Provins: a weekend trip from Paris by train

Train: 1 h 23 by train
Return trip: from €5
Arrival station: Provins

Price found for the coming weekend, rounded down to the nearest €5.

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UNESCO medieval town: ramparts, Caesar Tower and knight shows.

A UNESCO-listed Champagne-fairs town: 13th-century ramparts, the Caesar Tower, underground galleries, eagle and jousting shows in season. Direct line P from Paris Est (~1h25) — the Middle Ages on a commuter ticket, great with kids.

Who is it for

Couples : Romantique insolite : cité médiévale et spectacles.
Families : Parfait dès 3 ans : spectacles d’aigles et de chevalerie qui captivent les tout-petits.
Solo : Solo médiéval : remparts, Tour César et souterrains.

Things to do

Eagles of the ramparts
Falconry show at the foot of the ramparts (in season) — a thrill for kids.
Ramparts & upper town
13th-century walls, the Saint-Jean gate and the medieval lanes of the upper town.
Underground galleries & tithe barn
Galleries dug beneath the upper town and a medieval merchants' hall — guided tours.
Caesar Tower
The 12th-century octagonal keep, with a Brie panorama from the wall-walk.

Coming up

1 January → 31 December · Parcours Street Art de C215 · Provins
28 March → 1 November · La Légende des Chevaliers · Provins
28 March → 1 November · Les Aigles des Remparts · Provins
31 October → 1 November · Halloween à Provins · Cité médiévale
28 November · La Vimpelloise 2026 · Vimpelles
12 December → 13 December · Marché médiéval de Noël · Ville haute
15 May → 16 May · Marathon médiéval de Seine-et-Marne · Blandy-les-Tours vers Provins
29 May → 30 May · Les Médiévales de Provins · Ville haute