Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Centre-Loire Valley 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-Symphorien-le-Chateau in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 15 km and Chartres Cathedral at 22 km.

Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau, 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 15 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

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Chartres

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

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

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

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

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

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

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Versailles Palace

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

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 53 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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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 53 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 54 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 55 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 55 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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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 55 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 55 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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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris includes works by several important artists including...

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Markets in and near Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau

• Auneau: market Friday (6km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (16km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (22km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (23km)
• Luce: market Sunday (24km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (29km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (29km)
• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (55km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (56km)

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (21km)
• Versailles Palace (42km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (58km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (58km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (15km)
• Maison des Jardies (47km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (48km)
• Arc de Triomphe (56km)
• Pantheon (57km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (57km)
• Conciergerie (57km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (57km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (57km)

Other tourist attractions

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

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (21km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (23km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (31km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (31km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (33km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (48km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (48km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (51km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (57km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (57km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (57km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (15km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (27km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (30km)
• Parc de Courson (30km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (34km)
• Parc de Chamarande (34km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (39km)
• Parc de Versailles (42km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (42km)
• Le pré Catelan (45km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (47km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (48km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (49km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (49km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (50km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (22km)
• Versailles (42km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (8km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (17km)
• Vaux de Cernay (23km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (29km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (15km)
• Etampes (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (24km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (43km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (47km)
• Meudon (48km)
• Le Vesinet (50km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (51km)
• Courbevoie (56km)
• Levallois-Perret (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (39km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (55km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (57km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau is in the eastern-center of France at 21 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau is 58 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ablis, Auneau, Bleury, Ecrosnes, Gallardon, Le Gue-de-Longroi, Levainville, Oinville-sous-Auneau, Orsonville, Prunay-en-Yvelines and Ymeray.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau