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
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Calvados, Normandy
Honfleur
A historic Norman harbour of slate-fronted houses, artists’ heritage, wooden architecture and seafood restaurants around the Vieux Bassin.
- Travel time
- ~2h 10m from Paris
- Transport
- Car
Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Provins
A UNESCO-listed medieval walled city 80 km south-east of Paris, with a 12th-century keep, walkable ramparts, underground galleries and daily equestrian and falconry shows in season.
- Travel time
- ~1h 20m from Paris
- Transport
- Direct train
Oise, Hauts-de-France
Chantilly
A princely château on the water with one of France’s finest art collections, Le Nôtre gardens and the grandest stables in Europe — about 25 minutes by direct train from Paris.
- Travel time
- ~30 min from Paris
- Transport
- Direct train
Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Chartres
A UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral with world-famous stained glass, a walkable medieval old town and riverside lanes — about an hour by direct train from Paris Montparnasse.
- Travel time
- ~1h 15m from Paris
- Transport
- Direct train
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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