Fontenay-le-Vicomte tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fontenay-le-Vicomte: highlights and tourist information

Fontenay-le-Vicomte 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 Fontenay-le-Vicomte in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 23 km and Fontainebleau at 27 km.

Fontenay-le-Vicomte, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 23 km (direction east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

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

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 32 km (direction north-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 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 32 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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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 33 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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Grand Mosque

at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 33 km (direction north-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 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 33 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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Jardin Tino Rossi

Garden at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Fontenay-le-Vicomte

• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (3km)
• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (3km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
• Corbeil-Essonnes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (9km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (12km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (12km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontenay-le-Vicomte, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (32km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (33km)
• Cinéaqua (36km)

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (27km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (35km)
• Versailles Palace (35km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)

National Monuments

• Vincennes Chateau (33km)
• Pantheon (33km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (34km)
• Maison des Jardies (34km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (34km)
• Conciergerie (35km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (35km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (37km)
• Arc de Triomphe (37km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (37km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (43km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (43km)
• Chateau de Maisons (48km)
• Villa Savoye (50km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (32km)
• Jardin des Plantes (33km)
• Place de la Bastille (34km)
• Place des Vosges (34km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (35km)
• Pont-Neuf (35km)
• Rodin Museum (35km)
• Orsay Museum (35km)
• The Louvre (35km)
• Saint-Eustache (35km)
• Hotel des Invalides (35km)
• Eiffel Tower (35km)
• Palais Bourbon (35km)
• Palais Royal (36km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (36km)
• Place de la Concorde (36km)
• Place Vendome (36km)
• Petit Palais (36km)
• Grand Palais (36km)
• Champs-Elysees (36km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (36km)
• Paris Opera (36km)
• Parc Monceau (37km)
• Montmartre (38km)
• Montmartre district (38km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (38km)
• Parc de la Villette (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (17km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (18km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (21km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (23km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (30km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (33km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (34km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (35km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (35km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (35km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (37km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (42km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (44km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (48km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (50km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Courances (13km)
• Parc de Chamarande (14km)
• Parc de Courson (19km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (21km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (23km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (26km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (27km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (27km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (31km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (35km)
• Parc de Versailles (35km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (35km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (36km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (37km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (40km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (44km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (45km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (50km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (34km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (32km)
• Murs à pêches (35km)
• Vaux de Cernay (37km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (38km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (21km)
• Noisiel (38km)
• Rambouillet (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Mee-sur-Seine (18km)
• Melun (19km)
• Creteil (26km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (28km)
• Maisons-Alfort (28km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (31km)
• Meudon (32km)
• Gagny (39km)
• Levallois-Perret (39km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (40km)
• Courbevoie (40km)
• Livry-Gargan (42km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (43km)
• Le Vesinet (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (32km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (33km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (38km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (45km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (57km)

Geography and distances

Fontenay-le-Vicomte is in the Paris region of France at 9 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Fontenay-le-Vicomte is 34 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Fontenay-le-Vicomte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, Champcueil, Chevannes, Echarcon, Itteville, Leudeville, Lisses, Mennecy, Ormoy, Saint-Vrain, Vert-le-Grand, Vert-le-Petit and Villabe.

This page in French: Visiter Fontenay-le-Vicomte