Château-Landon

74 minutes by train from the Gare de Lyon

8½ km canal/country walk from Souppes, lively market town on River Loing, restaurants, to ancient hilltop stronghold of Château-Landon, birthplace of the Plantagenets and a medieval pilgrimage site. 11C Abbey, 12C church. Return by bus via Fontainebleau to station at Melun.