Fontainebleau tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Moret-sur-Loing at 9 km from Fontainebleau

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Visit Fontainebleau: highlights and tourist information

Fontainebleau is situated in the Seine-et-Marne department and Paris region.

Attractions in Fontainebleau

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the lovely parkland around the house, make it a key monument in Paris: Fontainebleau

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Moret-sur-Loing at 9 km and Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 18 km.

Fontainebleau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Moret-sur-Loing

at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

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Yevre-le-Chatel

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

The walk along the Rimarden river, the traditional charm and the ruined castle all...

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Montargis

at 45 km (direction south), in the Loiret department

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Sens

at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Yonne department

Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the first...

See Sens guide

Provins

Heritage Site at 48 km (direction east-north-east)

The small town of Provins has retained a great deal of its medieval heritage,...

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Bellegarde

at 50 km (direction south-south-west), in the Loiret department

Bellegarde is a small traditional town with an atractive moated castle in the centre...

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Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 52 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Parc Floral de Paris is a lovely park in the south-east of Paris....

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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 53 km (direction north-north-west), in the Val-de-Marne department

The Chateau de Vincennes has an interesting history as an important royal residence for...

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Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 55 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 55 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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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 55 km (direction north-west), 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 55 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Fontainebleau

Market days in Fontainebleau: weekly market: Tuesday & Sunday & Friday;

• Fontainebleau: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (0km)
• Champagne-sur-Seine: market Thursday & Saturday (8km)
• Moret-sur-Loing: market Tuesday (9km)
• La Chapelle-la-Reine: market Tuesday (13km)
• Nemours: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine: market Sunday (16km)
• Melun: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (16km)
• Malesherbes: market Wednesday (24km)
• Moissy-Cramayel: market Saturday (26km)
• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontainebleau, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (0km)
• Versailles Palace (61km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (9km)
• Montargis (45km)
• Provins (48km)
• Joigny (62km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (17km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (13km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (40km)
• Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (41km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (47km)
• Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (47km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (0km)
• Parc du château de Courances (17km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (18km)
• Parc de Chamarande (37km)
• Parc de Courson (46km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (49km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (50km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (52km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (62km)
• Parc de Versailles (62km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Mee-sur-Seine (16km)
• Melun (16km)
• Creteil (45km)
• Maisons-Alfort (48km)
• Sens (49km)
• Quiers-sur-Bezonde (49km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (53km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc des félins (big cats) (39km)

Geography and distances

Fontainebleau is in the Paris region of France at 16 kilometres from Melun, the department capital (general information: Fontainebleau is 56 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avon, Hericy, Samois-sur-Seine, Samoreau and Vulaines-sur-Seine.

This page in French: Visiter Fontainebleau