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Towns & villages beyond Paris

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Rocky cliffs and a sheltered cove on the Cotentin coast near Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Manche, Normandy

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

A maritime city at the tip of the Cotentin Peninsula, home to La Cité de la Mer, a working harbour and dramatic nearby coastline.

Travel time
~3h 10m from Paris
Transport
Direct train
The Porte de Bourgogne stone gateway in the centre of Moret-sur-Loing

Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France

Moret-sur-Loing

A fortified medieval town on the Loing at the edge of the Fontainebleau forest, painted repeatedly by Alfred Sisley and home to a barley sugar made by nuns since 1638.

Travel time
~50 min from Paris
Transport
Direct train
The village hall of Barbizon on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest

Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France

Barbizon

The village on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest where Rousseau, Millet and Corot invented painting outdoors — one street of studios and galleries, and a museum inside the painters' old inn.

Travel time
~1h 20m from Paris
Transport
Train, then bus
The Gothic exterior and spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Senlis

Oise, Hauts-de-France

Senlis

A royal and medieval town 45 km north of Paris, with an early Gothic cathedral, Gallo-Roman walls, cobbled streets used constantly as film sets, and Chantilly next door.

Travel time
~1h 10m from Paris
Transport
Train, then bus

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