• Montargis

From Dordives or Montargis :

• Transilien Line R to Paris, Nemours, Fontainebleau, Melun and Montargis.

From Montargis :

• TER/Intercités services to Paris, Fontainebleau, Melun, Montargis, Briare and Nevers.

Markets :

• Ferrières-en-Gâtinais, Friday morning
• Montargis, Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

• typical village of the Gâtinais region

Ferrières-en-Gâtinais :

• former abbey, Saint-Pierre abbey church (12th-15th centuries)
• medieval streets

Cepoy :

• Saint-Loup Church (12th century)
• lock and water bodies
• castle grounds

Nearby :

• Chanterelles :
  • Romanesque church (12th century)
• Griselles :
  • Gril du Corbelin Bridge (12th–15th centuries)
• Montargis :
  • state-owned forest, estate and golf course of Vaugouard

• From Nemours or from Dordives Transilien ligne R to Paris, Fontainebleau, Melun, Montargis.

Markets :

• Dordives : friday morning
• Château-Landon : thursday morning
• Souppes-sur-Loing : sunday morning

• Saint-Léonard Church (16th century)

Souppes-sur-Loing:

• Saint-Clair-Saint-Léger Church
• farm barn
• former castle of Boulay
• Cistercian Abbey of Sainte-Marie

Dordives:

• Saint Stephen’s Church,
• former royal abbey of Cercanceaux
• Mez-le-Maréchal Castle (12th century)
• Glass Museum (closed in January)

Nearby:

• Château-Landon:
  • ancient medieval fortified town
  • birthplace of the Counts of Anjou and Kings of England, on a rocky spur overlooking the Fusain valley
  • Madeleine and Saint-Thugal towers (8th–11th centuries)
  • former royal abbey of Saint-Séverin (12th century)
  • Notre-Dame Church (10th-14th centuries)

• leisure centre (swimming in natural waters, games, canoeing)
• animal park

Dordives:

• Cercanceaux marshes (protected natural area) and Étangs meadow

Château-Landon:

• Gâtinais local produce shop (honey, saffron, etc.) at the tourist office.

• Trains : from Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons and from Nemours
• Transilien ligne R to Paris, Fontainebleau, Melun, Nemours, Montargis.
• À Moret TER to Sens.

Markets :

• Moret-sur-Loing : friday morning.
• Nemours : wednesday and saturday motning

• Samois and Burgundy gates of the old ramparts
• former residence of François I er
• Notre-Dame church (XIIe s., buffet d’orgues XVe s.)
• sugar museum (avril à fin oct.)
• bicycle museum (avril à fin sept.)
• Clemenceau’s House
• Tan mill

La Genevraye :

• Saint-Martin church (fin XIIe s.)
• former dynamite factory of Cugny

Moncourt-Fromonville :

• Saint-Étienne church
• Pleignes castle (XIVe s.)

Grez-sur-Loing :

• charming artists’ village
• old stone bridge
• Ganne tower and Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Laurent church (12th century)

Nemours :

• Gateway town to the castle-museum (12th century)
• Church of Saint John the Baptist (16th-17th centuries)
• Departmental Museum of Prehistory

Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours :

• Rochers Gréau park
• Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church

À proximité :

• Gâtinais Français Regional Natural Park
• Fontainebleau and Nanteau-sur-Lunain forests
• Larchant :
  • Dame Jehanne’s climbing rock
  • remains of the Gothic church of Saint-Mathurin (13th century)

• Montgolfières en France  http://www.montgolfiere.com/

Nemours:

• Chocolaterie des Lys (poppy sweets, museum tour)

After crossing the footbridge, follow the Briare Canal on its right bank until you reach the Nelson Mandela Street Bridge.

At the bridge, cross to the other side and follow the canal on its left bank to the quai du patis. From there, you can reach Montargis railway station by walking up Avenue du Général de Gaulle.

When you reach Rue Saint-Séverin, turn left and then right onto Rue de la Ville Forte, which goes around Saint Séverin Abbey. The climb is steep. At the end of the street, turn right onto Rue Hetzel. You can find a map of the town at the tourist office. There are bicycle racks on the market square.

To leave, take Albert Ouvré Street, then at General Leclerc Square, take Nemours Street. Next, follow Charles de Gaulle Street until you reach Bas de Saint-André Street, which will be on your right. Go down this street until you reach Chemin de la Haie de Banse. Stay on this road until you reach the first road on the left, which will take you to a bridge over the Fusain.

After the bridge, turn left immediately. Cross Tabarderie Park (picnic area) along the Fusain until you reach the road. At the road, turn right onto Rue des Gauthiers. At the end of the hamlet of Les Gauthiers, turn left onto the D43 to the hamlet of Néronville and the Loing Canal, where you will rejoin the cycle route.

• OTSI : 6 rue Hetzel – 77570 Château-Landon – Tel: 01 64 29 38 08 – http://tourisme.chateau-landon.com/

• Madeleine and Saint-Thugal Towers (8th-11th centuries)
• Former Royal Abbey of Saint-Séverin (12th century)
• Church of Notre-Dame (10th-14th centuries)