day trip

Looking for a 1/2 day trip from Paris. Is it worth the time taking the train to Fontainebleau to tour the Chateau?

Thanks,

Ethan1

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Sure, but I would instead recommend Vaux-le-Vicomte.

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Probably depends, too, on how much time you have in Paris and if this is your first visit there.

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Assuming you have the time, that%26#39;s a great idea but it will probably take most of the day. Here is a rundown of all of the trips I like to recommend:

Auvers-sur-Oise

http://www.auvers-sur-oise.com/

For instruction on how to reach Auvers-sur-Oise by train

www.transport-idf.com/frontal…

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Chantilly

http://www.chateaudechantilly.com/

For instruction on how to reach Chantilly by train

www.transport-idf.com/frontal…

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Chartres

sacred-destinations.com/france/chartres-cath…

http://www.mymaze.de/chartres_technisch_e.htm

http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/

For information about visits with the renown guide Malcolm Miller:

diocese-chartres.com/cathedrale/…guieng.htm

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Château de Pierrefonds

…wikipedia.org/wiki/…A2teau_de_Pierrefonds

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Château de Vincennes

http://en.chateau-vincennes.fr/

Located at the end of Métro line 1

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Fontainebleau

http://www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com/

Take SNCF train from Gare de Lyon to Fontainebleau-Avon in the direction of Montargis Sens and disembark at Gare de Fontainebleau Avon

Fare 9.40€

En route time 1+02

http://www.transilien.com

From Gare de Fontainebleau-Avon, take Aérial bus line A to Château

Fare: 1.40€

Buses every 15 mintues.

Entrance fee: 8€

Students: 6€

Free entry the first Sunday of each month

Entrance plus one hour guided tour (in French only): 11€

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Giverny

http://giverny.org/gardens/

Open daily except Mondays from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm from April 1st to October 31st

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Provins

http://www.provins.net/

Low Season

Open from January 2nd to March 21st and from November 3rd to December 31th 2008:

Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Weekends %26amp; public holidays from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

High Season

From March 22nd to November 2nd :

Daily from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m..

General closure December 25th and January 1st

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Vaux-le-Vicomte

http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/

Open from March 15th to November 9th from 10.00 am to 06.00 pm, last admission at 5.30 pm

RER D to Melun

Shuttle (3.50€) or taxi (15€ to 19€) from Melun station

Entrance: from 14€

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Versailles

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/

RER C: direction Versailles-Rive-Gauche-château

Gare Montparnasse: SNCF train serving Versailles-Chantiers

Gare Saint-Lazare: SNCF train direction Versailles-rive-droite

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Thanks so much for all the info. 2nd time in Paris, will be there 2 1/2 days before going to Nice.