La Ferte-Alais tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Fontainebleau at 27 km from La Ferte-Alais

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Visit La Ferte-Alais: highlights and tourist information

La Ferte-Alais 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 La Ferte-Alais in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fontainebleau at 27 km and Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 28 km.

La Ferte-Alais, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fontainebleau

Castle at 27 km (direction 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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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 28 km (direction east-north-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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Yevre-le-Chatel

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction south), in the Loiret department

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

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Moret-sur-Loing

at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

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

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 38 km (direction east-south-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 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 39 km (direction north-west), 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 40 km (direction 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 40 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 40 km (direction 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 40 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 40 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 40 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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Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 40 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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Map of places to visit near La Ferte-Alais

Markets in and near La Ferte-Alais

• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (5km)
• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (14km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (14km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (14km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Corbeil-Essonnes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (17km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (18km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)

More information about La Ferte-Alais, Paris

Tourist attractions near La Ferte-Alais, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (39km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (40km)
• Cinéaqua (42km)

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (27km)
• Versailles Palace (39km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (42km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (40km)
• Pantheon (40km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (40km)
• Vincennes Chateau (41km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (41km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (41km)
• Conciergerie (41km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (42km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (43km)
• Arc de Triomphe (44km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (45km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (39km)
• Jardin des Plantes (40km)
• Place de la Bastille (41km)
• Place des Vosges (41km)
• Rodin Museum (41km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (42km)
• Pont-Neuf (42km)
• Eiffel Tower (42km)
• Orsay Museum (42km)
• Hotel des Invalides (42km)
• The Louvre (42km)
• Palais Bourbon (42km)
• Saint-Eustache (42km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (42km)
• Palais Royal (42km)
• Place de la Concorde (43km)
• Petit Palais (43km)
• Grand Palais (43km)
• Place Vendome (43km)
• Champs-Elysees (43km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (43km)
• Paris Opera (43km)
• Parc Monceau (44km)
• Montmartre (45km)
• Montmartre district (45km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (12km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (15km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (17km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (21km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (33km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (38km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (41km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (41km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (41km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (42km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (42km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (49km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Chamarande (10km)
• Parc du château de Courances (10km)
• Parc de Courson (20km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (24km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (27km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (28km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (32km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (32km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (33km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (40km)
• Parc de Versailles (40km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (40km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (42km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (43km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (45km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (45km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (51km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (59km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (33km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (37km)
• Vaux de Cernay (38km)
• Murs à pêches (43km)
• Château de Sauvage (46km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (14km)
• Rambouillet (42km)
• Noisiel (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Mee-sur-Seine (22km)
• Melun (24km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (34km)
• Creteil (34km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (36km)
• Maisons-Alfort (36km)
• Meudon (37km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (46km)
• Gagny (47km)
• Moutiers (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (39km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (40km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (44km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (51km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (59km)

Geography and distances

La Ferte-Alais is in the Paris region of France at 17 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: La Ferte-Alais is 41 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to La Ferte-Alais 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, Baulne, Boissy-le-Cutte, Bouray-sur-Juine, Boutigny-sur-Essonne, Bouville, Cerny, d'Huison-Longueville, Guigneville-sur-Essonne, Itteville, Mondeville, Orveau and Vayres-sur-Essonne.

This page in French: Visiter La Ferte-Alais