Fontenay-les-Briis tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fontenay-les-Briis: highlights and tourist information

Fontenay-les-Briis 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-les-Briis in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 21 km and Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles at 21 km.

Fontenay-les-Briis, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 21 km (direction ), in the Yvelines department

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yvelines department

The Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles are a remarkable garden famous throughout the...

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 21 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yvelines department

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 25 km (direction west), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 26 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

at 27 km (direction north-east), 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 27 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 28 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 28 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Bois de Boulogne is Paris' second biggest park and contains woods and gardens...

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 28 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Pont de Bir-Hakeim is a famous bridge in Paris with views of the...

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 28 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Eiffel Tower

at 29 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 29 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Grand Mosque

at 29 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Fontenay-les-Briis

• Arpajon: market Friday (7km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (9km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (9km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (10km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Palaiseau: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
• Igny: market Thursday & Sunday (14km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontenay-les-Briis, France

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

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (29km)
• Cinéaqua (29km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (30km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (21km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (30km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (47km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (23km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (24km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (24km)
• Pantheon (29km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (30km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (30km)
• Conciergerie (30km)
• Arc de Triomphe (30km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (31km)
• Vincennes Chateau (32km)
• Villa Savoye (35km)
• Chateau de Maisons (37km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (38km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (42km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (27km)
• Eiffel Tower (29km)
• Rodin Museum (29km)
• Jardin des Plantes (29km)
• Hotel des Invalides (29km)
• Palais Bourbon (30km)
• Orsay Museum (30km)
• Pont-Neuf (30km)
• Grand Palais (30km)
• Petit Palais (30km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (30km)
• Champs-Elysees (30km)
• Place de la Concorde (30km)
• The Louvre (30km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (30km)
• Place de la Bastille (30km)
• Palais Royal (30km)
• Place Vendome (30km)
• Saint-Eustache (30km)
• Place des Vosges (30km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (31km)
• Paris Opera (31km)
• Parc Monceau (31km)
• Montmartre district (33km)
• Montmartre (33km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (33km)
• Parc de la Villette (35km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (14km)
• Gatinais Francais (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (13km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (20km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (20km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (27km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (27km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (30km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (30km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (30km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (30km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (30km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (31km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (31km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (36km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (37km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Courson (2km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (5km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (12km)
• Parc de Chamarande (13km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (19km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (20km)
• Parc de Versailles (21km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (21km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (24km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (25km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (28km)
• Parc du château de Courances (30km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (30km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (30km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (31km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (38km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (41km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (42km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (21km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (13km)
• Vaux de Cernay (18km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (19km)
• Château de Sauvage (31km)
• Murs à pêches (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (20km)
• Rambouillet (25km)
• Noisiel (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Velizy-Villacoublay (19km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (20km)
• Meudon (22km)
• Maisons-Alfort (29km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (29km)
• Creteil (29km)
• Le Vesinet (31km)
• Courbevoie (32km)
• Levallois-Perret (32km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (37km)
• Melun (38km)
• Gagny (41km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (42km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (42km)
• Livry-Gargan (43km)
• Moutiers (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (29km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (30km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (31km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (38km)

Geography and distances

Fontenay-les-Briis is in the Paris region of France at 20 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Fontenay-les-Briis is 30 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Fontenay-les-Briis from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breuillet, Briis-sous-Forges, Bruyeres-le-Chatel, Courson-Monteloup, Egly, Forges-les-Bains, Gometz-la-Ville, Janvry, Limours, Marcoussis, Ollainville, Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne and Vaugrigneuse.

This page in French: Visiter Fontenay-les-Briis