Cachan tourism and travel guide

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Visit Cachan: highlights and tourist information

Cachan is situated in the department and region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cachan in .

Popular places to visit nearby include Porte de Vanves flea market at 4 km and Catacombs at 4 km.

Cachan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Porte de Vanves flea market

at 4 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Vanves flea market is one of the most popular of the flea markets...

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Catacombs

at 4 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 5 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Montparnasse Cemetery is Paris' second largest cemetery and many well known figures are...

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 5 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Zadkine museum holds an excellent collection of work by the 20th century sculptor...

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Grand Mosque

at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Grand Mosque in Paris is an impressive example of Islamic art and architecture...

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 6 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Bourdelle Museum commemorates the works of the 20th century sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, pupil...

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes de Paris house tropical plants, cacti and...

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Plantes de Paris is a large garden and botanic garden and...

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Arenes de Lutece, a Roman amphitheatre, is the oldest monument in Paris...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin Tino Rossi

Garden at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Tino Rossi garden is both a pretty riverside walk and garden and also...

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Cluny Museum

Museum at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

Cluny Museum is a museum of medieval and religious art in the 5th arrondissement...

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Church Saint-Severin

Church at 6 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Church Saint-Severin is the oldest church south of the river in Paris, and...

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Markets in and near Cachan

Market days in Cachan: weekly market: Saturday;

• Cachan: market Saturday (0km)
• Bourg-la-Reine: market Wednesday & Saturday (2km)
• Gentilly: market Wednesday & Saturday (2km)
• Bagneux: market Sunday (3km)
• Le Kremlin-Bicetre: market Thursday & Sunday all day (3km)
• Chatillon: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (3km)
• Fontenay-Aux-Roses: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (3km)
• Ivry-sur-Seine: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (4km)
• Fresnes: market Sunday (4km)
• Chatenay-Malabry: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)

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Tourist attractions near Cachan, France

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

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (6km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (7km)
• Cinéaqua (8km)

Heritage sites

• Seine Banks, Paris (7km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (7km)
• Versailles Palace (15km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (51km)

National Monuments

• Pantheon (6km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (7km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (7km)
• Conciergerie (7km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (9km)
• Vincennes Chateau (9km)
• Arc de Triomphe (9km)
• Maison des Jardies (11km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (11km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (16km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (21km)
• Chateau de Maisons (22km)
• Villa Savoye (27km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (41km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (4km)
• Jardin des Plantes (6km)
• Rodin Museum (7km)
• Pont-Neuf (7km)
• Place de la Bastille (7km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (7km)
• Place des Vosges (7km)
• Orsay Museum (7km)
• The Louvre (7km)
• Hotel des Invalides (7km)
• Palais Bourbon (8km)
• Saint-Eustache (8km)
• Eiffel Tower (8km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (8km)
• Palais Royal (8km)
• Place de la Concorde (8km)
• Petit Palais (8km)
• Place Vendome (8km)
• Grand Palais (8km)
• Champs-Elysees (8km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (8km)
• Paris Opera (9km)
• Parc Monceau (10km)
• Montmartre (10km)
• Montmartre district (10km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (10km)
• Parc de la Villette (12km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (29km)
• Gatinais Francais (45km)
• Oise-Pays de France (46km)
• Vexin Francais (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (7km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (7km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (8km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (8km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (8km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (16km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (16km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (18km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (21km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (26km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (30km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (32km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (32km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (33km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (33km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (36km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (42km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (4km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (6km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (8km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (11km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (15km)
• Parc de Versailles (16km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (16km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (19km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (21km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (21km)
• Parc de Courson (26km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (26km)
• Parc de Chamarande (32km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (38km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (38km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (39km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (40km)
• Parc du château de Courances (41km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (41km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (45km)
• Potager des Princes (46km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (49km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (15km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (21km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Murs à pêches (12km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (24km)
• Vaux de Cernay (32km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (37km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (43km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (46km)
• Château de Sauvage (49km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (34km)
• Parc Asterix (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Noisiel (23km)
• Pontoise (33km)
• Rambouillet (41km)
• Etampes (42km)
• Meaux (44km)
• Chantilly (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Plessis-Robinson (6km)
• Maisons-Alfort (7km)
• Meudon (7km)
• Creteil (10km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (11km)
• Levallois-Perret (12km)
• Courbevoie (13km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (15km)
• Gagny (18km)
• Le Vesinet (18km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (19km)
• Livry-Gargan (20km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (22km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (36km)
• Melun (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (6km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (7km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (11km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (40km)

Geography and distances

Cachan is in the of France at 0 kilometres from , the department capital (general information: Cachan is 7 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Cachan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Antony, Arcueil, Bagneux, Bourg-la-Reine, Charenton-le-Pont, Chatenay-Malabry, Chatillon, Chevilly-Larue, Choisy-le-Roi, Clamart, Fontenay-Aux-Roses, Fresnes, Gentilly, Ivry-sur-Seine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Le Plessis-Robinson, Malakoff, Montrouge, Orly, Rungis, Sceaux, Thiais, Vanves, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Villejuif and Vitry-sur-Seine.

This page in French: Visiter Cachan