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Moret-sur-Loing France Walking Tour | 4K With Captions

#moretsurloing #france #walkingtour | 4K With Captions Moret-sur-Loing France Walking Tour | 4K With Captions Hello everyone! Today I am taking you on a walk across the streets of a beautiful ancient town of Moret-sur-Loing, well known for its Medieval gates, the Donjon, Notre-Dame church and its awesome nature. The town was the residence of many people who shaped the world in one or other way such as St Thomas Becket, French kings Saint Louis, Philip IV le Bel, François I, art patron Nicolas Fouquet, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alfred Sisley, Marina Tzvetaeva to mention some of them. Moret was that place where worldwide famous sweets Barley sugar was made for the first time in 1638. Join me in this fabulous adventure! 01:07 Alfred Sisley Statue Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) is a famous French impressionist painter who lived in Moret 01:25 Porte de Samois Porte de Samois is a medieval construction, part of town fortifications built in the 12th century 01:51 Rue Grande Main street of Moret-sur-Loing 02:45 Le Point Sisley This is the house where Napoléon Bounaparte spent a night after his return from the island of Elba. Later on impressionist painter Alfred Sisley lived for a while. 02:58 The Raccolet house 04:26 Town Hall Square 04:46 Town Hall 06:04 Town Hall Façade François I 16th century La Galerie de la maison Chabouille 06:04 Maison Lesage 16th Century 09:46 Notre-Dame de la Nativité 12th Century. The medieval church is a fine example of Gothic architecture, took 3 centuries to build and is a magnificent building. Walking into the church you may see some beautiful stained glass windows. Historians believed that St Thomas Becket (1119-1170) consecrated the church while he was in exile. 11:31 La Maison du Sucre d'Orge or Barley House, also known as the House of the Good Saint-Jacques, Timber framed and limestone 15th Century house. Here in this house was created under the reign of Louis XIII in 1638 in Moret by Benedictine Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels world famous sweet Barley Sugar, a delicate candy whose recipe is the best kept secret for over 300 years. The Saint-Jacques carved on the corner post on the ground floor bears witness to the passage of a pilgrimage route to Compostela. 14:50 Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) lived here 15:53 Donjon of the Moret. Castle of Moret was built in 1160 by King Louis VII and since then it was used as a residence for a number of French kings such as Louis VII, Philip II Auguste, Saint Louis or Louis IX, Philip IV le bel, Francois I. During the reign of King Henri IV, the keep was rented out to famous persons, including the Minister of Finance Suli. Henri IV's mistress Jacqueline de Bueil, countess of Moret, also lived in the castle, who changed the interior of the castle. Things turned around and the Donjon dropped from the list of favorite residences and King Louis XIV turned it into a prison. It is famous for the fact that in 1664 Nicolas Fouquet, the influential financial superintendent of the young king Louis XIV, a well-known patron of the arts and the theater, was imprisoned here and kept by the king's guard d'Artagnan. The last person of royal blood to inhabit the château was Marie Lesczinka before she married Louis XV. 20:24 Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) is a Russian poetess who lived in this house in 1936 with her son 21:23 The Porte de Bourgogne de Moret-sur-Loing (or Porte du Pont) is a medieval town gate, which was built in the 12th century probably at the same time as the whole of the fortifications. 21:51 Loing River 22:35 Musée du Sucre d'Orge 24:22 Moret-sur-Loing Bridge was built at the end of the 12th century, however, locals believed that Roman emperor Julius Caesar built it first. 28:20 Town Walls fortifications on the Loing side 28:56 La Promenade The path along the Loing River 30:10 High water marks These high water marks point out the maximum rise of the River Loing over the centuries. 31:01 Maison de Sauvé 18th Century Thanks for watching My goal is 1000 subscribers :) Please, help my channel to grow by subscribing to my YouTube channel    / @travelwithrado   Click the bell in order to receive notifications for my new videos! Your support is important for me to further develop my channel! Hit the like button and don't forget to drop your comments, questions and feedback in the section below. Share this video with your friends on social networks. You may support me with an One-off Tip - https://ko-fi.com/radkoshopov Connect with me on social Facebook   / radko.shopov   Instagram   / radko.shopov   Twitter   / radkoshopov   LinkedIn   / radko-shopov-94b5a526   Do not copy, reproduce, or distribute any of my content unless you have my written permission to do so.