Visite du Château de Maintenon
La Véloscénie - D. Darrault
Visite du Château de Maintenon sur La Véloscénie
David Darrault - La Véloscénie
Pique-nique au Château de Maintenon
La Véloscénie - D. Darrault
Jour 1 : Maintenon – Chartres (20,5 km)
La Véloscénie - D. Darrault

The Château de Maintenon and its Aqueduct

Discover Madame de Maintenon's castle and its aqueduct

The famed watergardens at Louis XIV's Château de Versailles required vast amounts of water. The springs nearby proved insufficient, so engineers hatched the idea to transport water from the River Eure beside the Château de Maintenon.

Work began in 1684 on canals and an aqueduct, but was halted in 1689 as war broke out. The majestic aqueduct was never completed, but the king offered it to Mme de Maintenon as compensation for the disruption caused around her castle.

 

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Galerie du château de Maintenon
Antoine Vitek

Visitez le château de Maintenon...

et plongez dans l’atmosphère du XVIIIème siècle dans ce château richement meublé et empreint de l’histoire de Françoise d’Aubigné et de Louis XIV.

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Aqueduc inachevé dans le parc du château de Maintenon
Coralie Daudin

Pique-niquez dans le parc...

... et admirez les élégants parterres et les ruines majestueuses de l’aqueduc inachevé de Maintenon, témoignage du rêve royal de Louis XIV.

Brasserie Bacquet & Cie

Déguster une bière de la Brasserie Bacquet à l’effigie de Madame de Maintenon ou de Louis XIV

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Épernon / Maintenon

9 Épernon / Maintenon

17 km
1 h 07 min
I cycle often
An exceptionally bucolic stage along the Eure Valley, riding beside fields, forests and gently flowing rivers. Start from Epernon, a little town designated a Petite Cité de Caractère® for its history, including the secret of its mummy, to be unearthed… Continue along the charming Drouette River leading to the beautiful Eure River, which guides you to Maintenon. This town boasts a wonderfully romantic château, witness to the secretive love affair between the Sun King, Louis XIV, and Françoise d’Aubigné, better known as Madame de Maintenon.
Maintenon / Chartres

10 Maintenon / Chartres

20 km
1 h 19 min
I begin / Family
Leave Maintenon by cycling under the château’s aqueduct, the majestic remnants of a madcap idea of Louis XIV’s, to divert the waters of the Eure River as far as Versailles. Continuing through country parts, follow the river and the little lakes beside it, offering lovely refreshing spots at which to stop. Reaching Chartres, the breathtaking view of its cathedral is the highlight on this stage full of visual delights.

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