CASTLES AROUND PARIS

Romantic castles and parks
In the XIXth century , the romantic spirit reigned and many places kept this atmosphere of daydream, emotion, sensitivity: the Vallée-aux-Loups, a refuge, for Chateaubriant, Courson and the rare trees of its park. In Jeurre, the ruins emerge to the detour of the alleys. The large trees of Chamarande play their reflections in the water parts.
Sceaux - Museum ofIle-de France and park
The field was arranged, in second half of the XVII th century, for Jean-Baptist Colbert and his son, Minister for the king Louis XIV, the duke and the duchess of Maine made, at the beginning of XVIIIth century ., "a stay of delights", known for its literary tournaments and its theatrical and musical representations.
Vallée –aux –Loups
House of Chateaubriant and romantic park
In 1807, chateaubriant settles in the Vallée –aux –Loups and dedicates passionate attachment to his park. In this natural setting of 14 ha, remarkably preserved, nests a pretty house that is decorated and furnished with the taste of the beginning of the XIXth century.

Saint-Jean- de –Beauregard- Castle, vegetable garden
Invited to discover the art of living of formerly, this castle of the XVIIth century preserved its environment of time: a court and a rear court, superb and common to the roofs in Mansart, imposing pigeon, by this exceptional flowered vegetable garden classified MH revealing rare or unknown plants.
Versailless
Castle, Triananon, by these gardens
The royal apartments, the gallery of the Ices, the museum of the French history, the park, the gardens with a French style, the thickets, Trianons, the Hamlet of the queen…are as many prestigious and varied places which you will be able to discover throughout your visit.
Dampierre- CASTLE, GARDENS AND PARK
The gardens of Dampierre were fixed in broad outline by Nôtre. The castle is in the center of a structured decoration where water has a major role. On the outskirts of the big natural mirror created in XVIth century, the duchess of Lynes undertook the creation of a "romantic garden"..
Breteuil
inhabited Castle, superbly furnished with 50 wax people evoking the history of a family in the heart of the French history and park of 75 ha with its gardens having a French style or flowered and a labyrinth. Six tales of Perrault in places of the life of formerly.
Courson
Castle, park, days of the Plants
Luminous dwelling, turned towards the nature, of which decors and furnitures are inspired extensively. Built at the end of the XVIIth centutry, restored in the XIXth century, surrounded of a sumptuous romantic park, fruit of the work of the best landscape designers of XIXth and Xxth century. who combine in all seasons botany and esthetics.
Marais
Talleyrand Museum and park
40 hectares of park with secular trees around a prestigious castle Louis XVI with, on a side, a garden drawn by Duchêne and, from the other side , a mirror of water of more than 500 meters of length
Chamarande Castle and park
Beautiful example of the elegance of the style of Louis XIII, the castle (XVIIth) is surrounded by a landscape park of 98 hectares including some amenities of XVIllth like an island (creation of Hubert Robert), and various buildings (the architect Contant d’ Ivry) a such orangery or a refrigerator.
Thoiry- Castle, gardens and reserve
A rare esoteric structure of the Renaissance. The floors of Thoiry form a solar calendar on the scale of the landscape. Beautiful furniture, tapestries, portraits. Guided tours by actors. Rosery, English park. Reserve of 1000 exotic animals.

Rambouillet
Castle, dairy of the Queen, through this English garden
Castles of XIVthcentury, testifying to very beautiful decorations of the XVI th, XVIIIth and XIX th centuries, registered in a park of 150 hectares including a garden having a French style , channels and an English style garden which contains two marvellous factories of the XVIIIth century
Jeurre- Monuments and park
The park joins together the four most famous factories created in Méréville for the banker of the court of Louis XV, who wanted to carry out there the most beautiful park of his time. It contains alleys that are bordered of built boxtrees allowing the visitor to go from a factory to the other, by offering superb sights on the monuments and ponds of this park of 60 hectares, planted of all the rare essences of Ile-de France
Courances
Castle Louis XIII and a French style garden
Typical castle of the XVIIth century ,it is very luminous which is reflected on all the sides in limpid water which surrounds it. The French style garden of Courances is superbly organised, with: embroideries of boxtree, seventeen water parts, vast lawns, sculptors and exceptional trees.
Le Saussay- Castle and park
Original provision of two castles dating back to XVIIIth which have on all sides a main courtyard opening directly on the park. The interior of the castle is devoted to the history of the various families which resided at it. Guided tour of the castle (1/2h approximately) and free walk in the park.
Fontaines bleau
Field and national museums
130 hectares of gardens. Illustrated evolution of the art of the gardense: by the large floor, garden with a French style drawn by Nôtre, the pond of carps, 1st garden with English style created under the first Empire, the park, the channel of 1200 m... Remarkable trees, fountain of, Diane, exotic essences, English river.
Vaux – le – Vicomte
Castle, garden, museum of crews of
A masterpiece of architecture of XVIIth century, refined decorations, model garden drawn by Nôtre, magic of the visits with the candles. Discovery of gardens in the electric carriers and walks in "Nautils" on the Large channel. Catering in free; service.
Champs-sur-Marne
Castle, gardens with a French style and park
These gardens go down towards the Marne, the prospect centered by alleys of limes that are centenaries and rythmized by two basins. Drawings of the floors, “built boxtree embroideries” bordering white stones that are punctuated by solid massifs with the bright colors.
Saint – Cloud
Gardens, park, museum and educational farm
Belvedere dominating Seine and Paris, the national field in Saint-Cloud offers to: the lovers of nature and art gardens of 460 hectares with timbered squares, gardens, fountains, basins and thickets as well as the majesty of drawn at the XVIIth century by Nôtre.
Malmaison et Bois-Préau
Castle, garden of Malmaison, park of Bois-Préau
Castle dating back to the XVIIth century acquired by Joséphine and Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. Exceptional interior decoration whose freshness and charm evoke the happy years of the couple under the Consulate. The passion of Joséphine for the exotic flowers and plants is reflected in the landscape park of 6 hectares.
Amble city, castle gardens and park
Renaissance castle in a cascade of gardens with an Italian style is a real open-air theatre of greenery and of water created by Salviati-Borghèse. Rapture of the basins, monumental chess game, hundred-year-old limes.
Château se la Roche-Guyon
Castle with 1000 years of history
From the medieval dungeon to the large stables of the Lights Century:: Orangery, troglodytic, cabinet with the Chinese wallpapers, big living room, secrete way dug in cliff.