Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois tourism and travel guide

Visit Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois is situated in the Essonne 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 Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Porte de Vanves flea market at 21 km and Catacombs at 21 km.

Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Porte de Vanves flea market

Porte de Vanves flea market

at 21 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

Catacombs

at 21 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

Montparnasse Cemetery

at 22 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Zadkine Museum

Zadkine Museum

Museum at 22 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Grand Mosque

Grand Mosque

at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Arenes de Lutece

Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Pantheon

Pantheon

National Monument at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

The 18th century Pantheon was originally to be a church based on the pantheon...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin Tino Rossi

Jardin Tino Rossi

Garden at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

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

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Cluny Museum

Cluny Museum

Museum at 23 km (direction ), in the Paris department

Cluny Museum is a museum of medieval and religious art in the 5th arrondissement...

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Coulée verte René-Dumont

Coulée verte René-Dumont

at 23 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The coulée verte is an old railway line that has been transformed into a...

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Markets in and near Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois

  • Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (3km)
  • Montlhery: market Monday (4km)
  • Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (4km)
  • Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (5km)
  • Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
  • Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
  • Juvisy-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
  • Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (7km)
  • Draveil: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
  • Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)

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Tourist attractions near Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (22km)
  • Centre de la mer et des eaux (23km)
  • Cinéaqua (25km)

Heritage sites

National Monuments

Other tourist attractions

  • Catacombs (21km)
  • Jardin des Plantes (23km)
  • Place de la Bastille (24km)
  • Rodin Museum (24km)
  • Pont-Neuf (24km)
  • Hotel de Ville (town hall) (24km)
  • Place des Vosges (24km)
  • Eiffel Tower (24km)
  • Orsay Museum (24km)
  • Hotel des Invalides (24km)
  • The Louvre (25km)
  • Palais Bourbon (25km)
  • Saint-Eustache (25km)
  • Jardin des Tuileries (25km)
  • Palais Royal (25km)
  • Place de la Concorde (25km)
  • Petit Palais (25km)
  • Grand Palais (25km)
  • Place Vendome (25km)
  • Champs-Elysees (25km)
  • Eglise de la Madeleine (25km)
  • Paris Opera (26km)
  • Parc Monceau (27km)
  • Montmartre district (27km)
  • Montmartre (27km)
  • Basilica de Sacre Coeur (27km)
  • Parc de la Villette (28km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (20km)
  • Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (24km)
  • Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (24km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (24km)
  • Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (25km)
  • Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (25km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (26km)
  • Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (26km)
  • Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (27km)
  • Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (28km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (28km)
  • Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (29km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (29km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (30km)
  • Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (32km)
  • Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (33km)
  • Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (37km)
  • Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (38km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (40km)
  • Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (43km)
  • Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc du château de Beauregard (12km)
  • Parc de Courson (14km)
  • Parc du domaine de Sceaux (15km)
  • Maison de Chateaubriand (15km)
  • Parc de Chamarande (16km)
  • Parc du château de Breteuil (23km)
  • Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (23km)
  • Potager du roi, Versailles (24km)
  • Parc de Versailles (24km)
  • Parc du château de Courances (25km)
  • Jardin du Palais-Royal (25km)
  • Domaine de la Malmaison (28km)
  • Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (30km)
  • Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (31km)
  • Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (33km)
  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (37km)
  • Domaine national de Fontainebleau (38km)
  • Parc du château de Groussay (40km)
  • Parc du château de Thoiry (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Vallée de Chevreuse (23km)
  • Murs à pêches (27km)
  • Vaux de Cernay (29km)
  • Forêt de Rambouillet (31km)
  • Château de Sauvage (43km)

Amusement park / theme park

Towns of Art and history

  • Etampes (26km)
  • Noisiel (33km)
  • Rambouillet (37km)
  • Meaux (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Le Plessis-Robinson (16km)
  • Creteil (19km)
  • Velizy-Villacoublay (19km)
  • Maisons-Alfort (19km)
  • Meudon (20km)
  • Le Mee-sur-Seine (26km)
  • Melun (27km)
  • Levallois-Perret (28km)
  • Rueil-Malmaison (28km)
  • Courbevoie (29km)
  • Gagny (31km)
  • Le Vesinet (31km)
  • Aulnay-sous-Bois (34km)
  • Livry-Gargan (35km)
  • Soisy-sous-Montmorency (39km)
  • Moutiers (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Vincennes (22km)
  • Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (23km)
  • Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (27km)
  • Parc zoologique de Thoiry (46km)
 
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Geography and distances

Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois is in the Paris region of France at 8 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois is 24 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois

Canton: Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

Arrondissement: Palaiseau

Department: Essonne

Region: Paris

Postcode: 91700

Distance to Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois

from Evry (prefecture): 8 km

from Paris: 24 km

from Calais: 259 km

from Nice: 668 km

from Bordeaux: 477 km

from Strasbourg: 399 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arpajon, Ballainvilliers, Bondoufle, Bretigny-sur-Orge, Epinay-sur-Orge, Fleury-Merogis, Grigny, Juvisy-sur-Orge, La Ville-du-Bois, Le Plessis-Pate, Leuville-sur-Orge, Linas, Longjumeau, Longpont-sur-Orge, Montlhery, Morsang-sur-Orge, Saint-Germain-les-Arpajon, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Saulx-les-Chartreux, Savigny-sur-Orge, Villemoisson-sur-Orge, Villiers-sur-Orge and Viry-Chatillon.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois

 
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