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Visit Medan: highlights and tourist information

Medan 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 Medan in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles at 19 km and The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles at 19 km.

Medan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 19 km (direction south-east)

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 19 km (direction south-east)

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 19 km (direction south-east)

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 21 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris includes works by several important artists including...

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Eiffel Tower

at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Parc Monceau

Garden at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Parc Monceau is a pleasant park in the 8th arrondissement of Paris....

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Champs-Elysees

at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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La Galerie Dior

Museum at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Galerie Dior houses a sumptuous collection of Dior's creations....

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Petit Palais

Museum at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Petit Palais is an imposing building in classical style that holds the Paris...

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Pont Alexandre III

at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Pont Alexandre III bridge is the most beautiful bridge in Paris ...

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Assembly National

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

The Palais Bourbon, home to the Assembly National in France, is an 18th century...

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Markets in and near Medan

• Chanteloup-les-Vignes: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Poissy: market Thursday (4km)
• Acheres: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Andresy: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Les Mureaux: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (8km)
• Jouy-le-Moutier: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: market every day except Monday (8km)
• Meulan: market Monday & Friday (9km)
• Feucherolles: market Wednesday (9km)
• Maisons-Laffitte: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)

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Tourist attractions near Medan, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (24km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (28km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (33km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (19km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (28km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (30km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (4km)
• Chateau de Maisons (12km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (20km)
• Maison des Jardies (20km)
• Arc de Triomphe (24km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (25km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (27km)
• Conciergerie (28km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (28km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (28km)
• Pantheon (28km)
• Vincennes Chateau (34km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (36km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (46km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (24km)
• Parc Monceau (24km)
• Grand Palais (25km)
• Champs-Elysees (25km)
• Petit Palais (25km)
• Hotel des Invalides (25km)
• Palais Bourbon (26km)
• Place de la Concorde (26km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (26km)
• Rodin Museum (26km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (26km)
• Paris Opera (26km)
• Place Vendome (26km)
• Orsay Museum (26km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (26km)
• Montmartre (26km)
• Montmartre district (26km)
• Palais Royal (27km)
• The Louvre (27km)
• Saint-Eustache (27km)
• Pont-Neuf (27km)
• Catacombs (28km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (28km)
• Place des Vosges (29km)
• Jardin des Plantes (29km)
• Place de la Bastille (29km)
• Parc de la Villette (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (25km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (19km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (32km)
• Oise-Pays de France (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (4km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (4km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (8km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (10km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (13km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (13km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (14km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (19km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (21km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (26km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (27km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (27km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (27km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (27km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (29km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (30km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (32km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (34km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (40km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (9km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (15km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (18km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (19km)
• Parc de Versailles (19km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (20km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (23km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (27km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (28km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (29km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (30km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (30km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (31km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (35km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (36km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (36km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (37km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (37km)
• Parc de Courson (41km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (43km)
• Potager des Princes (44km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (45km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (46km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (9km)
• Versailles (19km)
• Senlis (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (28km)
• Vaux de Cernay (30km)
• Murs à pêches (35km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (36km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (44km)
• Château de Sauvage (45km)
• Foret d'Halette (55km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (13km)
• Rambouillet (37km)
• Chantilly (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (12km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (16km)
• Courbevoie (20km)
• Levallois-Perret (22km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (23km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (23km)
• Meudon (24km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (27km)
• Maisons-Alfort (36km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (36km)
• Livry-Gargan (40km)
• Creteil (40km)
• Gagny (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (18km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (21km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (29km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (34km)

Geography and distances

Medan is in the Paris region of France at 14 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Medan is 28 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Acheres, Aigremont, Andresy, Carrieres-sous-Poissy, Chambourcy, Chanteloup-les-Vignes, Chapet, Ecquevilly, Les Alluets-le-Roi, Maurecourt, Morainvilliers, Orgeval, Poissy, Triel-sur-Seine, Vaux-sur-Seine, Verneuil-sur-Seine, Vernouillet and Villennes-sur-Seine.

This page in French: Visiter Medan