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| A royal tomb at Saint Denis |
Parc de La Courneuve Georges Valbon and the Basilica of Saint Denis
> This week's walk, about 12/13km led by Mary Lynne, will combine nature and culture in the department of the Seine St Denis (93). We will start and end at the Basilica of Saint Denis. From the basilica we will walk to the park of La Courneuve, the biggest artificial park in the Paris region, where we will have our picnic lunch.
From there we will take the tram, T1, back to Saint Denis in time for those who wish to visit the famous basilica, one of the first Gothic churches of France, where 46 French kings, 32 queens, 63 princes and princesses are buried. Admission: 7.50€ individual, 4.50€ and 6.00€ for groups of 20 or more.
> Meeting place: We will meet in front of the Basilica at 10:00.
> Transportation: metro line 13, stop Basilica Saint Denis. Line 13 branches at the station La Fourche. Be sure that you take the line headed to Saint Denis Université. The basilica is just a few steps from the metro exit, but if you aren’t sure how to find it, just wait at the metro exit.
> Bring the usual picnic lunch and rain gear.
> We can return to Paris from Saint Denis on metro line 13. Those who choose not to visit the basilica can visit other sites in the town or even walk back to Paris via the Porte de la Villette and along the Canal Saint Denis, approximately 6.5km.
http://www.tourisme93.com/
If you want to be contacted in the unlikely case that we might have to cancel the walk, you can reach me at
If you want to be contacted in the unlikely case that we might have to cancel the walk, you can reach me at
06 70 88 18 59 01 47 41 98 20 mlfich@yahoo.com
See you on Wednesday!
N.B. A bit of trivia: The hills in the park were made with earth and rubble excavated during the construction of the A1 autoroute. The enormous quantity of rocks, earth and other filling material used would have filled a freight train of 250,000 cars!! 225,000 trees were planted, as well as a remarkable dahlia garden which you can see if you return in the summer or early fall.
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