Parnes tourism and travel guide

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Parnes is situated in the Oise department and Picardy region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 36 kilometres from Beauvais, the department capital (general information: Parnes is 59 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include La Roche-Guyon at 16 km and Giverny Gardens at 21 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book La Roche-Guyon hotels

Parnes, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Parnes in Hauts-de-France.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Oise

Map of places to visit near Parnes

Markets in and near Parnes

• Gisors: market Monday all day & Friday (9km)
• Gamaches-en-Vexin: market Thursday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Bonnieres-sur-Seine: market Sunday (22km)
• Vernon: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (23km)
• Mantes-la-Jolie: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Les Andelys: market Saturday all day (25km)
• Meulan: market Monday & Friday (25km)
• Buchelay: market Friday (25km)
• Mantes-la-Ville: market Thursday (25km)
• Les Mureaux: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (26km)

More information about Parnes, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Parnes, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (55km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (59km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (53km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (59km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (59km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (16km)
• Lyons-la-Foret (30km)
• Gerberoy (38km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (37km)
• Chateau de Maisons (41km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (53km)
• Maison des Jardies (53km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (54km)
• Arc de Triomphe (54km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (56km)
• Conciergerie (58km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (59km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (59km)
• Pantheon (59km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc Monceau (55km)
• Eiffel Tower (56km)
• Champs-Elysees (56km)
• Grand Palais (56km)
• Petit Palais (56km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (56km)
• Montmartre district (56km)
• Montmartre (56km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (56km)
• Hotel des Invalides (56km)
• Place de la Concorde (56km)
• Palais Bourbon (57km)
• Paris Opera (57km)
• Place Vendome (57km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (57km)
• Rodin Museum (57km)
• Orsay Museum (57km)
• Palais Royal (57km)
• The Louvre (58km)
• Saint-Eustache (58km)
• Pont-Neuf (58km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (59km)
• Catacombs (59km)
• Jardin des Plantes (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (16km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (9km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (27km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (36km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (36km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (37km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (37km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (47km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (48km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (54km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (58km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (58km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (58km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (6km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (10km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (20km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (21km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (25km)
• Jardins du château de Vandrimare (35km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (38km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (39km)
• Jardin Plume (41km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (43km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (48km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (52km)
• Parc de Versailles (52km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (53km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Versailles (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (25km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (35km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (36km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (47km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (50km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (31km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beauvais (36km)
• Le Vesinet (45km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (47km)
• Remerangles (48km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (48km)
• Courbevoie (51km)
• Levallois-Perret (52km)
• Meudon (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (38km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (52km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (60km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ambleville, Berthenonville, Boury-en-Vexin, Buhy, Chateau-sur-Epte, Dangu, Guerny, La Chapelle-en-Vexin, Lattainville, Magny-en-Vexin, Montagny-en-Vexin, Montjavoult, Montreuil-sur-Epte, Noyers, Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, Saint-Gervais and Vaudancourt.

This page in French: Visiter Parnes