Grigny tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Porte de Vanves flea market at 20 km from Grigny

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Visit Grigny: highlights and tourist information

Grigny 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 Grigny in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Porte de Vanves flea market at 20 km and Catacombs at 21 km.

Grigny, 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 20 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 21 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

See Catacombs guide

Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-east), 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 21 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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Grand Mosque

at 21 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 21 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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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Val-de-Marne department

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

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 21 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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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 22 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 22 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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Jardin Tino Rossi

Garden at 22 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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Pantheon

National Monument at 22 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 22 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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Coulée verte René-Dumont

at 22 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The coulée verte is an old railway line that has been transformed into a...

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Markets in and near Grigny

Market days in Grigny: weekly market: Thursday & Sunday;

• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (0km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (1km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Draveil: market Thursday & Sunday (4km)
• Juvisy-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (4km)
• Paray-Vieille-Poste: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Montgeron: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (8km)
• Corbeil-Essonnes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (8km)

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Tourist attractions near Grigny, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (20km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (22km)
• Cinéaqua (24km)

Heritage sites

• Seine Banks, Paris (23km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Versailles Palace (25km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (36km)

National Monuments

• Vincennes Chateau (21km)
• Pantheon (22km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (22km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (23km)
• Conciergerie (23km)
• Maison des Jardies (24km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (24km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (25km)
• Arc de Triomphe (26km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (27km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (31km)
• Chateau de Maisons (37km)
• Villa Savoye (40km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (41km)

Other tourist attractions

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (28km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (22km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (22km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (23km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (24km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (24km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (24km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (24km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (30km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (31km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (31km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (31km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (31km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (34km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (39km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (44km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (15km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (16km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (17km)
• Parc de Courson (19km)
• Parc de Chamarande (20km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (24km)
• Parc du château de Courances (24km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (24km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (26km)
• Parc de Versailles (26km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (26km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (27km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (27km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (29km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (35km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (36km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (42km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (44km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (25km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Murs à pêches (24km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (27km)
• Vaux de Cernay (34km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (36km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Noisiel (28km)
• Etampes (29km)
• Rambouillet (42km)
• Pontoise (49km)
• Meaux (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Creteil (15km)
• Maisons-Alfort (17km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (17km)
• Meudon (21km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (21km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (22km)
• Melun (23km)
• Gagny (28km)
• Levallois-Perret (28km)
• Courbevoie (29km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (29km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (31km)
• Livry-Gargan (31km)
• Le Vesinet (33km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (38km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (20km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (21km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (27km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (42km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (50km)

Geography and distances

Grigny is in the Paris region of France at 4 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Grigny is 23 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bondoufle, Chilly-Mazarin, Courcouronnes, Draveil, Epinay-sur-Orge, Etiolles, Evry, Fleury-Merogis, Juvisy-sur-Orge, Le Plessis-Pate, Montgeron, Morangis, Morsang-sur-Orge, Ris-Orangis, Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois, Savigny-sur-Orge, Soisy-sur-Seine, Vigneux-sur-Seine, Villemoisson-sur-Orge and Viry-Chatillon.

This page in French: Visiter Grigny