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• Bourron-Marlotte (on site), Marlotte : its village beloved by painters |
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Wander around the picturesque
streets of the village and visit the town hall/museum where there are
many works by artists who lived in Bourron-Marlotte or came here in
vacation. Finally, enter the Saint-Sévère church, built around the XIth
century and enlarged in the late XIXth century. This is one of the many
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• Montigny sur Loing (4 km) : The plain of Sorques |
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Situated along the Loing, between
Sorques' hamlet and Moret sur Loing. The plain of Sorques is one of the central zones of the biosphere's reserve of Fontainebleau's country, declared biosphere's reserve at UNESCO, in december 1998. 2 observatories on the site permit an observation of various species. Bernache du Canada,Cygne tuberculé, Fuligule Milouin, grand Cormoran, Grèbe castagneux, Grèbe huppé, Grand héron cendré, Héron cendré, Sarcelle d'hiver... |
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• Fontainebleau (7 km), its forest, its famous castle |
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This royal and imperial city
benefits from the majestuous castle, inspired by the Italian Renaissance.
With its magnificent forest (42 800 acres), you will see the most extraordinary
and diverse flora and fauna. http://www.fontainebleau.fr |
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• Nemours (7 km) and its gothic church of the XIIth century |
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The ancient city unveils all its
grandeur and beauty with its squares, its romantic alleys, its fortress
and its dungeon, and its very beautiful gothic church from the XIIth
century, consecrated to Saint John the Baptist. http://www.nemours-saint-pierre.com |
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• Larchant (8 km) and its basilica Saint Mathurin |
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This basilica, built during the 12th
century used to welcome pilgrims on their way to Saint James de Compostelle,
who'd stop to honor the Saint-Mathurin cult. Known for his miraculous
healings, he suposedly was born in Larchant around 250 A.D. This basilica
is a work of art ! |
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• Moret sur Loing (10 km), its medieval city |
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This medieval town unveils its ancient
wall with three famous gates in it, and its twenty towers. The painter
Sisley lived there for many years and his landscapes show us how lovely
it is to live here. |
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• Barbizon (20 km), the village of painters |
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Barbizon is mostly known by
admirers of landscape paintings. Walk down the lovely streets of this
town, located in the heart of the Fontainebleau forest, where you will
find shops and workshops, restaurants, galleries and artists' houses.
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•The castle of Courances (26 km) |
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Built around 1550, the castle was transformed in the XVIIth century
and characterizes the style of Louis XIII. The collection of plates
decorating the dining-room, the tapestries of the XVIth century and
the librairy are remarkable. The park with its numerous ornamental
lakes, its ducts fed by 17 springs is one of the few water gardens
of the Renaissance designed by Le Nôtre. We recommend a visit
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•Blandy-les-Tours (31 km), the castle |
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In a "Briard" village of
houses and old farms, a press house and a mill and picturesque alleys,
rises the XIIIth century castle built by Jean de Tancarville, Viscount
of Melun. |
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•The castle of Vaux Le Vicomte (32 km) |
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The castle of Vaux Le Vicomte,
in the Seine & Marne was built from 1658 to 1661 for the Minister
of Finances of Louis the XIV, Nicolas Fouquet. He hired the best artists
of the time to build his palace ; the architect Le Vau, the painter
Le Brun, the landscape-painter Le Nôtre. The success of this castle provoked the jealousy of the King who imprisioned its owner, Nicolas Fouquet, seized the castle and forced all the team who participated in the building of Vaux Le Vicomte to build the castle of Versailles. http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com |
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•The medieval town of Provins (63 km) : |
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With its medieval patrimony
remarkably conserved (58 buildings inscribed or classified) this town
is an open air museum. The Saint Quiriace's collegiate church and its
dome, the imposing César Tower, the church of Saint-Ayoul and
its square, the relics of the cross and the ancient barn are well worth
visiting. The highlight of the visit is certainly the medieval show
which include knights and falconry... Don't miss the last weekend of
August and its harvest's festival. http://www.provins.net |
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•Champs sur Marne (65 km), the castle |
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This lovely XVIIIth century castle
is surrounded by a French park with flower beds like embroideries, designed
by Claude Desgots, a nephew of Le Nôtre and carried on by Duchêne.
Also not to be missed is the VIIth church and its XVIIIth presbytery. |
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•The park of big cats (71 km) |
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Pass on to the visitors the respect for animals, protect the nature, preserve a genetic heritage for certain threatened sorts! Here is the challenge launched by the park of the big cats of Seine-et-Marne: 150 big cats of any hairs distributed on more than 60 hectares in the middle of nowhere! Leopard, tiger white, snow leopard, cat of sands, lynx of Siberia, margay, caracal … Sorts presented through four circuits of walks, the visitors will be in total dumping with big cats. Information: 33 (0) 1 64 51 33 33 http://www.parcdesfelins.com |
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•The château de Versailles (79 km) |
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The Castle of Versailles was set up by Louis XIV. Louis XV and Louis XVI lived there then. This famous palace includes to him only more than 2000 rooms and extends over 67000 m2. In its 815 hectare park, you can discover the Small Trianon and the Big Trianon, the Hamlet of the Queen, the Big and the Small Canal, one orangery and the ornamental lake of the Swiss. http://www.chateauversailles.fr |
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•La Vallee outlet shopping village (80 km) |
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At only 35 minutes from the center of Paris, in 5 minutes of the Parks Disney, The Valley Village proposes you hundred of prestigious marks at irresistible prices, all year long and 7 days a week. You will be seduced by the zen charm of its flowery alleys where every hut shelters a big name of the fashion and the decoration, which proposes you its previous collections at reduced prices. http://www.lavalleevillage.com |
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•Disneyland Resort Paris (80 km) |
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You will discover the magical
world of Disney across 5 different areas (Fantasyland,
Adventureland, Frontiereland, Discoveryland, Main Street USA) in
Disneyland's park and accross 4 areas (Front
Lot, Animation Courtyard, Production Courtyard, Backlot) in
Walt Disney Studios' park. Finally, in the evening, Disney Village, with its restaurants and its theme bars, its concerts and live shows, its cinemas, disco and shops, is an unforgettable experience ! The success of Disneyland Resort Paris is huge, the number of annual visitors exceeds that of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum together ! http://www.disneylandparis.com |
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•The crypt of Jouarre (106 km) |
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This is one of the oldest crypts in France. Its origin goes back to the Merovingians and the Carolingians. It shelters the sarcophagus of the founders of the abbey (VIIth century) and the extraordinary tomb of an Irish princess (XIIIth century). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The most famous of the Gauls deserved well a park in its name by "Toutatis"! This big amusement park, completely dedicated to the heroes of the comic strip of Uderzo and Goscinny opened its doors in 1989 at Plailly in the Oise region, the small municipality situated in around thirty kilometres from Paris and easily accessible by the highway A1. The Park Astérix contains several spaces relating to the stories told in comic strips. http://www.parcasterix.fr |
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•Saint Fargeau château (111 km) |
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The historic
spectacle of the Saint-Fargeau's castle, which gather more than 600
actors and 60 riders, is one of the highest historic spectacles in Europe.
In the exceptionnal setting of the castle and the park, during more
than one hour and a half, and with an amazing rythm, 1000 years of history
pass by your eyes. |
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•Guedelon château (130 km) |
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For the next 20 years, thirty five craftsmen and women will be building before your very eyes a medieval castle. They will do so following XIIIth century techniques. The natural site in the middle of the forest will provide them with all the building material necessary : wood, water, stone, earth, sand and iron. Quarriers, stone hewers, masons, carpenters work in
front of you, as they once did 7 centuries ago. The building yard is
a continuous, lively and progressive site where Towers, Curtains and
the Keep will have taken 25 years to rise up from the earth. You may realise that from many viewpoints, this building site straight from the past will answer many expectations of modern men and women. http://www.guedelon.com |
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The medieval Château de Bazoches
is set half-way up a wooded hill on the site of a former Roman base
in direct line of sight of Vézelay (10 km away). It was built
in the twelfth century in the form of a trapezium with four towers and
a keep surrounding an inner courtyard. Bazoches was bought in 1675 by Marshal de Vauban with the reward granted to him by King LOUIS XIV after the siege of Maastricht. When he had settled in Bazoches, Vauban carried out many modifications and transformed it into a military garnison. It was at Bazoches, in the recently restored great gallery of the château, that Vauban, the founder of Civil Engineering, produced the studies and drawings for over three hundred constructions and strongholds. A place of exception : furniture of Vauban (armor, bed-chamber, office, library), 17th century décors on the 4 frontages of the courtyard, 4 immense family trees of which of that Vauban including nearly a thousand coats of arms in hand painted and fired Limoges porcelain. http://www.chateau-bazoches.com |
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•Giverny and the Claude Monet foundation (173 km, 2h08) |
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" It is indispensable to make a pilgrimage to Giverny, in this flowery sanctuary, to understand better the Boss, to seize better the sources of its inspiration and to imagine him always living among us. " The house in plastered pink, where lived from 1883 till 1926 the leader of the impressionistic school, found its internal decoration colored and its intimate charm of formerly. In several rooms is presented, according to the collision chosen by the Master of Giverny, his invaluable collection of Japanese prints. In some steps of the house the vast workshop of Nymphéas was also restored. It shelters the shop of the Foundation. Gardens were reconstituted as before and offer henceforth to the admiration of the visitors this "picture executed straight from the nature" which the contemporaries of Claude Monet considered as one of its masterpieces. In front of the house and the workshops, the Clos Normand, in the rectilinear plan, in the vaults of air plants surrounding with brilliant massifs, proposes of the spring in autumn the changeable palette of a painter gardener " madman of flowers". Finally more low, formed by a diversion of the Epte, shaded by weeping willows, the garden of water with its famous Japanese bridge, its wisterias, its azaleas, its pond, became again this case of sky and water which gave birth to the pictorial universe of nymphéas. http://www.fondation-monet.com |
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•Castle of Commarin (204 km, 1h47) |
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For 7 centuries in the same lineage, the château
de Commarin was re-installed during the 18th century by the Marquis d'Antigny,
grand mother of the well known bishop, the Prince de Talleyrand, minister
of Foreigh Affaires Commarin is known for its beautiful decorative collection,
with its unique set of family heraldic tapestries, of the early 16th,
the beauty of its works of arts and furniture, and the richness of its
17th and 18th decoration, which are the livel testimony of the generations
who lived in. http://www.commarin.com |
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| • Golf of Fontainebleau (7 km) Route d'Orléans, 77300 Fontainebleau Tel. : 33 (0) 1 64 22 22 95 @mail : golf.fontainebleau@wanadoo.fr http://www.golfdefontainebleau.org |
• 18 holes, one of the most prestigieus golf
course in France. • 102 km of bunkers • A house-club at the disposal of the players and a pro shop. • Courses for everyone. • Individual prices: 60 € to 100 € * |
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| • Golf UCPA of Bois-Le-Roi (17
km) UCPA Base de loisirs, rue de Tournezy, 77590 Bois-Le-Roi Tel. : 33 (0) 1 64 81 33 31 @mail : boisleroi-base@ucpa.asso.fr http://boisleroi.ucpa.com |
• 9 holes with various obstacles
of water • Golf course adapted to confirmed players, numerous courses on request • The practice on the water was redrawn and 10 posts covered in the supple cover all year long • Individual prices: 10 € to 15 € * |
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• Cély Golf Club (25 km)  Le Château, route de Saint Germain, 77930 Cely-en-Bière Tel. : 33 (0) 1 64 38 03 07 @mail : cely@club-albatros.com http://www.club-albatros.com |
• Around the castle , pleasant japanese garden,
waterfalls, points of view in the direction of the castle of the
XIVth century. • 18 holes with fairways and greens • A bar, a restaurant, a pro-shop at the disposal of the players • Individual courses on request • Individual prices: 42 € to 74 € * |
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• Golf du Château d'Augerville (30 km) Place du Château 45330 Augerville la Rivière Tél. : 02 38 32 12 15 @mail : golf@chateau-augerville.com http://www.chateau-augerville.com |
• Luxuriant, attractive and charming,
it offers to the glance the pleasures of a peaceful nature. • Course of 18 holes with the subtle difficulties of a requiring golf |
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| • Golf de la Forteresse (32 km) Domaine de la Forteresse, 77940 Thoury Ferrottes Tel. : 33 (0) 1 60 96 95 10 @mail : contact@golf-forteresse.com http://www.golf-forteresse.com |
• Around a magnificent strengthened farm,
golf course of 18 holes in the valley of the Orvanne • Forests and plans of water • Club-house, restaurant and pro shop • Courses • Individual prices: 25 € to 55 € * |
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| • Golf de la Croix des Anges
(36 km) Route de Villaroche, 77560 Réau Tel. : 33 (0) 1 60 60 18 76 @mail : golfdelacroixdesanges@yahoo.fr |
•In a very friendly and sports spirit, golf
course of 9 holes for all type of players • Practice and renting of material • Individual prices: 10 € to 20 € * |
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| • Golf du Coudray (37 km) Avenue du Coudray 91830 Le Coudray-Montceaux Tél. : 01 64 93 81 76 @mail : golf.du.coudray@wanadoo.fr http://golfcoudray.org |
• In the heart of the park of the ancient castle
of the XIXth century, undulating course with a technical game of
18 holes. • Courts for beginners |
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| •Hôtel-Golf of Belesbat (41 km) Courdimanche-sur-Essonne 91820 Boutigny-sur-Essonne Tél. : 01 69 23 19 00 http://www.belesbat.com |
• Exceptional, modern and original golf course
of 18 holes. • The golf course is surrounded by sandy beach, river, plan of water, the castle and the forest • Green Fee prices: 130 € included lunch * |
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| • Golf de Fontenailles (41 km) Domaine de Bois Boudran Fontenailles, 77370 Fontenailles Tél. : 01 64 60 51 52 @mail : golfdefontenailles@wanadoo.fr http://www.hotel-fontenailles.com |
• Golf course of 9 holes in the forest around
the castle • A restaurant, a bar with terrace at the disposal of people • Courses • Individual prices: 25 € to 60 € * |
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| • Golf Disneyland Resort Paris
(79 km) Allée de la Mare houleuse, 77700 Magny-Le-Hongre Tél. : 01 60 45 68 90 @mail : dlp.nwy.golf@disney.com http://www.disneylandparis.com/fr/decouvrir_disneyland_paris |
• Situated at some kms from the Parks
disneyland, this golf propose a golf course of 27 flexibles holes
by edge of 9 which can be combined in order to create 3 different
golf courses of 18 holes. • Bar, restaurant, house club, cloak room with showers, pro shop • Individual prices: 27 € to 56 € * |
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Château
de Bourron
14 bis, rue du Maréchal Foch
77780 Bourron-Marlotte France
phone : 33 (0)1 64 78 39 39 Fax : 33
(0)1 64 78 35 35
http://www.castle-paris.com
Nota
Bene : Pictures are strictly forbidden inside the castle.
Documentation as well as post-cards are available at the tourist office or
at the entrance of the chateau.
This file has no contractual value, all rates are
for information only.
The
reproduction of the photographs is forbidden without the agreement from the
owners.