Chartres
In Chartres, you never get bored. From the cathedral of Chartres to the castle of Maintenon, the discoveries are not lacking. We won't fail to surprise you with the Maison Picassiette, the work of Raymond Isidore, our art events on every street corner and our workshops of master glassmakers making us the capital of Light. It's not for nothing that the Chartres en lumière event takes on its full meaning with us!
If we have a rich and diversified heritage, our destination is also a place where nature surrounds you with its benevolent aura: a rejuvenating stopover on the way to La Véloscénie Paris – Mont Saint-Michel! To explore it, let yourself be tempted by all of our leisure activities such as Accrobranche or L'Odyssée.
In addition, here, our plates are gourmet. Many restaurants in Chartres await you to help you discover the specialties and products of our destination as well as Eure-et-Loir.
Documents And Guides Of The City Of Chartres
At Maunoury Citybreak, you will find the map of Chartres and various tourist guides to enhance and simplify your stay. For more information and to book your visits directly online, log on to the Chartres Métropole Tourist Office website:
Salmon House,
8 fish shop street in Chartres
02 37 18 26 26
Chartres Cathedral
High place of heritage, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, jewels of the arts of the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres has always known the fervor of pilgrims and visitors. Self-guided, guided or audio-guided tours.
Discover the secrets of the old town in complete freedom by taking its picturesque streets, its old bridges and its mounds, during a walk.
Chartres in lights
Every evening, from April 10, 2021 to January 1, 2022, from nightfall
at one o'clock in the morning, come and discover the illumination of the monuments
of Chartres thanks to a magical scenography.
Chartres International Stained Glass Center
In the old tithe barn of the chapter of Chartres, the center organizes exhibitions, courses, workshops on ancient and contemporary stained glass, visits and courses on the arts.
Chartres Museum of Fine Arts
Located next to the cathedral, the Chartres Museum of Fine Arts is housed in the former episcopal palace, classified as a historical monument on October 15, 1906.
It exhibits rich collections of ancient and modern art all year round, including works by Zurbarán, Chardin, Vlaminck and Soutine, as well as a vast Oceanian collection and a set of harpsichords from the 17th and 18th centuries.
LE COMPA: Conservatory of Agriculture in Chartres
First French museum dedicated to agriculture,
the Compa is a society museum,
of science and technology that helps visitors to better
finding one's bearings in a (r)evolving rural world.
It is a new museum which reopened on May 21, 2016
and presents 3,000 m² of exhibits entirely
redesigned, new spaces dedicated to
young audience, original museographic devices,
many new collectibles (ethnographic and artistic) never shown. A brand new Compa to have fun, marvel and understand while interacting.
L'Odyssée: Aquatic Complex And Ice Rink In Chartres
Discover a unique leisure area for the little ones
and for adults.
Open every day.
Chartres Markets
Wednesday and Saturday morning Place Billard Near Chartres Cathedral: food
Saturday morning, Butte des Charbonnières: Textile
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Place du Cygne center of Chartres: Flower market
Wednesday 5-8 p.m., Place Billard: Organic and craft market
La Veloscénie: 450 Kms Of Cycling Route From Paris To Mont-Saint-Michel With Chartres As A Stage
It will be a pleasure for us to welcome tourists who come by bike: we have been "cycling welcome" since this year.
Our yard has a shelter for storing bicycles; you will be able to visit Chartres on foot in peace.
Link Notre-Dame de Paris to Mont Saint-Michel by bike, what a great idea! With the Véloscénie cycling route, discover the history of France, illustrated by its most beautiful monuments.
Between groomed trails, greenways, small marked roads and forest paths, this cycle route takes you to the heart of the Chevreuse valley, the Perche and the Normandy bocage. Do not miss the Palace of Versailles, Maintenon, Chartres Cathedral, the Baths of Bagnoles de l'Orne, the Lace of Alençon. Five sites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, discover them quickly!
The den
THE ZOO-REFUGE: Presentation
In France, there are many zoological parks which constitute a privileged place to meet many animal species, most of them wild or exotic. La Tanière is developing a completely different concept. Neither for profit, nor enrichment of an animal collection plan, reproduction program or search for the most beautiful specimen of a species to enhance the refuge. The Lair does not welcome an animal “because it interests it” but because no other survival solution is available to it.
This unique park is either a zoo-refuge or a zoo refuge. Whether it is a squirrel, an elephant or a domestic animal, everything is done to provide it with care, protection, well-being and dignity. Here, all the animals have a story and an often chaotic past: mistreated, illegally detained, trafficked, used in circuses or laboratories, they are collected to finally live a peaceful existence. All are rescue animals. It is this observation, the urgency and the meeting of individuals whose common denominator is this boundless love dedicated to an animal world in distress, which gave birth to The den.
Around Chartres
Maintenon Castle - 19 km:
Castle of Nogent le Rotrou - 56 km:
Aunt Leonie's House and Marcel Proust Museum - Illiers Combray 25 kms
Royal Chapel of Dreux - 30 km:
The castles of the Loire - 100 km
Rambouillet Castle - 40 km:
The Palace of Versailles - 75 km
