Orphin tourism and travel guide

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Visit Orphin: highlights and tourist information

Orphin 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 Orphin in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 8 km and Chartres Cathedral at 26 km.

Orphin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 8 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 26 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

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Chartres

at 28 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 35 km (direction north-east)

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 35 km (direction north-east)

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 36 km (direction north-east)

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 48 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 48 km (direction east-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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Eiffel Tower

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Map of places to visit near Orphin

Markets in and near Orphin

• Auneau: market Friday (13km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (15km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (20km)
• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (26km)
• Houdan: market Friday (27km)
• Montigny-le-Bretonneux: market Saturday all day (28km)
• Luce: market Sunday (29km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Orphin, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (49km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (51km)

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (26km)
• Versailles Palace (36km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (52km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (8km)
• Maison des Jardies (41km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (42km)
• Villa Savoye (42km)
• Chateau de Maisons (49km)
• Arc de Triomphe (50km)
• Pantheon (51km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (52km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (52km)
• Conciergerie (52km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (52km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (58km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (49km)
• Catacombs (49km)
• Rodin Museum (50km)
• Hotel des Invalides (50km)
• Grand Palais (50km)
• Palais Bourbon (50km)
• Petit Palais (51km)
• Champs-Elysees (51km)
• Orsay Museum (51km)
• Place de la Concorde (51km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (51km)
• Parc Monceau (51km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (51km)
• Pont-Neuf (51km)
• The Louvre (51km)
• Place Vendome (51km)
• Jardin des Plantes (52km)
• Palais Royal (52km)
• Paris Opera (52km)
• Saint-Eustache (52km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (52km)
• Place des Vosges (53km)
• Place de la Bastille (53km)
• Montmartre (54km)
• Montmartre district (54km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (54km)
• Parc de la Villette (57km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (18km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (16km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (26km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (28km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (32km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (32km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (41km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (44km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (51km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (52km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (52km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (52km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (8km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (21km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (23km)
• Parc de Courson (27km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (30km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (32km)
• Parc de Chamarande (33km)
• Parc de Versailles (35km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (35km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (42km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (42km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (43km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (44km)
• Le pré Catelan (50km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (26km)
• Versailles (36km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (3km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (11km)
• Vaux de Cernay (16km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (23km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (8km)
• Etampes (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (31km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (37km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (42km)
• Meudon (42km)
• Le Vesinet (44km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (44km)
• Courbevoie (50km)
• Levallois-Perret (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (32km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (49km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (52km)

Geography and distances

Orphin is in the Paris region of France at 30 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Orphin is 52 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ecrosnes, Emance, Gazeran, Orcemont, Prunay-en-Yvelines and Saint-Hilarion.

This page in French: Visiter Orphin