(Last Update: 23.01.2025) I don't know if you can finish it, but I couldn't finish traveling around Paris and its surroundings; It doesn't look like it's going to end. In this article, we go a little further out of Paris and get to know a very beautiful Paris suburb. This time our stop is Maisons-Laffitte (Meson Laphite).
Maisons-Laffitte, About 15-20 kilometers northeast of ParisAccording to the French administrative administration, it is a "province" in itself, but as an Istanbulite, to me, this is a district of Paris, an extremely stylish and beautiful, equally beautiful Paris district.
So why should we go here? The reason is very simple: Like many neighborhoods around Paris, this place is a paradise. Moreover, this place has some additional outstanding features. I will talk about these in the later parts of the article.
To Maisons-Laffitte Saint Lazare Train Stationone that rises from commuter trainswhat (Ligne J) or RER-You can get there by taking the A. However, the most important thing you need to pay attention to is whether it is a suburban train or RER. Make sure that the train you are taking passes through Maisons-Laffitte.n, because the trains going in this direction split into many lines and can go in different directions, and sometimes even if the train passes through Maisons-Laffitte, it may not stop here. The subject I am talking about is Paris commuter trains ve RER Valid for all your travels anywhere. For that reason You need to read the information on the station boards carefully before getting on the train..
When you arrive at Maisons-Laffitte station and go up the stairs, I recommend you turn towards the town hall and proceed. Strangely, if you walk to the other side, the texture turns into a very ordinary neighborhood, but if you walk towards the city hall, a paradise awaits you ahead.
When you start walking on this road, you feel like you have come to a small town with shops left and right, a few cafes and restaurants, and a patisserie or two, until you reach the green road whose photo you see above. Then you pass through a place like a small city gate and reach the main green road. The beauty I told you about starts from here, the apartments give way. to the mansions He lets go and the environment becomes completely different.
Then you come to a second intersection, when you turn your head to the right you will see a magnificent castle on the horizon! The name of this castle Château de Maisons-Laffitte – Maisons Laffitte Castle… I think this is a castle that must be visited and seen. Even if you don't want to spend money to visit the castle, I recommend you at least enter the garden and take a look around, but if you have time and budget, I recommend visiting this place as well.
Even if you do not want to enter the castle or its garden, it would be beneficial to turn left and turn towards the tree-lined park area, which will be green or yellow depending on the season. For some reason, I always went here in autumn. In these days of autumn, these places (like Paris in general) are magnificent, nature offers an unforgettable feast of reds and greens surrounded by people.
Turn left (Avenue Albine) If you choose to continue in the park, after walking a little in this paradise, you can turn right, dive into the streets designed to draw a semicircle and lose yourself in the beautiful houses and magnificent nature. If you do not get tempted and turn left and right on the road and can complete the semicircle, this road will take you back to the park, but of course, this time you will reach further into the park. Or don't listen to me, get lost as you get deeper into the interior, because the road goes further and further into the interior, beautiful houses and beautiful green areas are waiting for you.
But if you follow my route, I recommend that you cross the park vertically and walk to the opposite side at the point where you rejoin the park. Then, turn left from the first street and you will have a peaceful walk, sometimes among the apartments and sometimes among the villas.
This street will take you to the point where you started, where the apartment buildings end and the green areas begin. From here you can go to the other side and explore in the "city" or go left and right. Rue de la Muettewalking straight from Saint Germain ForestYou can reach the east side of . If you accidentally enter this giant forest, it is impossible not to get carried away and dive deeper into the forest. So be careful :) I have walked in this forest many times. So much so that I got carried away and went to the southernmost side Saint Germain's Laye ParkI used to walk there alone. It is a really enjoyable track.
But if you wish, let's just wander around Maisons-Laffitte. Take my word for it, rely on your own luck, and get lost by turning left and right from the streets you like, but believe me, you will come across magnificent views every time.
Another feature of Maisons-Laffitte is that it is “Cite du Cheval"(site du easel) in other words, it is called "Horse Land". Because one of the most important hippodromes of Paris is located here. As an effect of this People feed horses in their gardens! That's why you're likely to see people riding horses while walking around the streets. For this reason, in many places you can see warning signs saying "horsemen have priority" as a traffic rule. Though It was shared that the hippodrome will close in the near future. But let's see how it will affect the environment, time will tell.
The photo you see at the beginning of this article is a shot I took when I first settled in Paris. At that time, he came to Maisons-Laffitte by chance one day to explore the surroundings of Paris. Wherever my heart takes me While wandering from street to street to leave, I came across this young girl on roller skates walking her horse... I remember clearly how surprised I was, even now. In fact, these are such interesting places that, if you like horses, you can visit them about 50 kilometers north of Paris. Chantilly Castlewithin the scope of Musée du Cheval – Horse Museum is available; I definitely recommend you to see there too.
If you are interested in the hippodrome, Maisons Laffitte CastleWhen you turn your face to , on the left Seine River It stays on the coast. There is also a golf club next to it... While visiting these parts of Maisons-Laffitte, you come across beautiful houses, or rather mansions. What always surprises me is that these beautiful million-euro houses always have modest cars at their doors...
After a while, people get tired of dreaming of living in these houses. Because, as in many parts of France, there are so many beautiful houses here that even if you are very rich, you are confused about which one you will buy and which one you will spend your life in. You have to decide on one :)
I couldn't resist this beauty any longer and threw myself among the autumn leaves again. This nature, the greenery, the yellowing leaves, my luck with the good weather, everything was so, so beautiful that I am always grateful to live this moment here.
I hope you enjoy your discovery tour around here as much as I do. If you want to eat in the surrounding area while you are here, you can choose the restaurants and cafes in the area between the station and the castle.
When you finish your trip, it takes 15, maybe 20 minutes to take the train from here and return to the city center... There are so many places like these in Paris and its surroundings that one's life is not enough to visit them all, but if you want to read the other suburbs I wrote about, I recommend you to look at the list below. Of course, I've visited dozens more, but it's not time to write them all yet.
Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.
Address: 78600 Maisons-Laffitte
