Maintenon

50 minutes by train from the Gare de Montparnasse

Old market town on the River Eure. Visit to 13-17C Château de Maintenon, home of Mme de Maintenon, with majestic ruined arches of Louis XIV’s abandoned aqueduct crossing its park. Optional 5½ km detour to Neolithic dolmens, returning via country and river walk.