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Towns & villages beyond Paris

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Sailing boats and colourful historic houses around the Vieux Bassin in Honfleur

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
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 west facade of Chartres Cathedral with its two distinctive spires

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

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