📍 France

HAUTS-DE-SEINE: ROYAL ESTATES AND GARDEN HERITAGE SPLENDOR

Garden fountains cascade light. Porcelain workshops gleam. Royal park gates open. Hauts-de-Seine resonates with majesty, fully customizable.

≈ 10
Days
74
Km
10
Stops
📖 6 min read 🔄 Last updated: 2026-01-17

Saint-Cloud unfolds its gardens and royal past at Paris's gates. Rueil-Malmaison preserves Napoleon and Empire memory. Sceaux offers a remarkable classical ensemble around its park. Sèvres perpetuates French porcelain tradition. Royal heritage durably shapes the territory.

Your day-by-day itinerary

1
Day

Boulogne Billancourt

river island village park

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Day 1
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Discover

1
Museum of the 1930s.
2
Seguin Island.
3
Seine riverbanks.
🎯

Activities

→
Albert-Kahn Gardens.
→
Boulogne Park.
→
Renault Heritage.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 9.8 km
Travel time: 20min
2
Day

Sceaux

baroque garden chateau estate

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Day 2
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Discover

1
Château de Sceaux.
2
Museum of Île-de-France.
3
Saint-Cloud Park (national estate).
🎯

Activities

→
Panorama over Paris.
→
Montretout.
→
Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church.
+1 Optional activities
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Next stop
Distance: 12.5 km
Travel time: 25min
3
Day

Saint Cloud

cascade garden palace majesty

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8 photos
Day 3
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Discover

1
Château de Malmaison (Napoleon and Josephine).
2
Sainte-Geneviève Cathedral.
3
Paris-Nanterre University.
🎯

Activities

→
André-Malraux Park.
→
La Défense nearby.
→
Esplanade.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 5.2 km
Travel time: 10min
4
Day

Rueil Malmaison

napoleon residence estate charm

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Day 4
🔍

Discover

1
Prefecture.
2
Grande Arche.
3
CNIT.
🎯

Activities

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Modern sculptures.
→
Paris Panorama.
→
Haussmannian architecture.
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Next stop
Distance: 2.9 km
Travel time: 6min
5
Day

Nanterre

modern suburb regional gateway

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5 photos
Day 5
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Discover

1
Iconic towers.
2
Square.
3
Memorial of Fighting France (Mont-Valérien).
🎯

Activities

→
Vallée aux Loups (Chateaubriand house).
→
Bièvre.
→
La Défense nearby.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 3 km
Travel time: 6min
6
Day

La Defense

futuristic business architecture glass

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4 photos
Day 6
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Discover

1
City of Ceramics (factory).
2
Museum).
3
Saint-Cloud Park.
4
Île de la Jatte.
🎯

Activities

→
Esplanade.
→
Shopping center.
→
Modern sculptures.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 3.9 km
Travel time: 8min
7
Day

Suresnes

hillside village river view

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6 photos
Day 7
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Discover

1
Residential district.
2
Sceaux Park (south extension).
🎯

Activities

→
American cemetery.
→
Vineyards.
→
Paris Panorama.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 6.6 km
Travel time: 13min
8
Day

Sevres

porcelain ceramic tradition kiln

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5 photos
Day 8
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Discover

1
Saint-Saturnin Church.
2
Museum).
3
Saint-Cloud Park.
🎯

Activities

→
Seine.
→
Porcelain heritage.
→
Gardens.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 10.6 km
Travel time: 21min
9
Day

Neuilly Sur Seine

affluent riverside village charm

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4 photos
Day 9
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Discover

1
Île de la Jatte.
2
Saint-Pierre Church.
3
Residential district.
🎯

Activities

→
Bois de Boulogne.
→
Seine.
→
Haussmannian architecture.
🚗
Next stop
Distance: 19.1 km
Travel time: 38min
10
Day

Antony

forest village woodland quiet

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7 photos
Day 10
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Discover

1
Sceaux Park (south extension).
2
Saint-Saturnin Church.
🎯

Activities

→
Vallée aux Loups (Chateaubriand house).
→
Bièvre.

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