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Tchou tchou! All aboard: let's discover our most beautiful monuments that are easily accessible by train. For each one, find out how long it takes to get there from the nearest towns, and how to get there on foot from the station.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Royal Monastery of Brou
Bourg-en-Bresse station
From Lyon: 45 min. From Paris: 1h50 Journey from the station to the monument: about 20 min. on foot
Treasures of Lyon Cathedral
Lyon Part Dieu station
From Paris: 2hRoutefrom the station to the monument: about 45 min. on foot
Le Puy-en-Velay cathedral complex
Le Puy-en-Velay train station
From Clermont-Ferrand: 2h10FromLyon via Saint-Étienne:2h20From the station to the monument: about 15 min. on foot
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Centre-Val de Loire
Chartes cathedral, tower and treasury
Chartres train station
From Paris: 1hourFrom the station to the monument: about 10 minutes on foot
Azay-Le-Rideau Castle
Azay-Le-Rideau train station
From Tours: 25 min.from Paris via Tours: 2hRoutefrom the station to the monument: about 25 min. on foot
Cloister of the Psalette
Tours train station
From Paris: 1h15From the station to the monument: about 10 min. on foot
Châteaudun Castle
Châteaudun railway station
From Paris: 1h30Routefrom the station to the monument: about 10 min. on foot
Crypt and tower of Bourges cathedral
Bourges train station
From Tours: 1h45FromParis: 2hTravelfrom the station to the monument: about 25 min. on foot
Jacques Cœur Palace
Bourges train station
From Tours: 1h45FromParis: 2hTravelfrom the station to the monument: about 20 min. on foot
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Flight over the château de Châteaudun
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Great East
Towers of Reims Cathedral
Reims train station
From Paris: 45 min.from the station to the monument: about 15 min. on foot.
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Hauts-de-France
Cité internationale de la langue française at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts railway station
From Paris: 50 min.from the station to the monument: about 10 min. on foot.
Towers and treasures of Amiens Cathedral
Amiens train station
From Paris: 1h10Routefrom the station to the monument: about 10 min. on foot
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Normandie
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
Pontorson station then shuttle bus to the foot of Mont-Saint-Michel
From Paris: 4h35April to October only
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pey-Berland Tower
Bordeaux Saint-Jean railway station
From Paris: 2hFromToulouse: 2h10From the station to the monument: about 35 min. on foot
Cloister of Bayonne Cathedral
Bayonne train station
From Bordeaux: 1h45FromToulouse: 3h30FromParis: 3h55From the station to the monument: about 15 min. on foot
La Rochelle Towers
La Rochelle Ville train station
From Nantes: 1h45FromParis: 3hTravelfrom the station to the monument: about 10 min. on foot
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Occitanie
Towers and ramparts of Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes train station
From Nîmes: 45 min.from the station to the monument: about 5 min. on foot.
Castle and ramparts of the city of Carcassonne
Carcassonne train station
From Toulouse: 40minFrom Montpellier: 1h30From the station to the monument: about 30 min. on foot
Salses fortress
Salses-le-Château railway station
From Perpignan: 12 min.from Narbonne: 30 min.from the station to the monument: about 15 min. on foot.
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Pays de la Loire
Angers Castle
Angers Saint-Laud station
From Paris: 1h20From the station to the monument: about 15 min. on foot
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cap Moderne, Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier at Cap Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin station
From Nice: 30 min.from the station to the monument: about 15 min. on foot.
Cloister of Fréjus Cathedral
Fréjus train station
From Cannes: 40 min.from the station to the monument: about 10 min. on foot.
Flight over Cap Moderne
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In certain monuments, you can benefit from a reduced rate on presentation of a ticket less than 5 days old or the SNCF Grand Voyageur card.
Find out more at the reception of our monuments or on their website, on the "Practical information" page.
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