The immersive trails
The painters walked along the Grand Morin and the Marne. The trails follow in their footsteps, from one village to the next. Self-guided, free, open at all times: all you need is a phone.
Alexandre Altmann, The Mill at Voulangis, 1920-32
Open · The Grand Morin
Seven stops from the station to the heart of the village, 2.4 km on foot. At each panel a painting reappears in the landscape, and Corot or Lili Grenier tell you what you are looking at.
Discover the trailGeorges Serrier, The Bridge at Villiers with the Washhouse, 1888
Coming soon · The Grand Morin
Five stops, from the “Venice of the Brie” to the tannery quays, in the footsteps of Corot, Emily Carr and William Kaula.
The trail will open hereWilliam Kaula, Crécy-en-Brie, 1897
In preparation · The Grand Morin
The trail is being planned with the town and local collections.
The trail will open hereAmédée Servin, Countryside at Villiers-sur-Morin, 1881
In preparation · The Marne
On the Marne, a second circle of painters waiting to be revealed.
The trail will open hereAndré Prévot-Valéri, Shepherdess on the Heights of Villiers
Finding your way
The Grand Morin winds from Coulommiers to Crécy and on to Villiers; the Marne flows further north, at Luzancy. Some thirty kilometres separate the two valleys, an hour from Paris.
Getting here
