Every day on France Bleu Paris, Célia Scemama gives you an appointment to make you (re) discover one of the pretty corners of Île-de-France. In partnership with VisitParisRegion.com (Ile-de-France CRT), discover in 40 days, the places of activities and leisure in the Paris region.
Sceaux was the first city in Île-de-France to create its pedestrian shopping street in 1976 and it is the second pedestrian street in France.
Our reporter Célia Scemama takes us to meet Patrice Pattée, deputy mayor in charge of public space and mobility.
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The city is one of the “green lungs” of the region. In the 19th century, Jules Ferry had the idea of sending boarding students to the countryside, the Lakanal high school in Sceaux. It was one of the first high schools of a vast project which wanted all the high schools for boarders in the capital to be transported to the countryside.
The town of Sceaux was built around its church in the 12th century. Colbert made Sceaux one of the jewels of French architecture and great gardens : he bought the castle then he destroyed and rebuilt it. He wanted to build a very beautiful home by entrusting the design of his garden to André Le Nôtre.
We continue the discovery of the city at the town hall with Guillaume Mauri, head of the Tourism Office of the town of Sceaux.
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The town hall welcomes every summer you can find there an exhibition of contemporary art.
You can find there 16 artists selected by a jury, the exhibited works come from all over France.
We immerse ourselves in the event “Les Jardins Ouverts” with Céline Barbin, heritage curator for the Hauts-Seine department.
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This allows locals to take a trip back in time
This is the 6th summer edition of the event, the objective being to promote and publicize the green spaces of the region by setting up a cultural program in connection with its spaces to introduce them to Ile-de-France residents.
You can find there themed tours and also shorter themed tours if you don’t have time for a full guided tour. With the 180 hectares of the park you can stroll while traveling in time.
Also on the Grand Canal you will find boats to meet you like in the 17th century and boating on the estate’s Grand Canal.
Our reporter, Célia Scemama, takes us to the Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Sceaux church accompanied by Carole Macé, archivist in charge of the local history mission for the town of Sceaux.
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The church has been part of the landscape of Sceaux for more than 8 centuries
At first it was a simple chapel which was transformed and enlarged over the centuries. The latest adventure is the restoration of the church, it comes out of 7 years of work. During his work, it was found under gray coatings of old pigments, painted decorations from the 19th century and it was decided to restore them.
We go to Parc de Sceaux with Céline Barbin, heritage curator for the Hauts-Seine department.
Great discoveries for visitors who want to know more about both the estate and Île-de-France
Within the park you can discover the castle which now houses the permanent collections of the Museum of the Departmental Domain of Sceaux.
The museum contains a total of 13,000 works ofhave a hundred that are on display. The works range from miniatures to furniture, including engravings, drawings, etc.
A gourmet break?
Our reporter takes us to the Colbert pastry shop with Frédéric Comyn.
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The Colbert pastry shop is truly an institution
You can find there pastry classics that are sublimated with noble and simple products.
The 3 rules for Frédéric are taste, crispiness and creaminess!
We continue the tasting at the Ponpon cheese dairy with Benjamin Amato.
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You can find many farm cheeses made from raw milk as well as nuggets of small productions.