This summer, take advantage of free guided tours on the Grand Roissy! In the program ? The discovery of the Old Country, in Goussainville, and the National Renaissance Museum, in Écouen.
1500 visits by guide-lecturers in Île-de-France
The tourist office opens the doors to two emblematic places of the Grand Roissy : the Old Country, in Goussainville, and the National Renaissance Museum, in Écouen.
Indeed, in July and August, guide-lecturers will accompany you to guided tours of the National Renaissance Museum in Écouen and the Old Country of Goussainville.
These visits are scheduled as part of thesurgery 1500 visits by guide-lecturers.
Indeed, it is the Île-de-France Regional Tourism Committee who is at the origin of this initiative, in order to support the tour guides hard hit by the health crisis.
All tours are free, but reservations are required.
Ask for the program!
Visit of Écouen castle and the National Renaissance Museum, with Laure Gauffre
In Écouen, our guide-lecturer will introduce you to the secrets of the National Renaissance Museum.
Thus, you will be able to discover this 16th century castle whose the estate overlooks the Plaine de France and reveals an impressive panoramic view.
But that's not all. The Château d'Écouen also houses the National Renaissance Museum, and its magnificent works of art dating from the 15th to the 17th century, like the Hanging of David and Bathsheba or Daphne statuette.
Where and when ?
- Saturday 17, Sunday 18, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July
- Saturday August 1 and Sunday August 2
- meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays and 14:30 p.m. on Sundays
- please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the visit on the terrace of the tourist office: Church Square - 95440 Écouen
- an exterior visit of the Saint-Acceul Church is planned to start the visit
All visits are free with reservation required below and respecting barrier gestures.
Visit of the Old Country of Goussainville, with Sophie Jules-Gaston and Philippe Veilliard
In Goussainville, a guide-lecturer and an inhabitant specializing in the history of the Old Country, will make you discover the astonishing atmosphere of Goussainville.
So the Old Country is this part of the village that the inhabitants have abandoned to the construction of the airport.
Thus, in the 1970s, Paris Aéroport planned to demolish the houses now uninhabited. But the classification in the Historical Monuments of the village church prevents destruction within a radius of 300 meters.
From now on, the Old Country, where inhabitants still live, offers an atypical atmosphere. The school, the church or even Goussainlivres, this very beautiful bookstore, continue to bring this part of the village to life..
Where and when ?
- Saturday 17, Sunday 18, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July
- Saturday August 1 and Sunday August 2
- meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays and 14:00 p.m. on Sundays
- please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the visit in the car park in front of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul Church: Rue Brûlée - 95190 Goussainville
All visits are free with reservation required below and respecting barrier gestures.
