Discover the best top things to do in Val-d'Oise, France including Chateaux de Villarceaux, Royaumont Abbey, Moulin De Sannois, Abbaye Notre Dame du Val, Le Pavillon Chinois, Chateau de Guiry-en-Vexin, Chateau de Villers en Arthies, Colombier De Boulonville.
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Royaumont Abbey was founded in 1228 by Louis IX, the future Saint Louis, with the support of his mother, Blanche of Castile. Richly endowed by the king, who enjoyed spending time there, the Abbey achieved great renown in the 13th century. In the 1930s, Henry Goüin decided to open Royaumont to struggling artists and intellectuals. The project was made permanent 26 years later, in 1964, with the establishment of a foundation, the Fondation Royaumont (Goüin-Lang) pour le Progrès des Sciences de l'Homme. Thus in the course of the 20th century, having previously served as a monastery, a textile factory, a village and a noviciat, the Abbey was transformed into an important venue for gatherings of several generations of French and foreign intellectuals working in the humanities and music, and eventually became an internationally renowned centre of artistic research, training and production.
My wife and I go here all the time to walk around the grounds and get away from the madding crowd! If you want a little nature in your life come here. The Abbey has been restored and there is a working farm on the property. This is a tranquil place and you can just come and sit in the grounds. We just passed today coming from Chantilly and just a drive-by gives us some pleasure! The coffee shop has some food but people come mainly for coffee, drinks and deserts. The service is very good and the people very nice.
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The Moulin is located at an altitude of 162 m, at the top of the Mont Trouillet hill which offers a wide panorama. The hill overhangs, in the South, the valley of the Seine which extends until Paris. To the north, the Montmorency valley is bordered to Saint-Leu by a ridge of wooded hills that gives the landscape a rural aspect. This contrasting landscape mixes today the charm of the past with modernity. Near the Mill, there is the Maison du Meunier. The whole is protected as a "site of artistic or picturesque character" by order of February 5, 1934. The mill is registered in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments since May 12, 1975.
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