THE FIRST "PARC NATUREL REGIONAL" OF ILE-DE-FRANCE
Le Parc Naturel régional in numbers :
-21 communes
-46000 inhabitants
-25000 hectares
-11000 of which are forested
-Nearly 1000 buildings, historic houses and works of art
-250 km of footpaths
Close to Paris ( 30 km ) , and just beyond the new town of Saint- Quentin-en-Yvelines, the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse remains a largely rural area, amongst one of the most beautiful and sought after in the Ile de France Region.
The Parc Naturel régional ( regional park ) was created in the 1985 by the Conseil Régional d'Ile de France, at the request of the local communes and the Departement des Yvelines, to preserve the quality of their heritage and to promote sustainable development.
Come the next day the plants in the gardens of the Castle Courson 14, 15 and 16 October 2011.
If you like the green you'll love this event and find the hotel to the chapel in the middle valley of greenery is a true charming hotel
This Valley of Chevreuse can offer a multitude of activities to do, numerous museums and
Châteaux to visit:
Castle of Breteuil,
Dampierre,
Madeleine,
and a few kilometers farther
Rambouillet ,
Versailles
And others ...
You can buy chease, milk, honey or confiture in
farm shops ( six in the Valley ), you can also discover the "Golf national de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines",
the
bed and breakfast lodge is situated at 8km from the Golf, 10 min by car, or simply walking on
discovery trails ! :
-"Sentier découverte" of Maincourt
( 2 km of signposted trails featuring the fauna and flora of the wetlands )
-"Sentier découverte des Maréchaux"
( a 4 km walk through an ancient quarry to the lake "Etang de Cernay", a natural site with a facinating history )
- In
Lévis-Saint-Nom, discover the religious heritage of Lévis and the surrounddings.
Moreover in The Haute Vallée de Chevreuse, you can find 18 PNR signposted paths, in 11 towns.
YOU HAVE GOT THE CHOICE!
The hotel purpose you rental of electric bicycle:
Bike rental: €
15
To discover the nature, the landscapes and the heritage, stroll in the "Natural Parc High Chevreuse Valley", without map, a time limit, as through specialist with; it's now possible with the
Baladio' guide!
It's a small handheld GPS route packed with informations about sites visited.
It can be rented for
5€ (
7 trails are purposed )
You can discover the Vallée by different way, if you want new sensations: by horse!
7 stables offer you horse ballads, with or without guide, for all levels.
In this
Haute Vallée de Chevreuse, there's so much to do ...
