Rambouillet tourism and travel guide

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Visit Rambouillet: highlights and tourist information

Rambouillet is situated in the Yvelines department and Paris region.

Attractions in Rambouillet

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for French presidents : Chateau de Rambouillet

Tourist classifications for Rambouillet include "town of art and history".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Rambouillet in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 1 km and The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles at 28 km.

Rambouillet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle less than one km (direction west-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 28 km (direction east-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 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 28 km (direction east-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 35 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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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 39 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 41 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 41 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 42 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 43 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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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 43 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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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 43 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 43 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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Markets in and near Rambouillet

• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (19km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Auneau: market Friday (21km)
• Montigny-le-Bretonneux: market Saturday all day (21km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (22km)
• Les Clayes-sous-Bois: market Thursday & Sunday (23km)
• Houdan: market Friday (23km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (23km)
• Beynes: market Thursday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Rambouillet, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (42km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (44km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (48km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (29km)
• Chartres Cathedral (33km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (45km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (0km)
• Maison des Jardies (34km)
• Villa Savoye (34km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (35km)
• Chateau de Maisons (41km)
• Arc de Triomphe (43km)
• Pantheon (44km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (45km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (45km)
• Conciergerie (45km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (45km)
• Vincennes Chateau (50km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (51km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (42km)
• Catacombs (43km)
• Rodin Museum (43km)
• Hotel des Invalides (43km)
• Grand Palais (44km)
• Palais Bourbon (44km)
• Petit Palais (44km)
• Champs-Elysees (44km)
• Place de la Concorde (44km)
• Orsay Museum (44km)
• Parc Monceau (44km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (44km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (44km)
• Place Vendome (45km)
• The Louvre (45km)
• Pont-Neuf (45km)
• Palais Royal (45km)
• Paris Opera (45km)
• Jardin des Plantes (45km)
• Saint-Eustache (45km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (45km)
• Place des Vosges (46km)
• Place de la Bastille (46km)
• Montmartre district (47km)
• Montmartre (47km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (47km)
• Parc de la Villette (50km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (12km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (9km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (21km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (33km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (33km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (34km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (34km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (44km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (44km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (45km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (45km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (46km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (48km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (49km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (1km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (15km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (15km)
• Parc de Courson (24km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (25km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (25km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (28km)
• Parc de Versailles (28km)
• Parc de Chamarande (33km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (35km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (35km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (35km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (36km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (37km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (45km)
• Le pré Catelan (57km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (29km)
• Chartres (33km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Rambouillet (6km)
• Château de Sauvage (9km)
• Vaux de Cernay (9km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (17km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Velizy-Villacoublay (31km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (35km)
• Meudon (36km)
• Le Vesinet (36km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (37km)
• Moutiers (39km)
• Courbevoie (42km)
• Levallois-Perret (44km)
• Maisons-Alfort (48km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (25km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (41km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (45km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (48km)

Geography and distances

Rambouillet is in the Paris region of France at 22 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Rambouillet is 45 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Gazeran, Le Perray-en-Yvelines and Poigny-la-Foret.

This page in French: Visiter Rambouillet