Vaucresson tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Versailles Palace at 5 km from Vaucresson

Visit Vaucresson: highlights and tourist information

Vaucresson is situated in the department and region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 5 km and Eiffel Tower at 10 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Vaucresson, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vaucresson in .

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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 5 km (direction south-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Eiffel Tower

at 10 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 11 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Champs-Elysees

at 12 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 12 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 13 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 13 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

at 13 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 13 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Paris Opera

at 13 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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The Louvre

Museum at 13 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Palais-Royal

at 14 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Conciergerie

National Monument at 14 km (direction east), in the Paris department

La Conciergerie at Paris is one of the oldest and most important...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 14 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Map of places to visit near Vaucresson

Markets in and near Vaucresson

• La Celle-Saint-Cloud: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (2km)
• Garches: market Saturday (2km)
• Le Chesnay: market Wednesday & Saturday (3km)
• Bailly: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Marly-le-Roi: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (6km)
• Chatou: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
• Boulogne-Billancourt: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (6km)
• Issy-les-Moulineaux: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & (7km)
• Carrieres-sur-Seine: market Tuesday (8km)
• Montesson: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)

More information about Vaucresson,

Tourist attractions near Vaucresson, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (10km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (14km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (18km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (4km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (14km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (47km)

National Monuments

• Saint Cloud Parc (3km)
• Maison des Jardies (3km)
• Arc de Triomphe (11km)
• Chateau de Maisons (12km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (13km)
• Villa Savoye (13km)
• Conciergerie (14km)
• Pantheon (14km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (14km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (14km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (18km)
• Vincennes Chateau (20km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (32km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (33km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (10km)
• Hotel des Invalides (12km)
• Rodin Museum (12km)
• Grand Palais (12km)
• Champs-Elysees (12km)
• Petit Palais (12km)
• Parc Monceau (12km)
• Palais Bourbon (12km)
• Place de la Concorde (12km)
• Orsay Museum (13km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (13km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (13km)
• Catacombs (13km)
• Place Vendome (13km)
• Paris Opera (13km)
• The Louvre (13km)
• Palais Royal (14km)
• Pont-Neuf (14km)
• Saint-Eustache (14km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (14km)
• Montmartre (15km)
• Montmartre district (15km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (15km)
• Jardin des Plantes (15km)
• Place des Vosges (15km)
• Place de la Bastille (16km)
• Parc de la Villette (18km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (31km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (23km)
• Vexin Francais (35km)
• Oise-Pays de France (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (3km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (4km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (7km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (13km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (13km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (13km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (13km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (14km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (14km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (18km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (18km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (18km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (23km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (25km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (26km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (27km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (45km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (45km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (46km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (50km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (51km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (3km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (4km)
• Parc de Versailles (5km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (5km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (8km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (11km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (13km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (14km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (20km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (20km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (25km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (27km)
• Parc de Courson (27km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (33km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (33km)
• Parc de Chamarande (37km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (38km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (45km)
• Potager des Princes (46km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (46km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (48km)
• Parc du château de Courances (50km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (51km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (5km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (8km)
• Senlis (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (18km)
• Murs à pêches (22km)
• Vaux de Cernay (24km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (30km)
• Château de Sauvage (41km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (45km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (49km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (24km)
• Rambouillet (33km)
• Noisiel (35km)
• Etampes (45km)
• Chantilly (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Rueil-Malmaison (5km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (6km)
• Le Vesinet (6km)
• Meudon (7km)
• Courbevoie (10km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (10km)
• Levallois-Perret (11km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (20km)
• Maisons-Alfort (21km)
• Creteil (24km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (26km)
• Gagny (28km)
• Livry-Gargan (29km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (49km)
• Melun (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (9km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (15km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (19km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (27km)

Geography and distances

Vaucresson is in the of France at 5434 kilometres from , the department capital (general information: Vaucresson is 14 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bailly, Bougival, Chatou, Chaville, Croissy-sur-Seine, Garches, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Le Chesnay, Le Port-Marly, Louveciennes, Mareil-Marly, Marly-le-Roi, Marnes-la-Coquette, Meudon, Nanterre, Rocquencourt, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, Sevres, Suresnes, Versailles, Ville-d'Avray and Viroflay.

This page in French: Visiter Vaucresson