The classic guide to the enchanting destinations of the Ile-de-France, all within an hour's journey from central Paris, with maps, photographs and all practical information.
The classic guide to the enchanting destinations of the Ile-de-France, all within an hour's journey from central Paris, with maps, photographs and all practical information.
Annabel Simms was born in England, of Hungarian parentage. In 1991 she moved to Paris on a year's sabbatical from her job as a college lecturer in London, and never left. She now works as a freelance journalist, editor and English teacher.
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Contents Map showing journey times from Paris Map of the Ile de France Rail map of the Ile de France Preface Preface to the Fourth Edition The Ile de France: past and present How to use this guide Gare du Nord 1. Montmorency Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s house/museum market Renaissance church 2. Ecouen Château-museum of the Renaissance woodland walk 3. Chantilly Château-museum horse-racing canal walk 4. Auvers-sur-Oise Vincent Van Gogh and the Impressionists village and river walk 5. Royaumont St Louis Cistercian abbey concerts country walk 6. Luzarches Erik Satie country walk 7. Senlis The first French kings cathedral rampart walk Gare de l’Est 8. Crécy-la-Chapelle Corot Gothic church moats river walk 9. La Ferté-Milon Racine La Fontaine Leonardo da Vinci ruined castle canal walk boat trip 10. Provins Medieval tournaments ramparts Gare de Lyon 11. Moret-sur-Loing Alfred Sisley and the Impressionists river walk to port of Saint Mammès Gare de Montparnasse 12. Rambouillet Château park : Marie Antoinette Napoleon De Gaulle 13. Montfort-l’Amaury Simon de Montfort Maurice Ravel Victor Hugo country walk Gare St Lazare 14. Poissy St Louis Monet Le Corbusier Emile Zola’s house-museum river walk 15. Conflans-Sainte Honorine River port boat museum island restaurant accessed by speedboat island and river walk St Michel-Notre Dame RER 16. Sceaux Château park : Colbert Le Nôtre walk to Chateaubriand’s house and garden Châtelet-Les Halles RER 17. Champigny-sur-Marne Traditional French music/dancing by the river Abbey ruins at St Maur island river bus to Joinville 18. The islands of Créteil Victor Hugo island walk 19. Champs-sur-Marne Menier chocolate factory river walk Madame de Pompadour’s château and park 20. Saint Germain-en-Laye Le Nôtre Debussy Maurice Denis’ house-museum château On the Tourist Trail Versailles Giverny Fontainebleau Getting around the Ile de France: The cultural context getting into the local rhythm the pleasures of provincial life the love of numbers the French attitude to information Practical details public transport maps useful sources of information books bookshops Best days to visit markets museums and châteaux other attractions Glossary Train traveller’s glossary Chronology of French rulers Acknowledgements Picture credits Index
Contents Map showing journey times from Paris Map of the Ile de France Rail map of the Ile de France Preface Preface to the Fourth Edition The Ile de France: past and present How to use this guide Gare du Nord 1. Montmorency Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s house/museum market Renaissance church 2. Ecouen Château-museum of the Renaissance woodland walk 3. Chantilly Château-museum horse-racing canal walk 4. Auvers-sur-Oise Vincent Van Gogh and the Impressionists village and river walk 5. Royaumont St Louis Cistercian abbey concerts country walk 6. Luzarches Erik Satie country walk 7. Senlis The first French kings cathedral rampart walk Gare de l’Est 8. Crécy-la-Chapelle Corot Gothic church moats river walk 9. La Ferté-Milon Racine La Fontaine Leonardo da Vinci ruined castle canal walk boat trip 10. Provins Medieval tournaments ramparts Gare de Lyon 11. Moret-sur-Loing Alfred Sisley and the Impressionists river walk to port of Saint Mammès Gare de Montparnasse 12. Rambouillet Château park : Marie Antoinette Napoleon De Gaulle 13. Montfort-l’Amaury Simon de Montfort Maurice Ravel Victor Hugo country walk Gare St Lazare 14. Poissy St Louis Monet Le Corbusier Emile Zola’s house-museum river walk 15. Conflans-Sainte Honorine River port boat museum island restaurant accessed by speedboat island and river walk St Michel-Notre Dame RER 16. Sceaux Château park : Colbert Le Nôtre walk to Chateaubriand’s house and garden Châtelet-Les Halles RER 17. Champigny-sur-Marne Traditional French music/dancing by the river Abbey ruins at St Maur island river bus to Joinville 18. The islands of Créteil Victor Hugo island walk 19. Champs-sur-Marne Menier chocolate factory river walk Madame de Pompadour’s château and park 20. Saint Germain-en-Laye Le Nôtre Debussy Maurice Denis’ house-museum château On the Tourist Trail Versailles Giverny Fontainebleau Getting around the Ile de France: The cultural context getting into the local rhythm the pleasures of provincial life the love of numbers the French attitude to information Practical details public transport maps useful sources of information books bookshops Best days to visit markets museums and châteaux other attractions Glossary Train traveller’s glossary Chronology of French rulers Acknowledgements Picture credits Index
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