Bures-sur-Yvette tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Versailles Palace at 12 km from Bures-sur-Yvette

Visit Bures-sur-Yvette: highlights and tourist information

Bures-sur-Yvette is situated in the Essonne department and Paris region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bures-sur-Yvette in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 12 km and Catacombs at 20 km.

Bures-sur-Yvette, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Versailles Palace

Castle at 12 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yvelines department

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an...

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Catacombs

at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

For a different side of Paris, explore the ancient catacombs in tunnels...

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Eiffel Tower

at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

Built in the late 19th century as a temporary monument, it is...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the most extensive and most...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The 18th century Pantheon was originally to be a church based on...

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Arc de Triomphe is the second largest triumphal arch in the...

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is best known for its eight...

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Champs-Elysees

at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Champs-Elsées, often called the most beautiful avenue in the world, is...

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Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Tuileries is a large park and garden near the...

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Sainte-Chapelle

Church at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

Sainte-Chapelle, on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, is an important...

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Notre Dame cathedral

Cathedral at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on an island in the Seine River, is...

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Conciergerie

National Monument at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

La Conciergerie at Paris is one of the oldest and most important...

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The Louvre

Museum at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre contains countless...

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Paris

at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The city of Paris continues to be the most popular destination with...

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Map of places to visit near Bures-sur-Yvette

Markets in and near Bures-sur-Yvette

• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (2km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (2km)
• Igny: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Palaiseau: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Bievres: market Wednesday (7km)
• Massy: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
• Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (10km)
• Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Chatenay-Malabry: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)

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Tourist attractions near Bures-sur-Yvette, France

What to do at Bures-sur-Yvette? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bures-sur-Yvette.

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (21km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (21km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (24km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (12km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (22km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (58km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (15km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (15km)
• Pantheon (21km)
• Arc de Triomphe (22km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (22km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (22km)
• Conciergerie (22km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (23km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (25km)
• Vincennes Chateau (26km)
• Villa Savoye (27km)
• Chateau de Maisons (28km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (30km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (37km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (20km)
• Eiffel Tower (20km)
• Rodin Museum (21km)
• Hotel des Invalides (21km)
• Palais Bourbon (22km)
• Orsay Museum (22km)
• Jardin des Plantes (22km)
• Grand Palais (22km)
• Petit Palais (22km)
• Champs-Elysees (22km)
• Pont-Neuf (22km)
• Place de la Concorde (22km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (22km)
• The Louvre (22km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (22km)
• Place Vendome (22km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (23km)
• Palais Royal (23km)
• Saint-Eustache (23km)
• Parc Monceau (23km)
• Place de la Bastille (23km)
• Place des Vosges (23km)
• Paris Opera (23km)
• Montmartre district (25km)
• Montmartre (25km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (25km)
• Parc de la Villette (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (14km)
• Gatinais Francais (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (6km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (21km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (22km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (22km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (22km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (23km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (24km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (24km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (29km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (29km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (30km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (33km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (39km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (42km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Beauregard (4km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (11km)
• Parc de Courson (11km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (11km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (12km)
• Parc de Versailles (12km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (13km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (15km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (19km)
• Parc de Chamarande (21km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (23km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (23km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (26km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (27km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (33km)
• Parc du château de Courances (36km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (37km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (43km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (12km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (23km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (10km)
• Vaux de Cernay (17km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (21km)
• Murs à pêches (28km)
• Château de Sauvage (33km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (26km)
• Etampes (29km)
• Noisiel (38km)
• Pontoise (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Velizy-Villacoublay (10km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (12km)
• Meudon (14km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (20km)
• Le Vesinet (22km)
• Maisons-Alfort (23km)
• Courbevoie (23km)
• Levallois-Perret (24km)
• Creteil (24km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (34km)
• Gagny (34km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (35km)
• Livry-Gargan (37km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (39km)
• Melun (40km)
• Moutiers (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (21km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (22km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (24km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (33km)

Geography and distances

Bures-sur-Yvette is in the Paris region of France at 21 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Bures-sur-Yvette is 22 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Bures-sur-Yvette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chateaufort, Gif-sur-Yvette, Gometz-la-Ville, Gometz-le-Chatel, Igny, Janvry, Les Ulis, Magny-les-Hameaux, Nozay, Orsay, Palaiseau, Saclay, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, Toussus-le-Noble, Vauhallan, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Villejust and Villiers-le-Bacle.

This page in French: Visiter Bures-sur-Yvette