Limay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Roche-Guyon at 12 km from Limay

Visit Limay: highlights and tourist information

Limay is situated in the Yvelines 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 Limay in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Roche-Guyon at 12 km and Giverny Gardens at 17 km.

Limay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction north-west), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore...

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Giverny Gardens

Garden at 17 km (direction west-north-west), in the Eure department

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France,...

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Vernon

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

Vernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on the banks of...

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chateau Gaillard

Castle at 36 km (direction north-west), in the Eure department

The evocative ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built in the 12th century by...

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 39 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Evreux

at 43 km (direction west), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and...

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 43 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Arc de Triomphe is the second largest triumphal arch in the...

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Eiffel Tower

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Champs-Elysees

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Champs-Elsées, often called the most beautiful avenue in the world, is...

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 45 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Eglise de la Madeleine is a most unusual church, being built...

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 45 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is best known for its eight...

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Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 46 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Tuileries is a large park and garden near the...

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Paris Opera

at 46 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The extravagant design and decoration of the Palais Garnier, usually known as...

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Map of places to visit near Limay

Markets in and near Limay

• Mantes-la-Jolie: market Wednesday & Saturday (1km)
• Mantes-la-Ville: market Thursday (3km)
• Buchelay: market Friday (5km)
• Bonnieres-sur-Seine: market Sunday (12km)
• Les Mureaux: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (13km)
• Meulan: market Monday & Friday (13km)
• Beynes: market Thursday (19km)
• Chanteloup-les-Vignes: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• Vernon: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (22km)
• Feucherolles: market Wednesday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Limay, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (43km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (48km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (36km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (12km)
• Lyons-la-Foret (49km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (23km)
• Chateau de Maisons (31km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (39km)
• Maison des Jardies (39km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (40km)
• Arc de Triomphe (43km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (45km)
• Conciergerie (47km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (47km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (48km)
• Pantheon (48km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (44km)
• Parc Monceau (44km)
• Grand Palais (45km)
• Champs-Elysees (45km)
• Petit Palais (45km)
• Hotel des Invalides (45km)
• Palais Bourbon (45km)
• Place de la Concorde (45km)
• Rodin Museum (45km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (45km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (46km)
• Place Vendome (46km)
• Paris Opera (46km)
• Orsay Museum (46km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (46km)
• Montmartre (46km)
• Montmartre district (46km)
• Palais Royal (46km)
• The Louvre (47km)
• Pont-Neuf (47km)
• Saint-Eustache (47km)
• Catacombs (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (18km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (20km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (22km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (26km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (32km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (32km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (34km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (36km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (38km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (40km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (46km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (46km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine de Villarceaux (14km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (15km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (17km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (17km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (18km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (25km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (25km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (29km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (34km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (35km)
• Parc de Versailles (35km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (35km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (39km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (39km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (41km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (46km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (46km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (48km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (49km)
• Jardins du château de Vandrimare (51km)
• Parc de Courson (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (28km)
• Versailles (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vaux de Cernay (38km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (39km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (42km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (28km)
• Rambouillet (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (31km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (35km)
• Courbevoie (40km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (40km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (41km)
• Levallois-Perret (42km)
• Meudon (42km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (15km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (41km)

Geography and distances

Limay is in the Paris region of France at 22 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Limay is 48 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breuil-Bois-Robert, Buchelay, Follainville-Dennemont, Fontenay-Mauvoisin, Fontenay-Saint-Pere, Gargenville, Guerville, Guitrancourt, Issou, Magnanville, Mantes-la-Jolie, Mantes-la-Ville, Mezieres-sur-Seine, Mousseaux-sur-Seine, Porcheville, Sailly, Saint-Martin-la-Garenne, Soindres and Vert.

This page in French: Visiter Limay