Introducing Fontainebleau
The town of Fontainebleau, 67km southeast of Paris, is renowned for its elegant Renaissance chateau – one of France’s largest royal residences. It’s much less crowded and pressured than Versailles. The town itself has a number of fine restaurants and nightspots, and is surrounded by the beautiful Forêt de Fontainebleau, a favourite hunting ground of many French kings and today an important recreational centre in the Île de France. Fontainebleau’s lifeblood is INSEAD (www.insead.edu), the international graduate business school that brings some 2000 students here each year.
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Last updated: Mar 24, 2009
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RE: Europe Trip with 2 teenage boys - July 2012
by ChilliJ 08 May 2012
Can't help with it all but Paris - science Museum is excellent and a must up at Porte de Villette - either chateau at Fontainebleau or…
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RE: Tentative Paris Agenda
by Frida1 04 May 2012
I agree with the above that you'd be better off sticking closer to Paris--no need to spend that much time traveling. As well as the above…
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Re: Spain to Italy to France to... Train/Fly Help?
by flyskylark 01 May 2012
@Aribo Ah, good idea! I'm definitely going to consider going to other places in France... Chartres, Versailles and Fontainebleau all…
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