It consisted of two areas: the Cité (aristocratic and ecclesiastical) and the Bourg (bourgeois and commercial). You will see a series of dwellings with typical Troyan architecture: more than one story half-timbered houses with corbelled structures wh..

The façade (embellished in the typical chequered style of the region) and the courtyard (a mix of half-timbers, bricks, slate and a banded polygonal tower) are fine examples of 15C Troyes architecture. In 1550, it became the Trinité hospital where po..

This museum was born from a donation by the Troyan industrialists, Pierre and Denise Lévy. It is situated in the former episcopal palace. The collection includes 388 paintings (many Fauves: Derain, Vlaminck, Van Dongen) 1 277 drawings, 104 sculptures..

This building is remarkable both for its size and the beauty of its nave. Its wonderfully elaborate facade is partly due to Martin Chambiges. The inside gives the impression of power and gracefulness. Magnificent windows (see Le Pressoir mystique, pa..

It was built between 1262 and 1286 under Pope Urbain IV (born in Troyes) on the site of his father's cobbler stall. It illustrates the 13C Gothic art of the Champagne region. Inside, the interesting point is the choir which was built in one session. ..

Its gabled- roofed houses are lose together that a cat can easily jump from one rooftop to another. This road has a totally medieval atmosphere. Notice the stone posts at the entrance to prevent wagons from hitting the walls, Like most of the other s..

It is the oldest church in Troyes (12C), but later it was reconstructed. The chevet is decorated with large brightly coloured Renaissance windows . Beautiful Sainte Marthe with a moving expression, a work from the master of Chaource. On leaving th..

It was built in the 16C, and arched with wood in the 17C. The light comes through its Renaissance grisaille windows, it has a winding balcony and a beautiful collection of statues which come from churches destroyed during the Revolution. Many of ..

This museum presents an overview of art in southern Champagne: sculptures, paintings and objets illustrate the famous Troyan school. 16C Troyan architecture and work on stained-glass windows are brought to light. Glass painted works (15C and 17C) by ..

This 16C mansion has preserved its ceremonial room with its French-style ceiling. The building is nowadays home to Troyes Art Museum and the Museum of Hosiery .

This square, bordered with cafés, is dominated by the town hall's Louis XIII facade which displays,. the original revolutionary motto: "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ou la Mort" above the portico.

On this street, uncommonly wide for the 16C, the maison du Boulanger houses the Thibaud-de-Champagne Cultural Centre. Opposite, the Tourelle de l'Orfèvre, partly covered by a slate draughtboard, is held up by caryatids and a goat-footed statue. The 1..

The clock tower is from the 14C, the Gothic style nave is low, whilst the choir which was rebuilt at the beginning of the16C is much higher. Paintings by Mignard and the tabernacle were carried out based on Girardon's drawings. In 1420, Queen Isabea..

Built in 1531, this stone mansion is decorated with a delightful angled Renaissance turret.

This shady square, formerly the Exchange square, where the moneychanger set their tables during the fairs, provide a beautiful view of Saint-Jean's church tower clock, which has the appearance of a minaret.

The mansion, which belonged to Nicolas Camusat, mayor of Troyes in 1759, presently houses the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

This house, built in the 6C and decorated in the 18C, welcomed the German merchants who came to take part in fairs. Today, it is the library of the Compagnons du Devoir and the Compagnons du Tour de France.

This street is lined with beautiful wood-panelled houses. At n° 34, hôtel de l'Election (16C); at n° 32-36, hôtel de la Croix d'Or, you find houses built in chequered stone.

The former Rue du Temple offers a nice alignment of old houses. At n° 3, notice the beautiful brick house with its roof covered with flaked varnished tiles. This was the former dwelling of the Order of Malta Commander.

Troyes is the French hosiery capital. Several rooms illustrate the manufacturing processes and the history of the hosiery industry: machines and trades, reconstruction of a workshop and a collection of stockings with embroidered decorations, pearled ..