Torfou tourism and travel guide

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Visit Torfou: highlights and tourist information

Torfou 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 Torfou in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 31 km and Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles at 31 km.

Torfou, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 31 km (direction north-north-west), 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 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 33 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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Catacombs

at 35 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 35 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 35 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 36 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 36 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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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 36 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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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 36 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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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 36 km (direction east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

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

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Pantheon

National Monument at 36 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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Markets in and near Torfou

• Arpajon: market Friday (7km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (10km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (11km)
• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (12km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (13km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (18km)

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Tourist attractions near Torfou, France

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

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (36km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (37km)
• Cinéaqua (37km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (31km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (37km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (38km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (32km)
• Maison des Jardies (33km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (34km)
• Pantheon (36km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (37km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (37km)
• Conciergerie (37km)
• Vincennes Chateau (38km)
• Arc de Triomphe (39km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (39km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (45km)
• Villa Savoye (46km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (35km)
• Jardin des Plantes (36km)
• Rodin Museum (37km)
• Eiffel Tower (37km)
• Hotel des Invalides (37km)
• Pont-Neuf (37km)
• Place de la Bastille (37km)
• Orsay Museum (37km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (37km)
• Palais Bourbon (38km)
• Place des Vosges (38km)
• The Louvre (38km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (38km)
• Grand Palais (38km)
• Petit Palais (38km)
• Place de la Concorde (38km)
• Saint-Eustache (38km)
• Champs-Elysees (38km)
• Palais Royal (38km)
• Place Vendome (38km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (38km)
• Paris Opera (39km)
• Parc Monceau (39km)
• Montmartre district (41km)
• Montmartre (41km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (41km)
• Parc de la Villette (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (23km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (11km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (12km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (13km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (24km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (27km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (30km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (37km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (37km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (38km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (38km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (38km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (41km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (42km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (46km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Chamarande (2km)
• Parc de Courson (10km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (15km)
• Parc du château de Courances (21km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (22km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (27km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (27km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (32km)
• Parc de Versailles (32km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (33km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (34km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (36km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (38km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (38km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (38km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (41km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (45km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (31km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (24km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (27km)
• Vaux de Cernay (27km)
• Château de Sauvage (36km)
• Murs à pêches (41km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (11km)
• Rambouillet (32km)
• Noisiel (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Plessis-Robinson (28km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (29km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (31km)
• Meudon (31km)
• Melun (32km)
• Creteil (33km)
• Maisons-Alfort (34km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (39km)
• Courbevoie (41km)
• Levallois-Perret (41km)
• Le Vesinet (41km)
• Moutiers (42km)
• Gagny (46km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (48km)
• Livry-Gargan (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (36km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (36km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (39km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (49km)

Geography and distances

Torfou is in the Paris region of France at 18 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Torfou is 37 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Torfou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auvers-Saint-Georges, Avrainville, Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon, Bouray-sur-Juine, Breuillet, Breux-Jouy, Chamarande, Chauffour-les-Etrechy, Cheptainville, Egly, Etrechy, Guibeville, Janville-sur-Juine, Lardy, Marolles-en-Hurepoix, Mauchamps, Saint-Sulpice-de-Favieres, Saint-Yon and Souzy-la-Briche.

This page in French: Visiter Torfou