Saulx-les-Chartreux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saulx-les-Chartreux: highlights and tourist information

Saulx-les-Chartreux 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 Saulx-les-Chartreux in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Porte de Vanves flea market at 15 km and Versailles Palace at 16 km.

Saulx-les-Chartreux, 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

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

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 16 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 16 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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 16 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Catacombs

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

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

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

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

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Bourdelle Museum

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

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

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Zadkine Museum

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

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

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Grand Mosque

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

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

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

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

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

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

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

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Pantheon

National Monument at 18 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 18 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

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

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

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Markets in and near Saulx-les-Chartreux

• Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (2km)
• Palaiseau: market Thursday & Sunday (3km)
• Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (4km)
• Massy: market Tuesday & Friday (4km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (6km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (6km)
• Igny: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Antony: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (7km)
• Paray-Vieille-Poste: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)

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Tourist attractions near Saulx-les-Chartreux, France

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

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (18km)
• Cinéaqua (19km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (19km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (16km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (20km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (45km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (16km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (17km)
• Pantheon (18km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (19km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (19km)
• Conciergerie (19km)
• Arc de Triomphe (20km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (21km)
• Vincennes Chateau (21km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (28km)
• Chateau de Maisons (30km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (31km)
• Villa Savoye (31km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (32km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (17km)
• Jardin des Plantes (18km)
• Rodin Museum (19km)
• Eiffel Tower (19km)
• Hotel des Invalides (19km)
• Pont-Neuf (19km)
• Orsay Museum (19km)
• Palais Bourbon (19km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (20km)
• Place de la Bastille (20km)
• The Louvre (20km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (20km)
• Place des Vosges (20km)
• Grand Palais (20km)
• Petit Palais (20km)
• Place de la Concorde (20km)
• Champs-Elysees (20km)
• Saint-Eustache (20km)
• Palais Royal (20km)
• Place Vendome (20km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (20km)
• Paris Opera (21km)
• Parc Monceau (21km)
• Montmartre (22km)
• Montmartre district (22km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (23km)
• Parc de la Villette (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (21km)
• Gatinais Francais (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (13km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (19km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (19km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (20km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (20km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (20km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (22km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (23km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (25km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (29km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (29km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (29km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (31km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (33km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (36km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (42km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (43km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Beauregard (8km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (9km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (9km)
• Parc de Courson (13km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (17km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (17km)
• Parc de Versailles (17km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (18km)
• Parc de Chamarande (20km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (20km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (21km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (26km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (31km)
• Parc du château de Courances (32km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (33km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (34km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (36km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (39km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (16km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (26km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (17km)
• Murs à pêches (24km)
• Vaux de Cernay (24km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (27km)
• Château de Sauvage (40km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (29km)
• Noisiel (32km)
• Rambouillet (33km)
• Pontoise (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Plessis-Robinson (10km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (12km)
• Meudon (14km)
• Maisons-Alfort (17km)
• Creteil (18km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (22km)
• Levallois-Perret (23km)
• Courbevoie (23km)
• Le Vesinet (25km)
• Gagny (29km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (31km)
• Livry-Gargan (32km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (32km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (33km)
• Melun (33km)
• Moutiers (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (18km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (19km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (21km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (39km)

Geography and distances

Saulx-les-Chartreux is in the Paris region of France at 14 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Saulx-les-Chartreux is 19 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saulx-les-Chartreux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballainvilliers, Champlan, Chilly-Mazarin, Epinay-sur-Orge, Igny, La Ville-du-Bois, Longjumeau, Longpont-sur-Orge, Marcoussis, Massy, Montlhery, Morangis, Nozay, Orsay, Palaiseau, Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois, Vauhallan, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Villejust, Villemoisson-sur-Orge, Villiers-sur-Orge and Wissous.

This page in French: Visiter Saulx-les-Chartreux