The itinerary allows you to discover the different sites for the JOP 2024 – Paris Olympic Games, passing by Saint Denis, parc des sports de Marville, parc départemental Georges-Valbon
11 km
|
max. 69 m
min. 28 m
67 m
| |||
Accessibility | ||||
Styles : HikingBaladeDiscovery Public : FamilyOccasional hikersExperienced hikers Themes : CulturalPatrimony |
From the Basilica, follow rue de Strasbourg, Bld Lénine and then la Levée de la Vieille Mer to arrive at Marville sports park. Site JOP 2024 – Site Paris Olympic Games 2024. Go into the park via the swimming pool entrance, go down the road turning left to arrive at the Montjoie entrance of Parc Georges-Valbon.
From here, opposite the horse-riding centre, follow the markings for PR 5, pass by the waterfalls, the meadow, the Haricot pond, the pont des Iris (Bridge) and the belevedere to reach the village fair at the maison Glissant. Enjoy Festive and sportive activities with the challenge « Nordic walking » Nordic 93 ».
The Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, or simply Basilique Saint-Denis) is a large medieval abbey church in the city of Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris. The building is of unique importance historically and architecturally as its choir, completed in 1144, shows the first use of all of the elements of Gothic architecture. The site originated as a Gallo-Roman cemetery in late Roman times. The archeological remains still lie beneath the cathedral; the people buried there seem to have had a faith that was a mix of Christian and pre-Christian beliefs and practices.Around 475 St. Genevieve purchased some land and built Saint-Denys de la Chapelle. In 636 on the orders of Dagobert I the relics of Saint Denis, a patron saint of France, were reinterred in the basilica. The relics of St-Denis, which had been transferred to the parish church of the town in 1795, were brought back again to the abbey in 1819. The basilica became a place of pilgrimage and the burial place of the French Kings with nearly every king from the 10th to the 18th centuries being buried there, as well as many from previous centuries. (It was not used for the coronations of kings, that function being reserved for the Cathedral of Reims; however, French Queens were commonly crowned there.) "Saint-Denis" soon became the abbey church of a growing monastic complex. In the 12th century the Abbot Suger rebuilt portions of the abbey church using innovative structural and decorative features. In doing so, he is said to have created the first truly Gothic building.[3] The basilica's 13th-century nave is the prototype for the Rayonnant Gothic style, and provided an architectural model for many medieval cathedrals and abbeys of northern France, Germany, England and a great many other countries. The abbey church became a cathedral in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis. Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican. From : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/basilica_of_st_denis
Discover our territory, from the canals, our street art festival, and of course our web site www.tourisme-plainecommune-paris.com/
Access to the course
> métro ligne 13 ou T1 station Basilique Saint-denis.
To reach directly the park:
> RER B (stop Courneuve - Aubervilliers) or Tram T1 (stop 6 roads).
On September 30th only: Free shuttles from 13:30 to 20:00 betwwen the RER B, the T1 and the parc.