3 days to discover the castles of the Oise
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Where to stay - Chantilly ?
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Detail of the stay : 3 days to discover the castles of the Oise
How to get there - Chantilly
A day at Chantilly
Steps: Chantilly
Start in the town that will serve as your home base, the renowned Chantilly (yes, like the cream). Start off with a tour of the city and its green spaces to the Château de Chantilly. With your 1-day ticket, start the visit with its Grandes Écuries (where their equestrian show is held daily by reservation) and the horse museum, then continue through its lush gardens. Take a break for lunch, before finally entering this splendid castle with its exceptional painting galleries. Since the Middle Ages and over the centuries, it has been the home of many princely families who have left their mark on this jewel of French heritage. Don't miss the Cabinet des Livres, which has the most beautiful collection of manuscripts after the National Library of France. In the evening, stop by one of the city's restaurants, such as the Vertugadin, where you can discover real whipped cream (far from the industrial version we know).
Places of interest : CHÂTEAU DE CHANTILLY
A day at Compiègne and Pierrefonds
Steps: Pierrefonds
Direction Compiègne, the "Imperial City", and its splendid castle gathering a unique collection of furniture from the First and Second Empire. For the amateurs, this one also welcomes the National Car Museum, in order to better understand the history and the evolution of transport, with a very beautiful collection of vehicles of all horizons. Take the car and have a lunch break in the forest of Compiègne, the third largest state forest in France. If you come in September, it is also a great place to listen to the famous stag bellow. Before coming back to Chantilly, make a stop at the Pierrefonds castle built by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century. Worthy of the most beautiful fairy tale castles, this medieval castle surprises by its grandeur.
Places of interest : CHÂTEAU DE PIERREFONDS CHÂTEAU DE COMPIÈGNE
