Things to do in Fontainebleau
Around Fontainebleau, Notrebellefrance lists 8 tourist sites within 12 km, including 4 natural wonders and 3 castles. Not to be missed: Palais de Fontainebleau, L'Eléphant d'Apremont and Chêne Jupiter.
Palais de Fontainebleau
Used by the kings of France since the twelfth century, the hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, in the heart of a great Île-de-France forest, was transformed, enlarged and embellished in the sixteenth century by Francis I, who wanted to make it a "new Rome".
L'Eléphant d'Apremont
Regarded as the "Green Lung" of Île-de-France, the Fontainebleau forest offers varied landscapes and exceptional sites: the chaos and desert of Apremont, famous for its piles of rocks; the heights of La Solle, for the panorama below over the racecourse and...
Chêne Jupiter
Gorges de Franchard
Château de Rouillon
Château de Bourron
Les Trois Pignons
Fontainebleau
An elegant town in the heart of its forest, known for its royal château and its climbing rocks.