clothier, the moneychanger, the scribe, the parchment maker. The audio guide, lent in exchange for an ID document, explains in about 35 minutes why Provins was so rich. It is the best way to understand the town before walking round it.
Opening hours and price
From late March to 31 August, every day from 10:00 to 18:00; from September to early November, weekends from 10:00 to 18:00 and weekdays from 14:00 to 18:00; in winter, weekends, public holidays and school holidays from 14:00 to 17:00. Admission: €5 (€3 for ages 4 to 12) or with the Pass Provins. It is at 3 Rue Saint-Jean.
- **The Rose Garden of Provins and the rose of the Crusades** (1 h · Everyone; pushchairs and wheelchairs · Desde 7.5 € adult): A 3.5-hectare garden beneath the monuments of the upper town, with more than 450 varieties of roses arranged by theme: modern roses, which bloom until autumn, and old ones, such as the Rosa gallica officinalis, the "rose of Provins" that tradition says Thibaud IV of Champagne brought back from the Crusades. It has a garden of medieval medicinal plants, sun loungers, a tea room with a terrace and a shop. It has been listed as a Jardin Remarquable since 2014 and holds the Tourisme et Handicap label.
When to go
To see it in bloom, May to July. From 28 March to 15 November it is open every day from 10:00 to 19:30; in February, March, November and December, weekends and Mondays from 10:00 to 18:00, Friday afternoons and daily in the holidays. Closed in January. It costs €7.50 in spring and summer and from €4.50 in autumn and winter; under-12s don't pay. Dogs are allowed on a lead. It is at 11 Rue des Prés, in the lower part.
- **The little tourist train of the upper town** (35 min · Families with small children and anyone who doesn't walk much · Desde 7 € adult): A ride of about 35 minutes around the upper town with recorded commentary in French and English. The ticket is valid all day: you can do the whole circuit in one go or use it as a shuttle between stops, within the upper town only. It leaves from the tourist office.
Times and price
From 28 March to 30 August it runs every day from 11:00 to 18:00, with a break from 13:00 to 14:00; after that, at weekends, on public holidays and during school holidays, until 31 December. It does not run on major festival days. Adults pay €7 and children aged 4 to 12 €5; with the Pass Provins, €6.30 and €4.50. It can be bought from the driver, at the tourist office or online.
- **Noël à Provins, the medieval Christmas market** (4 h · Families · Free access to the market): One weekend in December the upper town celebrates Christmas with a medieval market. In 2026 it falls on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December. That weekend the underground passages are open almost all day, from 11:30 to 17:30 on Saturday and from 11:30 to 16:30 on Sunday, and the Caesar Tower and the Tithe Barn keep their winter hours.
How to go
It is the busiest day of the winter. If you go by car, the municipal police and car park attendants organise the parking: the tourist office car park opens as spaces permit, and there are extra car parks on the Boulevard d'Aligre, the old distillery on the Route de Bray and the sports hall. By train, line P comes from Gare de l'Est; check beforehand that there is no engineering work that weekend.

## Dónde comer
- **Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts** (Restaurant, Provins · upper town, €€€). Qué pedir: the two- or three-course Plaisir menu, with seasonal cooking and local producers
- **Rosalie** (Restaurant, Provins · lower town, €). Qué pedir: the Rosalie menu of starter, main and dessert for €24.90, with the blackboard dishes
- **L'Instant** (Restaurant, Provins · lower town, €€). Qué pedir: at lunchtime on weekdays, the €20.50 or €23.90 formula; in the evening, the salmon tataki or the bobun

## By plane: Fly to Paris and take a train to Provins
Provins has no airport: you fly to Paris, to Charles de Gaulle or Orly, which have direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and many other Spanish cities, and arrive by train. Line P leaves from Gare de l'Est, next to Gare du Nord, where the RER B from Charles de Gaulle stops. From either airport, allow about two and a half hours; by hire car, a good hour and a quarter.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Aux Vieux Remparts** (Hotel): A hotel in a half-timbered house on Rue Couverte, in the heart of the upper town, two minutes from Place du Châtel and five from the Porte Saint-Jean. It has been run for twenty-five years by Cécile and Xavier Roy.
The rooms
Forty-one, between Tradition, Superior, Deluxe and junior suites, some with views of the rooftops, the garden or the terrace; several are in the Grangerie, opposite, fifteen metres from reception. All have air conditioning and wifi. The Tradition and Superior rooms take three people and the Deluxe and junior suites three to five: they suit families. There are two adapted rooms and a lift.
The hotel
A spa with sauna, hammam and jacuzzi, a treatment room, the Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts, open daily, and a lounge bar in a vaulted 12th-century cellar. Buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00. 24-hour reception and room service, and in school holidays, a children's area. Animals are allowed with a €25 supplement per day.
Getting there
By car, the hotel's private, free car park; there is also a public car park at 9 Rue des Orfèvres. Without a car, from the station it is about twenty minutes' walk uphill or a short taxi ride.
- **Le César Hôtel** (Hotel): A four-star designer hotel on a quiet street opposite the 12th-century church of Sainte-Croix, between the station and the upper town. It was decorated by Laurent Maugoust, with nods to the Middle Ages, fine materials and a living wall at the entrance.
The rooms
Twenty-seven, in four categories (César, Chic, Luxe and Suite), all air-conditioned, non-smoking and with free wifi. From some windows you see the church of Sainte-Croix or the upper town with the Caesar Tower and the collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace. There is a bar, the Buzz Bar, breakfast and a courtyard for fine days; the tourist office also mentions a massage area and a charging point for electric cars.
Getting there
It is best placed if you come by train: the station is about 900 metres away, and around it are restaurants, shops and the market. If you arrive by car, it has private parking with code access. The upper town is a quarter of an hour's walk up.
- **La Demeure des Vieux Bains** (Small hotel, desde 180 € / night): A guesthouse opened in 2004 in a complex of 12th- to 18th-century buildings, between the upper and lower towns, with gardens and enclosed parking within the property. According to the tourist office, it is listed as a historic monument. Everything can be visited on foot from here: the Caesar Tower, the underground passages, the Priory of Saint-Ayoul and the rose garden.
The suites
Five, each in its own style: the Médiévale for two or three people, from €210 a night; the Dolce Vita and the Flamande, for two to four, from €240; the Récamier, for two to four, from €180; and the Rosa Gallica room, for two, from €180. Exposed beams, stone walls and four-poster beds in the oldest.
The house
The tourist office mentions a balneotherapy area with chromotherapy, jet showers and a hammam, a lounge with a billiard table and a guests' table by prior booking. Ask when booking what is included in your stay.
### Servicios
- **Provins station (line P)**: Direct train from Paris Est · 1 h 20 to 1 h 30 · €2.55 Metro-Train-RER ticket · tourist information point
- **From Charles de Gaulle or Orly to Provins**: CDG: RER B to Gare du Nord and line P from Gare de l'Est · Orly: metro 14 and RER to Paris · €14 airport ticket

## Car-free: Provins by train, without a car
Provins works very well without a car. Line P comes direct from Gare de l'Est on the standard €2.55 ticket, and everything is done on foot. The only effort is the climb from the station to the upper town, twenty minutes; the little train helps within it.
Presupuesto orientativo: 90–180 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Aux Vieux Remparts** (Hotel): A hotel in a half-timbered house on Rue Couverte, in the heart of the upper town, two minutes from Place du Châtel and five from the Porte Saint-Jean. It has been run for twenty-five years by Cécile and Xavier Roy.
The rooms
Forty-one, between Tradition, Superior, Deluxe and junior suites, some with views of the rooftops, the garden or the terrace; several are in the Grangerie, opposite, fifteen metres from reception. All have air conditioning and wifi. The Tradition and Superior rooms take three people and the Deluxe and junior suites three to five: they suit families. There are two adapted rooms and a lift.
The hotel
A spa with sauna, hammam and jacuzzi, a treatment room, the Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts, open daily, and a lounge bar in a vaulted 12th-century cellar. Buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00. 24-hour reception and room service, and in school holidays, a children's area. Animals are allowed with a €25 supplement per day.
Getting there
By car, the hotel's private, free car park; there is also a public car park at 9 Rue des Orfèvres. Without a car, from the station it is about twenty minutes' walk uphill or a short taxi ride.
- **Le César Hôtel** (Hotel): A four-star designer hotel on a quiet street opposite the 12th-century church of Sainte-Croix, between the station and the upper town. It was decorated by Laurent Maugoust, with nods to the Middle Ages, fine materials and a living wall at the entrance.
The rooms
Twenty-seven, in four categories (César, Chic, Luxe and Suite), all air-conditioned, non-smoking and with free wifi. From some windows you see the church of Sainte-Croix or the upper town with the Caesar Tower and the collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace. There is a bar, the Buzz Bar, breakfast and a courtyard for fine days; the tourist office also mentions a massage area and a charging point for electric cars.
Getting there
It is best placed if you come by train: the station is about 900 metres away, and around it are restaurants, shops and the market. If you arrive by car, it has private parking with code access. The upper town is a quarter of an hour's walk up.
### Servicios
- **Provins station (line P)**: Direct train from Paris Est · 1 h 20 to 1 h 30 · €2.55 Metro-Train-RER ticket · tourist information point
- **From Charles de Gaulle or Orly to Provins**: CDG: RER B to Gare du Nord and line P from Gare de l'Est · Orly: metro 14 and RER to Paris · €14 airport ticket

## By car: Provins by car, with the Brie and Champagne nearby
By car, Provins is about 90 km from Paris, an hour and a quarter on the N4 and D619, and parking is easy. It makes sense if you are staying overnight and want to continue the next day towards Champagne or through the villages of the Provinois.
Presupuesto orientativo: 100–200 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Aux Vieux Remparts** (Hotel): A hotel in a half-timbered house on Rue Couverte, in the heart of the upper town, two minutes from Place du Châtel and five from the Porte Saint-Jean. It has been run for twenty-five years by Cécile and Xavier Roy.
The rooms
Forty-one, between Tradition, Superior, Deluxe and junior suites, some with views of the rooftops, the garden or the terrace; several are in the Grangerie, opposite, fifteen metres from reception. All have air conditioning and wifi. The Tradition and Superior rooms take three people and the Deluxe and junior suites three to five: they suit families. There are two adapted rooms and a lift.
The hotel
A spa with sauna, hammam and jacuzzi, a treatment room, the Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts, open daily, and a lounge bar in a vaulted 12th-century cellar. Buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00. 24-hour reception and room service, and in school holidays, a children's area. Animals are allowed with a €25 supplement per day.
Getting there
By car, the hotel's private, free car park; there is also a public car park at 9 Rue des Orfèvres. Without a car, from the station it is about twenty minutes' walk uphill or a short taxi ride.
- **Le César Hôtel** (Hotel): A four-star designer hotel on a quiet street opposite the 12th-century church of Sainte-Croix, between the station and the upper town. It was decorated by Laurent Maugoust, with nods to the Middle Ages, fine materials and a living wall at the entrance.
The rooms
Twenty-seven, in four categories (César, Chic, Luxe and Suite), all air-conditioned, non-smoking and with free wifi. From some windows you see the church of Sainte-Croix or the upper town with the Caesar Tower and the collegiate church of Saint-Quiriace. There is a bar, the Buzz Bar, breakfast and a courtyard for fine days; the tourist office also mentions a massage area and a charging point for electric cars.
Getting there
It is best placed if you come by train: the station is about 900 metres away, and around it are restaurants, shops and the market. If you arrive by car, it has private parking with code access. The upper town is a quarter of an hour's walk up.
- **La Demeure des Vieux Bains** (Small hotel, desde 180 € / night): A guesthouse opened in 2004 in a complex of 12th- to 18th-century buildings, between the upper and lower towns, with gardens and enclosed parking within the property. According to the tourist office, it is listed as a historic monument. Everything can be visited on foot from here: the Caesar Tower, the underground passages, the Priory of Saint-Ayoul and the rose garden.
The suites
Five, each in its own style: the Médiévale for two or three people, from €210 a night; the Dolce Vita and the Flamande, for two to four, from €240; the Récamier, for two to four, from €180; and the Rosa Gallica room, for two, from €180. Exposed beams, stone walls and four-poster beds in the oldest.
The house
The tourist office mentions a balneotherapy area with chromotherapy, jet showers and a hammam, a lounge with a billiard table and a guests' table by prior booking. Ask when booking what is included in your stay.
### Servicios
- **Villecran car park, next to the tourist office**: €4 a day at weekends in season, free the rest of the time · motorhome area · 4 charging points

## As a family: Provins with children

Provins is one of the day trips from Paris that works best with children: ramparts to run along, a tower to climb, tunnels underground and, from April to early November, knights and eagles. Under-4s pay almost nothing, and the Pass Provins has a family price.

### What works best
The two shows: La Légende des Chevaliers and Les Aigles des Remparts

The underground passages, with a guide and at 13 °C

The Caesar Tower, with its dungeons and wall-walk

The little train, to avoid tiring them out going up and down

### Where to stay
Rooms for up to five at Aux Vieux Remparts

Suites for four at the Demeure des Vieux Bains

### Where to eat
Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts, open daily in the upper town

Cheap menus at Rosalie

### Bear in mind
Family Pass Provins: €49 online for two adults and up to five children aged 4 to 12

The shows don't allow dogs and the eagle show can be cancelled in bad weather

Bring a sweatshirt to the underground passages, in summer too

### Qué hacer as a family
- The ramparts and the Porte Saint-Jean
- The Caesar Tower, the 12th-century keep
- La Légende des Chevaliers, mounted jousting at the foot of the ramparts
- Les Aigles des Remparts, mounted falconry in the ramparts theatre
- The underground passages of Provins
- The Tithe Barn and the Champagne fairs
- The Rose Garden of Provins and the rose of the Crusades
- The little tourist train of the upper town
- Noël à Provins, the medieval Christmas market

## With young children: Provins with small children

With under-sixes, Provins is enjoyed at a nap-time pace: a show, a walk along the ramparts and the little train. Under-4s get into the shows free and don't pay for a Pass Provins.

### What works best
La Légende des Chevaliers, with covered stands and farm animals

Les Aigles des Remparts, with the birds seen up close afterwards

The little train of the upper town

The Rose Garden, with lawns to take your shoes off and a tea room

### Where to stay
Aux Vieux Remparts, with a lift and a children's area in school holidays

### Where to eat
Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts, two minutes from the shows

### Bear in mind
The Caesar Tower staircase is narrow: a baby carrier is better than a pushchair

The tourist office has free left-luggage for pushchairs and a play area

### Qué hacer with young children
- La Légende des Chevaliers, mounted jousting at the foot of the ramparts
- Les Aigles des Remparts, mounted falconry in the ramparts theatre
- The Rose Garden of Provins and the rose of the Crusades
- The little tourist train of the upper town
- Noël à Provins, the medieval Christmas market

## With teenagers: Provins with teenagers

Teenagers get into Provins through the underground passages and the heights. Give them the map and let them go up the Caesar Tower and walk the wall-walk on their own; they tend to like the birds of prey shows more than they expect.

### What works best
The underground passages, with Freemasons' inscriptions

The Caesar Tower, up to the timber frame

Les Aigles des Remparts, with vultures and falcons in flight

The ramparts from outside and through the moats

### Where to stay
Aux Vieux Remparts, with rooms for three to five

### Where to eat
L'Instant, with bobuns and gua bao

### Bear in mind
The Pass Provins for ages 15 to 18 can be paid for with the French Pass Culture

From November to March there are no shows: the plan is shorter

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- The ramparts and the Porte Saint-Jean
- The Caesar Tower, the 12th-century keep
- La Légende des Chevaliers, mounted jousting at the foot of the ramparts
- Les Aigles des Remparts, mounted falconry in the ramparts theatre
- The underground passages of Provins

## Consejos

### Buy the Pass online
It is cheaper than at the ticket office and shows bought with it cost less.

### The barn first
The audioguide explains the Champagne fairs and everything else makes sense.

### Check the line P works
Some weekends the train is replaced by a bus.

### A coat for the underground passages
Inside it is 13 °C all year.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How do I get from Paris to Provins?
On Transilien line P from the Gare de l'Est, between an hour and twenty and an hour and a half, with the €2.55 Metro-Train-RER ticket.

### How much does the Pass Provins cost?
€16 online and €17 at the ticket office; €9.50 for ages 4 to 12; €49 for the family one online.

### When are there shows in Provins?
From late March to early November; the 2027 season begins on 27 March.

### Can I see Provins in a day?
Yes: ramparts, tower, barn, underground passages and the two shows fit into a day in season.

### Can I go with a dog?
On the ramparts, the streets and the Rose Garden, on a lead; it may not enter monuments or shows. Aux Vieux Remparts admits dogs for a supplement.

### Where do I park in Provins?
In the Villecran car park, next to the tourist office, or free in the lower town.