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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