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A pleasant place for a bike ride.

Beautiful walk, varied, hilly. Clockwise, above the D18 we have a view of the wonderful rolling countryside, especially in spring. Green, the yellow of rapeseed, the brown of plowed land. In the distance, the chimneys of the Nogent sur Seine power station produce a white plume in this blue sky. Well then, on the right all the way down hidden under the trees are the sand quarries and the Seine, even further away are the hills announcing the Yonne and Burgundy.

The Yonne is one of the great rivers of northern France and one of the main tributaries of the Seine. Here we are slightly downstream from the ornithological reserve, where it is good to stop to observe the ball of migratory birds.

The chateau was built in 1760. Outside the perimeter you will see a rather impressive gate which still bears the coat of arms of the original owner and builder, Noël Jacques Michel de Brion.

Barbey Castle was built in the 17th century. It is now a private property but historically belonged to the French botanist Chevalier Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars.

18th century castle with a beautiful period entrance gate.