Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs

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The musée national de Port-Royal des Champs is an art museum situated at the place of the former Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey in the commune of Magny-les-Hameaux, in Yvelines. The museum features 17th and 18th-century paintings and engravings, including a series that depicts the religious life of the former abbey. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1953 (71 years ago)Visitors per year: ~20 pplCoordinates: 48°44'39"N, 2°1'0"E

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Île-de-FranceFrance

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Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Le Golf National, Vélodrome National, Château de la Madeleine, Château de Dampierre.

3.1 miE
Golf
Le Golf National, Toussus-le-Noble
78 min walk • The Albatros course at Le Golf National is an 18-hole golf course in France, near Paris. Designed by architects Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge, in collaboration with Pierre Thevenin, it is located in Guyancourt, southwest of central Paris.
3.1 miN
Sport complex, Sport venue, Sport
Vélodrome National, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
80 min walk • The Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2016 UEC European Track Championships. It will host the cycling venue in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
2.6 miSE
Forts and castles, Historical place, History museum
Château de la Madeleine, Chevreuse
67 min walk • The Château de la Madeleine is a castle located in the town of Chevreuse, in the French département of Yvelines. In a good state of preservation, it was built on the top of a hill and dominates the town.
2.9 miSW
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Château de Dampierre, Dampierre-en-Yvelines
75 min walk • The Château de Dampierre is a castle in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, in the Vallée de Chevreuse, France. Built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1675–1683 for the duc de Chevreuse, Colbert's son-in-law, it is a French Baroque château of medium size.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Étang de Saint-Quentin, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
77 min walk • The Étang de Saint-Quentin, or pond of Trappes, with a surface of approximately 2.5 km², is the largest body of fresh water in Yvelines. It on in the perimeter of the new town of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, in the commune of Trappes and Montigny-le-Bretonneux. The lake an important base of outdoor recreation.
2.8 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Observatory, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
71 min walk • The Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Observatory is an astronomical observatory affiliated with the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University. Built in Guyancourt, France in 2009, it focuses on the fields of climate change and sustainable development.
1.9 miNE
Area
Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Guyancourt
48 min walk • Voisins-le-Bretonneux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 24.1 km from the centre in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
2.3 miN
Area
Trappes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
60 min walk • Trappes is a commune in the Yvelines department, region of Île-de-France, north-central France. It is a banlieue located in the western suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
2.1 miNE
Postmodern architecture
Les Arcades du Lac, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
53 min walk • The Arcades du Lac, built in 1981, is an ensemble of apartment buildings in the outer Paris ville nouvelle of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, near Versailles.
3 miW
Area
La Verrière, Élancourt
76 min walk • La Verrière is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
~1430 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum
Musée National de Port Royal des Champs, Magny-les-Hameaux
7 min walk • The musée national de Port-Royal des Champs is an art museum situated at the place of the former Port-Royal-des-Champs Abbey in the commune of Magny-les-Hameaux, in Yvelines. The museum features 17th and 18th-century paintings and engravings, including a series that depicts the religious life of the former abbey.