VERNON — 5 MILES
Vernon is another one of those little gems resting along the Seine. While it doesn’t have any major monuments, it does have a 12th century castle, and it’s been immortalized to some degree, because Monet, living down the road in Giverny, depicted Vernon in paintings. And it has one of the more interesting sites, an old mill that hangs over the river. There was a pending wheel that was powered by the river, but that’s gone, and what’s left is a strange looking house.
The historic district has a network of medieval style streets with medieval style half-timbered houses dating from the 1500’s. There are still 233 of these wooden houses near the church, scattered down cobble-stoned streets, interspersed with shops, little cafés, and restaurants.
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