Press Release - Domaine de Courson

5. PRACTICAL INFORMATION
WHERE
Domaine de Courson
91680 Courson-Monteloup – Essonne
Tel: + 33 (1) 64 58 90 12 – Fax: + 33 (1) 64 58 97 00
Email: contact@domaine-de-courson.fr
Website: www.domaine-de-courson.fr
WHEN
• Morning for professionals only: Friday, 18 October, 2013, 10am-2pm
Open to the general public:
• Friday, 18 October, 12pm-6pm
• Saturday, 19 & sunday, 20 October, 10am-6pm
HOW TO GET THERE
From Paris: By car (see Michelin map no. 106)
Arrive on the RN20/ A10 and N118. Best route: take Pont de
Sèvres, then N118 (towards Chartres/Orléans) to exit 14 “Les Ulis /
Chartres par RN”, then N446 towards Marcoussis and D3 towards
Dourdan, then follow the signs for “Château and Parc de Courson”.
By train (RER): Exit at the station of Massy-Palaiseau on Line B, C or
Orlyval (via Antony), where there will be a free shuttle bus to Courson
(for times ring + 33 (0)1 64 58 90 12).
From Orléans, Chartres:
From Lyon:
Autoroute A10, exit at Dourdan follow direction Le Val Saint Germain,
then follow the signs for “Château and Parc de Courson”.
Autoroute A6, exit N104 direction Bordeaux-Nantes, then RN20
towards Orléans until exit Arpajon Centre, towards Limours on the
D97 until Bel Air, then follow the signs for “Château et Parc de
Courson”.
From Versailles:
Autoroute A86, exit Vélizy-Villacoublay, towards Chartres /Orléans on
the RN118, exit “Les Ulis / Chartres par RN”, then follow the signs for
“Château et Parc de Courson”.
TICKET PRICES
CATERING
Tickets include entry to the park, use of car parks, crèche and
transport of plants and, for those who come by RER, a shuttle bus service to
the station.
• €17
• €12 (groups, students, members of horticultural associations)
• Free (children under 12 accompanied by their parents)
Preferential-rate tickets available from Fnac, Carrefour, Printemps
Haussmann, le Bon Marché, Paris Tourism Office, www.fnac.com,
www.carrefour.fr, www.francebillet.com and www. lastminute.com
From 10am: restaurants and tearooms
2013 CATALOGUE Available on site at the plant festival : €10 (€14 by post)
ALL YEAR ROUND
Park and château open to visitors – receptions – seminars – concerts
NEXT JOURNÉES DES PLANTES Spring : 16. 17 & 18 May, 2014
Autumn : 17. 18 & 19 October, 2014
COMMUNICATION
Domaine de Courson: Hélène Fustier. Tel + 33 (0)1 45 55 41 74; email cecile@coursondom.com
PRESS RELATIONS
Agence Observatoire: Véronique Janneau and Aurélie Landet. Tel + 33 (0)1 43 54 87 71; email aurelie@observatoire.fr
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