This is Fontaine le Port !!

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I have criss cross this dear department area for years which if reading my blog you know why, so dear Seine et Marne to see a first many times passed by it ,but glad to find me some pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, The village of Fontaine-le-Port is located in the Seine-et-Marne department no, 77 in the Île-de-France region of my belle France. This is deep country and beautiful you need a car but darn worth it. I like to tell you a bit on this is Fontaine le Port !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village is located on the right bank of the Seine river between the villages of Chartrettes and Héricy. The village is 14 km from Melun, 71 km from Paris, 66 km from Meaux, 75 km from Versailles, and 514 km from my current home. From Versailles which we came took the rue Maréchal Joffre or D91 pass the potager du roi and parc Balbi onto the N12 continue to connect with the A86 by Fresnes connect with the A6b and A6a /A6 same road, at exit/sortie 12 take the D337/D607 continue becomes the D142 by the Table du Roi it becomes the D606.D138 then becomes the D116 over the bridge to Fontaine le Port ,all straight easier with a gps.

The Church Saint-Martin is located on Rue Victor-Hugo, at the junction of Sente des Rossignols, in the town center of Fontaine-le-Port. The church was formerly part of the Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris. It has a 12C bell tower, was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the early 16C and remodeled several times. The nave dating, it is thought, from the 16C.

In the side aisle is a Chapelle de Saint-Nicolas. There are depictions of a “Samaritan Woman” and a “Resurrection.” The high altar is carved in wood. The 17C woodwork panels depict Christ and the Apostles. Noteworthy are several tombstones, including those of Philippe Senneton, bailiff of Sens, and his wife, Marie Clausse. During the French revolution, of the four original bells, only one, the smallest, was preserved. It is the largest of the two currently in service.

Things to see here are the Château de la Barre (Massoury Estate), formerly owned by the Sultan of Oman Qabus ibn Said, who died in 2020. This small castle dates from the late 19C, considerably enlarged in the Louis XIV style in the early 21C.

A bit of history tell us that is possible that the first permanent settlement did not occur until the 11C or 12C. The first traces of the existence of the village of Fontaine le Port date back to archives from the 12C which name it in Latin Fontanae. In 1156 King Louis VII founded a Cistercian abbey in Barbeau, on the southern edge of the territory of the town, which was named “Sacer Portus”, and in 1160 donated two acres of land and a vineyard in Fontaines. Barbeau Abbey was pillaged by the sans-culottes in 1793, then transformed under the First Empire into a home for orphans of the Legion of Honor. A priest, Abbé Lejeune, managed to shelter the remains of King Louis VII in Chartrettes, which he was able to bring back to Barbeau in 1813. In 1817, on June 30, the king’s remains were exhumed again and officially transferred to the church of Fontaine-le-Port, where a solemn Mass was said and the remains of Louis VII were given military honors, before being transferred to the royal abbey of Saint-Denis (see post) . Barbeau Abbey was destroyed in the 19C. The village became a tourist destination: at the beginning of the 20C there was a café and four hotel-restaurants in the village.

The official village of Fontaine le Port on its heritage: https://www.ville-fontaineleport.fr/fr/historique

The local Brie des Riviéres et Châteaux tourist office on the church: https://visiter.briedesrivieresetchateaux.fr/patrimoine-culturel/eglise-saint-martin-2/

The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the church: https://www.tourisme-seine-et-marne.fr/visiter-decouvrir/5865382-eglise-saint-martin/

There you go folks, another dandy ride in my road warrior mode,again, And another first in my world map in quant countryside of Fontaine le Port !! Always so much to see in my belle France.  Again ,hope you enjoy the post on this is Fontaine le Port !! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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