Free visit of an exceptionally open medieval tower

Name: Free visit of an exceptionally open medieval tower
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Tour du Quai des Peceaux

Go back in time and enter the medieval city known by the famous Jean de Joinville!

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entry from 2-4 rue de la Fontaine.

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Go back in time and enter the medieval city known by the famous Jean de Joinville!

Visible from the quay of Peceaux, this 13th century tower is the best preserved vestige of the walled enclosure that would encircle the city of Joinville in the Middle Ages.
Located in a private property, it is exceptionally open to visitors.
Explanatory panels inside.

About the location

Tour du Quai des Peceaux

4 Rue de la Fontaine, 52300 Joinville

Haute-Marne
Grand Est

The round tower of the Quai des Peceaux has been protected as a Historic Monument since 1942\. Now integrated into the private houses on the left bank of the mill’s reach, this tower is the only remnant of the 1.2 km of fortifications that surrounded the town of Joinville.