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Access:
By roaD:
• By motorway, from Paris:
A6 direction Bordeaux-nantes, via porte
d’Orléans, then A10 and A11 direction
Nantes.
• By road, from Paris:
D910 D910 direction Rambouillet, via Porte
de St-Cloud.
• By road, from other parts of France:
RN10 from Tours and South West France
D923 from Brittany
RN154 from Rouen to Orléans
By raIL:
• 33 daily connections from Paris-
•
Montparnasse station
(about one hour journey)
12 daily connections with Le Mans
• Regular links to Brittany.
DIstanCEs from ChartrEs (by road) to:
• paris : 88 km (one hour journey)
• Aéroport d’orly : 75 km
• Aéroport roissy-charles-de-Gaulle : 120 km
• Blois : 100 km
• Bordeaux : 483 km
• Fontainebleau : 115 km
• le mans : 120 km
• mont St-michel : 257 km
• nantes : 299 km
• orléans : 73 km
• rambouillet : 44 km
• rennes : 251 km
• rouen : 134 km
• tours : 141 km
Capital of Light and perfume
Gateway to the Châteaux of the Loire Valley area
and just 1 hour south West of paris, Chartres is
famous all over the world for its Cathedral, the
most complete and well-preserved example of
gothic Cathedrals, registered on the UNESCO World
Heritage List.
Chartres, the french way of life: a perfect place
to discover museums and unusual places, to take a
stroll in the historic districts and picturesque streets,
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• "châtelet-cathédrale" (châtelet square)*, 352 spaces,
• "cœur de ville"*, 1112 spaces,
• "parc hôtel de ville"*, 410 spaces,
• "Grand Faubourg"*, (reserved for subscribers),
• pierre Sémard (bus station)*, 366 spaces,
Tel.: + 33 (0)2 37 36 46 23
• noël-Ballay*, (reserved for subscribers),
• Sainte-Foy (monoprix ◊), 50 spaces,
Tel.: + 33 (0)2 37 36 41 08
• morard square* ◊
• drouaise square* ◊
• "parking des 3 détours"* ◊
*Open round-the-clock - ◊ Outdoor parking
to relax in a spa and to discover market places,
delicacy craftsmen and stained glass masters.
New: discover the world of fragrance with "L'Esprit
du parfum", a museum dedicated to perfume and
“Autrica”, the fragrance by Chartres.
At nightfall, from April to September, Chartres
invites you to live a magical time with the major
event “Lights of Chartres”: 29 different monuments
and places of interest, all around the city, illuminated
in colored light to the rhythm of music.
the letters B3 placed next to the names of museums and churches refer to the map of the town in the
end pages of this guide. Chartres Tourist Office would like to thank its advertisers for their support which
has allowed to produce this guide. The information and prices given in this guide are indications only.
Chartres Tourist Office may under no circumstances be held responsible for any price changes that could
arise in the course of the year.