Ponthevrard tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ponthevrard: highlights and tourist information

Ponthevrard 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 Ponthevrard in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 12 km and The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles at 32 km.

Ponthevrard, 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 12 km (direction north-west)

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

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 32 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 32 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 32 km (direction north-east)

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 33 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 34 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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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 44 km (direction 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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Catacombs

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

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

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

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

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Bourdelle Museum

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

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

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Eiffel Tower

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

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

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Zadkine Museum

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

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

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Map of places to visit near Ponthevrard

Markets in and near Ponthevrard

• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Auneau: market Friday (14km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (23km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (23km)
• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (24km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (25km)
• Montigny-le-Bretonneux: market Saturday all day (26km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (26km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Ponthevrard, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (44km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (45km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (48km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (33km)
• Chartres Cathedral (33km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (47km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (12km)
• Maison des Jardies (37km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (38km)
• Villa Savoye (42km)
• Arc de Triomphe (46km)
• Pantheon (46km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (46km)
• Conciergerie (46km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (46km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (47km)
• Chateau de Maisons (47km)
• Vincennes Chateau (50km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (54km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (44km)
• Eiffel Tower (44km)
• Rodin Museum (45km)
• Hotel des Invalides (45km)
• Palais Bourbon (46km)
• Grand Palais (46km)
• Petit Palais (46km)
• Champs-Elysees (46km)
• Orsay Museum (46km)
• Place de la Concorde (46km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (46km)
• Jardin des Plantes (46km)
• Pont-Neuf (46km)
• The Louvre (46km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (47km)
• Place Vendome (47km)
• Parc Monceau (47km)
• Palais Royal (47km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (47km)
• Saint-Eustache (47km)
• Paris Opera (47km)
• Place de la Bastille (47km)
• Place des Vosges (48km)
• Montmartre district (49km)
• Montmartre (49km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (49km)
• Parc de la Villette (52km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (14km)
• Gatinais Francais (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (15km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (23km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (23km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (23km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (33km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (37km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (42km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (43km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (46km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (47km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (47km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (47km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (49km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (12km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (17km)
• Parc de Courson (18km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (22km)
• Parc de Chamarande (23km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (26km)
• Parc de Versailles (32km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (32km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (36km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (36km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (37km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (38km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (40km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (41km)
• Parc du château de Courances (43km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (32km)
• Chartres (33km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Rambouillet (9km)
• Château de Sauvage (13km)
• Vaux de Cernay (15km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (19km)
• Murs à pêches (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (12km)
• Etampes (23km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (30km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (33km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (36km)
• Meudon (38km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (41km)
• Le Vesinet (41km)
• Courbevoie (46km)
• Levallois-Perret (47km)
• Maisons-Alfort (47km)
• Creteil (48km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (60km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (36km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (45km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (46km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (49km)

Geography and distances

Ponthevrard is in the Paris region of France at 31 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Ponthevrard is 47 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ablis, Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, Sainte-Mesme and Sonchamp.

This page in French: Visiter Ponthevrard