Attractions and Places To See around Maudétour-En-Vexin - Top 20

Please note: if you want to park there to go hiking, the car park is currently only open from 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.

La Roche-Guyon is a charming village and historic site located in Île-de-France, in the Val-d'Oise department. It is particularly known for its impressive medieval castle and its picturesque setting along the Seine. Why visit La Roche-Guyon? Historical Heritage: A visit to the castle allows you to discover an exceptional example of medieval architecture and understand its strategic importance throughout the centuries. Natural Setting: The site offers magnificent landscapes along the Seine, perfect for walks and photographs. Culture and Events: Cultural events and exhibitions enrich the experience of the visit and allow you to discover the local culture. In short, La Roche-Guyon is a must-see destination for those who wish to explore a rich historical heritage, enjoy splendid natural landscapes, and discover the regional culture.

For information, following the collapses that occurred last summer, the dovecote peak is no longer accessible to the public for safety reasons.

The Potager-Verger du Château de la Roche Guyon is a French-style vegetable and fruit garden that is open to the public and allows you to stroll through this wonderful place. The garden faces the Château de la Roche-Guyon, a medieval castle built on a limestone cliff overlooking the Seine. The garden was created in the 17th century by Madeleine Le Tellier de Louvois, wife of François VIII de La Rochefoucauld, first Duke of La Roche-Guyon. The garden has 675 fruit trees, including pear, apple, peach and plum trees, as well as vegetables and aromatic plants. The garden was restored in 2004, after being abandoned for nearly a century. It has received the Remarkable Garden label from the Ministry of Culture.

The Château de Théméricourt, probably built by Philippe de Théméricourt in the second half of the 15th century, has retained its initial plan with two main buildings arranged at right angles and flanked by four turrets topped with pepperbox roofs. This square plan responds to the concern of rejecting common areas in isolated buildings. The north and west facades of the castle have retained their original, very severe appearance. They contrast greatly with those opening onto the park, which, apart from the central turret, remain marked by classicism. The castle park has evolved greatly since the 18th century. The French garden was succeeded, it seems in the middle of the 19th century, by a park with a pond fed by the Aubette de Meulan.

Built in the 1920s, this distillery produced beet alcohol for the chemical industry or the pharmacy, and sometimes also for local consumption... During the Second World War, the alcohol was used to run Parisian buses, so in fuel shortage. The Germans having installed a military battery there, it was the site of a violent battle to ensure the liberation of Paris. The activity of the distillery stopped in 1952. It was then used as a setting in several films including "Diabolically yours" by Julien Duvivier with Alain Delon in 1967, and "36 quai des orfèvres" by Olivier Marchal. In 1973, the building hosted the entire crew of the film "The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob", directed by Gérard Oury. But only one outdoor scene was shot there, and the silhouette of the building only appears once at the beginning of the film. Abandoned, having even served as a landfill, it was recently renovated to be transformed into a dwelling and a reception area.

Attention, in order to protect endangered fauna, access to the chalky peaks in the commune of Haute-Isle is prohibited every year from March 1 to June 30 by prefectural decree. The paths to mass in Chantemesle are therefore cut off. In addition, following a collapse this summer, the Piton du Colombier is prohibited for obvious safety reasons until the end of the securing work.

Former distillery transformed into a house, magnificent!