In Vert-Toulon and its surroundings, sacred architecture, Neolithic archaeology and several named hills come together. Renting a holiday apartment in Vert-Toulon is an independent option for personal travel planning.
Culture
The Église Saint-Pierre is a Gothic church in the Romanesque style and has been classified as a Monument historique since 30 July 1934. Its construction began in the 12th century. The church includes a seigneurial chapel in the Flamboyant Gothic style, with a ribbed vault and carved capitals. Depicted among other things are a mermaid, a mask spitting leaves, intertwined monsters, as well as vines and grapes.
The Église Saint-Vincent has a Romanesque portal with three archivolts; the outermost is decorated with a chevron frieze. It is considered the first church in the Diocese of Châlons-en-Champagne dedicated to Saint Vincent.
The Neolithic archaeological site of Vert-Toulon comprises four hypogea, one of which has been destroyed. These are collective burial chambers dug into the chalk. The La Crayère site in Vert-la-Gravelle (Vert-Toulon) appears to consist of a hypogea necropolis in the east and a flint mine in the west.
In the surroundings of Vert-Toulon are the Château d'Étoges as a château, the Abbaye de la Charmoye as a historic site, the Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Andecy (Baye, Marne) as a monastery, and the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Reclus as a ruin site.
Nature
The PR121 Boucle des Marais de Vert-Toulon circular hiking trail is a 5.5 km loop starting at Place Léandre-Ploix in Vert-la-Gravelle. The route takes 1 hour and 45 minutes and leads visitors to discover the Marais de Saint-Gond and the oil sites of Vert.
Mont Aimé is a hill in the surroundings of Vert-Toulon. Mont Méan is also a hill in the surroundings of Vert-Toulon. In the wider regional surroundings of Vert-Toulon lies the Butte de Saran, a hill. Les Hautes Jogasses is also a hill in the wider regional surroundings of Vert-Toulon.
Experiences
The “Marais de Saint-Gond archéologie et patrimoine” association organizes tours and excursions. Champagne Yveline Prat offers cellar tours in Vert-Toulon upon request; possible times are 10 a.m. in the morning and 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon.
The “les amis de l’église de Toulon” association organizes a Saint Vincent festival in Vert-Toulon, traditionally celebrated on the Sunday after 22 January.
