Troyes, the textile capital (France)

 

After Dijon and Amiens, time for Troyes which attracted me because you can also see very beautiful half-timbered houses.

I took the train at Gare de l’Est on 24 May 2021 at 11:42 am and the journey lasted 1h32.

As with Amiens, I walked around the city before checking in at the aparthotel which only started at 3pm.

First of all, I started my walk with the Jardin des Innocents located next to the Church of Sainte-Madeleine, and I continued on Rue de la Madeleine and then on Rue Charbonnet, two pretty streets where you can see beautiful half-timbered houses.

Jardin des Innocents

Church of Sainte-Madeleine

Rue de la Madeleine

Rue Charbonnet

I then went through the pretty courtyard of the Mortier d’Or, the Jardin Juvénal des Ursins and the pretty alley of the Cats.

Courtyard of the Mortier d'Or

Jardin Juvénal des Ursins

Alley of the Cats

Passing next to the Fontaine Argence where the Monument to the Dead of the Resistance is located, then passing next to the Marché des Halles which closely resembles the one in Dijon.

Fontaine Argence

Marché des Halles

The second place of worship I took is the Church of Saint-Rémy.

On the quai des Comtes de Champagne, you can take pictures of contemporary sculptures such as Attendez-moi ! (Wait for me!) but also the Coeur de Troyes.

Coeur de Troyes

Attendez-moi !

I then passed by the rue du Paon along the rue de la Cité.

Rue de la Cité

Rue du Paon

Then come the place Saint-Pierre and the beautiful Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul (in which I entered to take pictures of the beautiful stained glass windows), and not far from there, the Musée Saint-Loup (museum of fine arts, archaeology and natural history).

Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul

Place Saint-Pierre

Musée Saint-Loup

Finally, the pretty rue Mitantier before arriving at my hotel, the Zenao Appart’hotel, which also serves as a retirement home.

Zenao appart'hotel

View from Zenao

View from Zenao

After resting a bit (my feet and back pain and I needed to charge my cell phone), I discovered another place of worship, the Church of Saint-Nizier.

The Maison du Dauphin, a private mansion, followed.

Going into rue Simart then the beautiful square des Trois Godets.

Rue Simart

Square des Trois Godets

The Cellier de Saint-Pierre and the Hôtel du Petit Louvre followed.

Cellier Saint-Pierre

Hôtel du Petit Louvre

I went back to the quai des Comtes de Champagne for other contemporary sculptures: La Ribambelle Joyeuse, Lili la Dame au Chapeau and La Fille qui donne un baiser.

La Ribambelle Joyeuse

Lili, la Dame au Chapeau

La fille qui donne un baiser

Then comes another place of worship, the Basilique Saint-Urbain, then the Tourelle de l’Orfèvre.

Basilique Saint-Urbain

Tourelle de l'Orfèvre

In the rue Urbain IV, I photographed the Church of Saint-Jean-du-Marché and a little further on, the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensée Ouvrière (MOPO).

Rue Urbain IV

Church of Saint-Jean-du-Marché

MOPO

I ended the day with the last place of worship, the Church of Saint-Pantaléon and the pretty rue François Gentil.

Church of Saint-Pantaléon

Rue François Gentil

So far, of the three cities visited, Troyes is my favorite. I think this town is really cute with all these half-timbered houses of different colours.