Carrieres-sous-Poissy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Versailles Palace at 17 km from Carrieres-sous-Poissy

Visit Carrieres-sous-Poissy: highlights and tourist information

Carrieres-sous-Poissy is situated in the Yvelines department and Paris region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 17 km and Arc de Triomphe at 21 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Carrieres-sous-Poissy, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Carrieres-sous-Poissy in Paris.

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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 17 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Arc de Triomphe

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

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

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Eiffel Tower

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

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

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Champs-Elysees

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

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

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Eglise de la Madeleine is a most unusual church, being...

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Paris Opera

at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The extravagant design and decoration of the Palais Garnier, usually...

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

Church at 23 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is one of the most famous...

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Montmartre

at 23 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Montmartre region of Paris is almost a separate village within the...

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Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 24 km (direction east), in the Paris department

In the Basilica of Saint-Denis, where many of the French kings...

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Palais-Royal

at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Palais-Royal is a 17th century palace with attractive...

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The Louvre

Museum at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Map of places to visit near Carrieres-sous-Poissy

Markets in and near Carrieres-sous-Poissy

• Poissy: market Thursday (2km)
• Acheres: market Wednesday & Saturday (3km)
• Chanteloup-les-Vignes: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Andresy: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: market every day except Monday (7km)
• Maisons-Laffitte: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Jouy-le-Moutier: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Feucherolles: market Wednesday (9km)
• Marly-le-Roi: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Montesson: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)

More information about Carrieres-sous-Poissy, Paris

Tourist attractions near Carrieres-sous-Poissy, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (21km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (25km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (30km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (17km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (25km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (33km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (2km)
• Chateau de Maisons (9km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (17km)
• Maison des Jardies (18km)
• Arc de Triomphe (21km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (22km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (24km)
• Conciergerie (25km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (25km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (25km)
• Pantheon (25km)
• Vincennes Chateau (31km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (37km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (43km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (21km)
• Parc Monceau (21km)
• Grand Palais (22km)
• Champs-Elysees (22km)
• Petit Palais (22km)
• Hotel des Invalides (22km)
• Palais Bourbon (23km)
• Place de la Concorde (23km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (23km)
• Rodin Museum (23km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (23km)
• Paris Opera (23km)
• Place Vendome (23km)
• Orsay Museum (23km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (23km)
• Montmartre (23km)
• Montmartre district (23km)
• Palais Royal (24km)
• The Louvre (24km)
• Saint-Eustache (24km)
• Pont-Neuf (24km)
• Catacombs (25km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (25km)
• Place des Vosges (26km)
• Jardin des Plantes (26km)
• Place de la Bastille (26km)
• Parc de la Villette (27km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (24km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (21km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (31km)
• Oise-Pays de France (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (2km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (7km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (8km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (11km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (11km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (12km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (18km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (20km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (24km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (24km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (24km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (24km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (25km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (26km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (29km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (30km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (33km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (41km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (50km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (7km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (13km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (17km)
• Parc de Versailles (17km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (17km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (20km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (24km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (24km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (25km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (27km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (29km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (32km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (33km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (34km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (34km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (37km)
• Parc de Courson (39km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (39km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (40km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (42km)
• Potager des Princes (43km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (43km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (48km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (7km)
• Versailles (17km)
• Senlis (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (27km)
• Vaux de Cernay (30km)
• Murs à pêches (32km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (36km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (42km)
• Château de Sauvage (45km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (50km)
• Foret d'Halette (53km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (13km)
• Rambouillet (37km)
• Chantilly (42km)
• Noisiel (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (9km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (13km)
• Courbevoie (17km)
• Levallois-Perret (19km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (20km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (21km)
• Meudon (21km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (25km)
• Maisons-Alfort (33km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (33km)
• Livry-Gargan (37km)
• Creteil (37km)
• Gagny (37km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (63km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (18km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (20km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (26km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (31km)

Geography and distances

Carrieres-sous-Poissy is in the Paris region of France at 15 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Carrieres-sous-Poissy is 25 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Carrieres-sous-Poissy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Acheres, Aigremont, Andresy, Chambourcy, Chanteloup-les-Vignes, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Fourqueux, Le Pecq, Maurecourt, Medan, Orgeval, Poissy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Triel-sur-Seine, Verneuil-sur-Seine, Vernouillet and Villennes-sur-Seine.

This page in French: Visiter Carrieres-sous-Poissy