 South view of Fontainebleau Castle | ||
| Fontainebleau | ||
| region | Seine-et-Marne | |
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| Residents | 15.407 (2018) | |
| Tourist info web | http://fontainebleau.fr/ | |
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Fontainebleau is a nice cozy little town with lots of street cafes. It is in the department Seine-et-Marne in the region Île-de-France. The city is about 65 km south of Paris and is best known for its 16th century castle and forest. The latter served, among other things, as a place of inspiration for numerous artists.
background
getting there
By plane
By train
- SNCF train station in Lyon, direction Montereau or Montargis to "Fontainebleau-Avon", then bus line A Connex.
There are dozens of ticket offices in the Gare de Lyon, but only one sells the right tickets, namely the one labeled "Banlieu"!
By bus
In the street
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Fontainebleau Castle
In 998, Ludwig IX. build a “small” hunting seat here. But soon afterwards, Fontainebleau was forgotten. It was only King Franz I who discovered the picturesque place for himself and had the castle expanded from 1528 onwards. From then on, Fontainebleau became the ancestral home of the French kings. It is the first Renaissance building in France.
The Chateau Fontainebleau has been part of the UNESCO world cultural heritage.
The castle and museum
- The Renaissance halls
- The great living areas of the kings - Les Grands apartments
Admission: € 10, reduced: € 8. - The internal apartment of Napoleon I.
- The small apartments - Les Petits apartments
Admission: € 6.50, reduced: € 5. - The Napoleon I Museum
Admission: € 6.50 - reduced: € 5. - The living room and the Chinese Museum of Empress Eugenie
- Playroom «Jeu de Paume»
Yards
The buildings of the palace are built around the five main courtyards. Every place has different names according to the different epochs. Many frescoes, stucco and statues are put up.
- Court of the White Horse or Court of Farewell
- Courtyard of the fountain
- The oval courtyard
- Courtyard of the dressing room
Gardens and parks
- Diane's Garden or Queen's Garden
- English garden
- Carp pond
- Large flowerbed or «Tibre» flowerbed
- Big park and big canal
The park is open all year round. · Free entry, audio guide: € 4.60
activities
- Carriage rides. Departure: "Porte Dorée" - Mr Pignon, daily: from 10.30 am to 1 pm. Afternoon from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. or 6 p.m.Price: 4 €.
- Jeu de Paume. Old French ball game, introduction and demonstration of "Jeu de Paume" in one of the last three halls still standing. Information: National Palace Games Room, Tel .: 33-164 224 767.
Fontainebleau Forest
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trips
Worthwhile destinations in the area include the artists' village on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest Barbizon, after which the eponymous Barbizon School, a trend in French landscape painting that preceded Impressionism, founded the village Milly-la-Foret with the final resting place of Jean Cocteau and the unique, by several artists of the Nouveau Réalisme created walk-in artwork Le Cyclope, the Vaux-le-Vicomte castle, which served as a model for Versailles at the time, and the remains of the medieval castle in Blandy-les-Tours, the last active one Glass blowing the Île-de-France in Soisy-sur-Ecole, the town Etampes, and much more.
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Web links
- http://www.fontainebleau.fr (fr) - Fontainebleau official website
