Saint-Germain-en-Laye tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Germain-en-Laye: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Germain-en-Laye is situated in the Yvelines department and Paris region.

Tourist classifications for Saint-Germain-en-Laye include "secteur sauvegarde".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Germain-en-Laye in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 11 km and Arc de Triomphe at 15 km.

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 11 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 15 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Arc de Triomphe is the second largest triumphal arch in the...

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Eiffel Tower

at 15 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Champs-Elysees

at 16 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Champs-Elsées, often called the most beautiful avenue in the world, is...

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 17 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Eglise de la Madeleine is a most unusual church, being built...

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 17 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is best known for its eight...

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Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 17 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Tuileries is a large park and garden near the...

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Paris Opera

at 18 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The extravagant design and decoration of the Palais Garnier, usually known as...

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Palais-Royal

at 18 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Palais-Royal is a 17th century palace with attractive gardens in the...

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The Louvre

Museum at 18 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre contains countless...

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

Church at 18 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is one of the most famous...

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Montmartre

at 18 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Montmartre region of Paris is almost a separate village within the...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the most extensive and most...

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Catacombs

at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Germain-en-Laye

• Marly-le-Roi: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (3km)
• Montesson: market Thursday & Sunday (4km)
• Chatou: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (5km)
• Poissy: market Thursday (5km)
• Carrieres-sur-Seine: market Tuesday (6km)
• La Celle-Saint-Cloud: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
• Maisons-Laffitte: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Bailly: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Acheres: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Houilles: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (15km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (19km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (24km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (11km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (19km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (39km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (6km)
• Chateau de Maisons (7km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (11km)
• Maison des Jardies (11km)
• Arc de Triomphe (15km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (17km)
• Conciergerie (19km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (19km)
• Pantheon (19km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (19km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (20km)
• Vincennes Chateau (26km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (34km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (38km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (15km)
• Parc Monceau (16km)
• Grand Palais (16km)
• Champs-Elysees (16km)
• Hotel des Invalides (17km)
• Petit Palais (17km)
• Palais Bourbon (17km)
• Rodin Museum (17km)
• Place de la Concorde (17km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (17km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (17km)
• Place Vendome (18km)
• Orsay Museum (18km)
• Paris Opera (18km)
• Palais Royal (18km)
• The Louvre (18km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (18km)
• Montmartre (18km)
• Montmartre district (18km)
• Pont-Neuf (19km)
• Saint-Eustache (19km)
• Catacombs (19km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (20km)
• Jardin des Plantes (20km)
• Place des Vosges (20km)
• Place de la Bastille (21km)
• Parc de la Villette (22km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (26km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (27km)
• Vexin Francais (27km)
• Oise-Pays de France (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (2km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (4km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (5km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (5km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (9km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (10km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (16km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (18km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (18km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (18km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (20km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (20km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (20km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (20km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (22km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (24km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (27km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (33km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (43km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (48km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (50km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (51km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (58km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (0km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (6km)
• Parc de Versailles (11km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (11km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (11km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (18km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (19km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (21km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (22km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (24km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (25km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (27km)
• Parc de Courson (33km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (35km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (35km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (38km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (38km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (40km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (42km)
• Potager des Princes (43km)
• Parc de Chamarande (44km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (45km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (46km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (11km)
• Senlis (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (23km)
• Vaux de Cernay (27km)
• Murs à pêches (27km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (33km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (42km)
• Château de Sauvage (43km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (49km)
• Foret d'Halette (53km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (17km)
• Rambouillet (35km)
• Noisiel (39km)
• Chantilly (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (3km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (7km)
• Courbevoie (12km)
• Levallois-Perret (14km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (14km)
• Meudon (14km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (18km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (18km)
• Maisons-Alfort (27km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (29km)
• Creteil (31km)
• Gagny (32km)
• Livry-Gargan (32km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (57km)
• Melun (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (13km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (20km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (22km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (25km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Germain-en-Laye is in the Paris region of France at 15 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Saint-Germain-en-Laye is 19 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Germain-en-Laye from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigremont, Bougival, Carrieres-sous-Poissy, Chambourcy, Chatou, Croissy-sur-Seine, Fourqueux, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Le Pecq, Le Port-Marly, Le Vesinet, Louveciennes, Maisons-Laffitte, Mareil-Marly, Marly-le-Roi, Mesnil-le-Roi, Montesson, Poissy, Saint-Nom-la-Breteche and Sartrouville.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Germain-en-Laye