Royal escape from Paris to Rambouillet

Find the famous wind rose marking this point in front of Notre Dame Cathedral before leaving the City of Lights. Once you have reached Montparnasse, the Coulée Verte (greenway) leads you southwest, away from motorized traffic, to Sceaux and Massy. Then, you follow in the Sun King’s footsteps heading to Versailles and take a breath of fresh air in the Chevreuse Valley and the forest of Rambouillet. Another way offers a less hilly route by Orsay, Limours and Saint-Arnoult in Yvelines.