Cheap weekend in the Essonne

The Departmental Domain of Chamarande, a listed Historic Monument owned by the General Council of Essonne, combines architecture, nature and culture, with its Louis XIII-style castle, 98-hectare landscaped park and contemporary art centre. Chamarande…

Towering over the little village of Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières, the Church of St. Sulpice was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, at the request of St. Louis, to welcome the many pilgrims who came to venerate the relics of St. Sulpice. The…

Straddling the departments of Essonne and Seine-et-Marne, the national forest of Sénart has a surface area of over 3 000 hectares and is one of the oldest forests in Ile-de-France. Oaks, hornbeams, chestnut trees, birch trees and pine trees…