Castle of Esclimont ****
28700 ST SYMPHORIEN LE CHATEAU
Opened all the year

Description

Set in the heart of a 150-acre estate, the Chateau d'Esclimont proudly displays its towers, balconies, turrets, and pinnacles. Jewel of the Renaissance, this old residence of the family of Rochefoucauld is a romantic stop less than one hour from Paris, between the Chateau de Versailles and the cathedral of Chartres.

Tourist attractions

Downtown : Chartres Downtown (20 minutes)
Near City 1 : Chartres (18 km)
Near City 2 : Rambouillet (18 km)
Near City 3 : Paris (60 km)
Airport 1 : Paris-Orly (60 min)
Airport 2 : Paris-Charles de Gaulle (90 min)
Train station 1 : Rambouillet (18 km)
Train station 2 : Chartres (18 km)
Golf practice : Golf of Maintenon 18 hole (15 km)
Horse riding : Centre of Poigny-La-F (20 min)
Attraction 1 : Castle of Rambouillet (18 km)
Attraction 2 : Castle of Maintenon (15 km)
Attraction 3 : Castle of Sauvage animal park (8 km)
Attraction 4 : Cathedral of Chartres (18 km)
Attraction 5 : Versailles (45 min)

Access

- From the South of Paris
Take A6 to Bordeaux-Nantes-Lyon and then A10 to Chartres, after the toll take A11 direction Chartres-Le Mans, leave the motorway at Ablis and follow the direction of Chartres on the national road N10 turn right into D18 in the direction of Saint-Symphorien-Le Chateau.

- From the West of Paris
At the "Porte d'Auteuil" take A13 to Rouen and 7 km after the second tunnel, take A12 direction St-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Take A12 turn into N10, take the direction of Rambouillet-Chartres
10 km after Rambouillet, turn on your right to leave the N10 and take direction Saint-Symphorien-Le-Chateau.

- From Tours-Bordeaux on the A10
Take the exit 2 at Allainville, take the direction of Rambouillet-Chartres on N10 and 10 km later, turn on your right and take direction Saint-Symphorien-Le-Chateau.

- How to get to Esclimont by train
Take the train at Paris-Montparnasse Station for Rambouillet Station (30 min to 1 hour journey), then take a taxi to Esclimont (about 20 min journey)