BRIE-COMTE-ROBERT

Discoveries on the side of Brie-Comte-Robert
BRIE-COMT-ROBERT: The book opens on the Midle Age .At the heart of the Brie, the town of Brie-Comt-Robert is a true book open on the Middle Age. The medieval charm of its centre town, its places, its castle and its church, inspire the testimony of the history...

THE CASTLE
This pretty city with the streets bordered of old houses sheltered formerly an encircled fort of walls, built by the count Robert II of Dreux, under the reign of Philippe Auguste. The castle, currently in the course of restoration, restores perfectly the architecture of XIIth century. Its strengthened square enclosure is surrounded of ditches still in water today. Two turn-doors, also squared, were used as opposite entries. One of the two turns acted as main tower, symbol of the Lordship power. There remains only the tower of Brie. It is today the single enclosure of XIIth century presenting this provision inIle-de France (exhibition of the archaeological deposit every Sunday after midday except in the event of bad weather).
FOUNDED towards the end of XIIth century, the Gothic frontage of the God Hotel of a rare beauty on the level of its harmony as well as its architectural achievement, testifies to the reception reserved in Xlllth century to the poor and tired travellers coming to the markets of Brie. Today it is a center of temporary exhibitions, equipped with rich and varied programming. Saint-Etienne church dates back to Xlllth century and raises its splendid frontage on four floors with, in its top, a rosette and its balcony, its arrow and its Renaissance turret and on its lower sides there are laces worked with the expressive gargoyles .
One can also see there many stained glasses and a free restored organ.Concerts are free once per month by the Friends of the Organ of Brie-Comte-Robert.

TO VISIT
A guide of visit "historical walk in the centre town of Brie" enables you, throughout a detailed course, to see, inter alia, these monuments and to understand the life which formerly this commune animated (available for free at the Town hall).
For a family discovery of Brie-Comte-Robert, a discovery booklet of the city is available on request to the town hall or the Departmental House of tourism to the 01 60 39 60 39. Conceived in the form of ludic play-questions, this booklet involves the visitors throughout the town, to discover sites that are not to miss.