Villecresnes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Villecresnes: highlights and tourist information

Villecresnes is situated in the department and region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Villecresnes in .

Popular places to visit nearby include Parc Floral de Paris at 14 km and Chateau de Vincennes at 15 km.

Villecresnes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 14 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Parc Floral de Paris is a lovely park in the south-east of Paris....

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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 15 km (direction north-west), in the Val-de-Marne department

The Chateau de Vincennes has an interesting history as an important royal residence for...

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Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne

Castle at 16 km (direction north-north-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne is a beautifully restored 18th century chateau with extensive gardens...

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Pere Lachaise Cemetery

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

The Pere Lachaise cemetery is a beautiful cemetery full of well-known figures from France...

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Coulée verte René-Dumont

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

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

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Grand Mosque

at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin Tino Rossi

Garden at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Maison de Victor Hugo

Museum at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Maison de Victor Hugo is a large apartment in the house where Victor...

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Place des Vosges

at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Place des Vosges is an impressive square surrounded by 17th century townhouses...

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Catacombs

at 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Hotel de Sully

at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Paris department

The Hotel de Sully is an impressive 17th century mansion house with courtyard and...

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Map of places to visit near Villecresnes

Markets in and near Villecresnes

• Epinay-sous-Senart: market Wednesday & Saturday (3km)
• Brunoy: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (3km)
• Boissy-Saint-Leger: market Sunday (4km)
• Montgeron: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Combs-la-Ville: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Brie-Comte-Robert: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (7km)
• Ormesson-sur-Marne: market Saturday (7km)
• Creteil: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (8km)
• Orly: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (10km)
• Draveil: market Thursday & Sunday (10km)

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Tourist attractions near Villecresnes, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (16km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (20km)
• Cinéaqua (24km)

Heritage sites

• Seine Banks, Paris (20km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Versailles Palace (31km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (38km)

National Monuments

• Vincennes Chateau (15km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (16km)
• Pantheon (19km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (20km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (20km)
• Conciergerie (20km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (23km)
• Arc de Triomphe (24km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (27km)
• Maison des Jardies (27km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (27km)
• Chateau de Maisons (37km)
• Villa Savoye (43km)

Other tourist attractions

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (44km)
• L'Isle-Adam (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (36km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (17km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (20km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (21km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (21km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (21km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (24km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (27km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (38km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (42km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (43km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (44km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (44km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (44km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (46km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (46km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (47km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (16km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (18km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (20km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (21km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (22km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (27km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (28km)
• Parc de Courson (31km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (32km)
• Parc du château de Courances (32km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (32km)
• Parc de Versailles (32km)
• Parc de Chamarande (33km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (38km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (38km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (31km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Murs à pêches (17km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (37km)
• Vaux de Cernay (44km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (24km)

Towns of Art and history

• Noisiel (16km)
• Meaux (37km)
• Etampes (42km)
• Pontoise (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Creteil (8km)
• Maisons-Alfort (12km)
• Gagny (18km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (21km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (22km)
• Livry-Gargan (22km)
• Melun (22km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (23km)
• Meudon (24km)
• Levallois-Perret (26km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (27km)
• Courbevoie (28km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (31km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (34km)
• Le Vesinet (35km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (15km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (19km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (26km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (31km)

Geography and distances

Villecresnes is in the of France at 0 kilometres from , the department capital (general information: Villecresnes is 20 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boissy-Saint-Leger, Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Boussy-Saint-Antoine, Brie-Comte-Robert, Brunoy, Crosne, Epinay-sous-Senart, Limeil-Brevannes, Mandres-les-Roses, Marolles-en-Brie, Montgeron, Perigny, Quincy-sous-Senart, Santeny, Servon, Sucy-en-Brie, Valenton, Varennes-Jarcy and Yerres.

This page in French: Visiter Villecresnes