Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry is situated in the Seine-et-Marne 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 Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 15 km and Fontainebleau at 19 km.

Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Moret-sur-Loing

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

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Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Parc Floral de Paris is a lovely park in the south-east of Paris....

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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Val-de-Marne department

The Chateau de Vincennes has an interesting history as an important royal residence for...

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Grand Mosque

at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Grand Mosque in Paris is an impressive example of Islamic art and architecture...

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes de Paris house tropical plants, cacti and...

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Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne

Castle at 37 km (direction north-north-east)

The Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne is a beautifully restored 18th century chateau with extensive gardens...

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Plantes de Paris is a large garden and botanic garden and...

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Arenes de Lutece, a Roman amphitheatre, is the oldest monument in Paris...

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Jardin Tino Rossi

Garden at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Tino Rossi garden is both a pretty riverside walk and garden and also...

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry

Map of places to visit near Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry

Markets in and near Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry

• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine: market Sunday (10km)
• Corbeil-Essonnes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (10km)
• Melun: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (11km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
• Moissy-Cramayel: market Saturday (13km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Combs-la-Ville: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (17km)

More information about Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, Paris

Tourist attractions near Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (35km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (38km)
• Cinéaqua (41km)

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (20km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (39km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
• Versailles Palace (42km)

National Monuments

• Vincennes Chateau (36km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (37km)
• Pantheon (38km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (38km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (39km)
• Conciergerie (39km)
• Maison des Jardies (41km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (41km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (41km)
• Arc de Triomphe (42km)
• Villa Savoye (57km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (37km)
• Jardin des Plantes (37km)
• Place de la Bastille (38km)
• Place des Vosges (38km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (39km)
• Pont-Neuf (39km)
• Rodin Museum (39km)
• Saint-Eustache (39km)
• The Louvre (39km)
• Orsay Museum (40km)
• Palais Royal (40km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (40km)
• Hotel des Invalides (40km)
• Palais Bourbon (40km)
• Eiffel Tower (40km)
• Place Vendome (40km)
• Place de la Concorde (40km)
• Petit Palais (41km)
• Grand Palais (41km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (41km)
• Paris Opera (41km)
• Champs-Elysees (41km)
• Parc de la Villette (42km)
• Montmartre district (42km)
• Montmartre (42km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (42km)
• Parc Monceau (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (14km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (9km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (28km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (30km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (37km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (38km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (38km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (39km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (40km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (40km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (46km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (47km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (51km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (55km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (57km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Courances (10km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (15km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (19km)
• Parc de Chamarande (22km)
• Parc de Courson (28km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (30km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (31km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (33km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (37km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (40km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (40km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (41km)
• Parc de Versailles (42km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (42km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (46km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (42km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Murs à pêches (38km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (40km)
• Vaux de Cernay (46km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (27km)
• Noisiel (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Mee-sur-Seine (10km)
• Melun (11km)
• Creteil (28km)
• Maisons-Alfort (31km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (34km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (38km)
• Meudon (38km)
• Gagny (40km)
• Livry-Gargan (44km)
• Levallois-Perret (44km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (45km)
• Courbevoie (45km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (46km)
• Le Vesinet (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (35km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (37km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (38km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (43km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry is in the Paris region of France at 11 kilometres from Melun, the department capital (general information: Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry is 39 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auvernaux, Boissise-la-Bertrand, Boissise-le-Roi, Champcueil, Chevannes, Le Coudray-Montceaux, Mennecy, Morsang-sur-Seine, Nainville-les-Roches, Ormoy, Perthes, Pringy, Saint-Germain-sur-Ecole, Saint-Sauveur-sur-Ecole, Savigny-le-Temple, Seine-Port and Soisy-sur-Ecole.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry