Vitry - Porte du Pont
Vitry - Collégiale Notre Dame
Vitry-le-François is a city which was created in 1545, and which takes its name and motto from the King of France François 1er.
The city is nicknamed the ""Pink City"". This name comes from the pink or red paving stones used for sidewalks and spaces.
The unavoidable :
The city is nicknamed the ""Pink City"". This name comes from the pink or red paving stones used for sidewalks and spaces.
The unavoidable :
- The Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame: the largest classical church in the Marne (17th-19th centuries ) and listed as a Historic Monument;
- Place d'Armes, all paved with the statue of the River Marne (fountain) erected in 1840 in its centre. Take a short break there, you will find restaurants and all the necessary shops around the square;
- The Town Hall: former Convent of the Récollets from the 17th century ;
- The Porte du Pont, which marked the entrance to the city;
- A few half-timbered houses.