Geneviève SOTON
3, place de l'église
91750 Nainville les Roches
Tél. : 01.64.98.40.56
Mob. : 06.61.92.04.00
soton@closdesfontaines.com
In the area
Cultural activities and tours:
- Milly la Forêt (15 min): The St Blaise des Simples Chapel decorated by Jean Cocteau, the National Conservatory of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, the Cyclops, and the superb 15th-century hall in the town centre (www.milly-la-foret.fr)
- Courances (7 min): 17th-century chateau and its famous water garden (garden of mirrors) with 14 springs (www.courances.net)
- Fontainebleau (25 min): A famous castle boasting eight centuries of history, a vast forest park, and a very pretty town. (www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr)
- Vaux-le-Vicomte (30 min): Its famous 17th-century castle, its gardens, its horse and carriage museum, and many events all year round. (www.vaux-le-vicomte.com)
- Cerny (15 min): The only aviation museum in Europe with so many old aircraft in working order (www.ajbs.fr)
- Barbizon (20 min): A charming village associated with the Impressionist painters.
- The mediaeval town of Dourdan, Etampes, Melun and Provins
Sporting activities:
- Atout branches in Milly la Forêt: its treetop obstacle course (www.atoutbranches.com)
- Golf du Coudray Monceaux à 5 mn (www.golfcoudray.org)
- Golf in Chevannes (www.golfdechevannes.fr)
- Riding In Soisy sur Ecole (Petit Tertre equestrian centre) and Milly la Forêt
- Walking or climbingA stone's throw from the house, in the Grands Avaux forest, at the start of the Fontainebleau forest
- Kayak, Quad, microlights, hot air balloon:
Local arts and crafts:
Our region is proud of its craftsmen, and you will be surprised to learn about these traditional trades:
- The glassworksof Soisy sur Ecole (www.verrerie-soisy.fr)
- The craft workshops of Moulignon, with a wide range of activities such as pottery, drawing, decorating porcelain, thermo-fusing, mosaics, patchwork, ceramics, etc.
- The sandstone cutter of Moigny sur Ecole,
- metal engraving in Cély en Bière,
- Gâtinais honey from Boutigny sur Essonne,
- The watercress beds of Moigny sur Ecole,
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