ALSO TO SEE
• CHÂTEAU DE BLANDY-LES-TOURS
Take in this fortified castle, one of the last surviving examples of medieval military architecture in the Greater Paris region. Place des Tours, 77115 Blandy-les-tours 01 60 59 17 80 - www.chateau-blandy.fr
• CHÂTEAU DE FONTAINEBLEAU
This immense castle, home to the royal families of France for 8 centuries, is a UNESCO World heritage site. 77300 Fontainebleau, 01 60 71 50 70 www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr
• FROMAGERIE GANOT
This house of Ganot is one of the few remaining Brie cheese aging houses in the region. The boutique is open Thursdays and Fridays from 3pm to 6pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 12:30pm and 3pm to 6:30pm. The age cellars can also be visited (call for days and times). 4 rue Cécile Dumez, 77640 Jouarre, 01 60 22 06 09