Source de la Douix


The idyllic Source de la Douix (pronounced 'dwee'), a 600L-per-second artesian spring, flows from a 30m cliff in a city park on the Seine's eastern bank. Perfect for a picnic, it is one of the oldest Celtic religious sites in Europe.


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