Bourron-Marlotte-Grez: history and sights
Served by: Transilien R.
Did you know?
Like Barbizon, Bourron-Marlotte drew writers (Gautier, Musset, Daudet, Zola) and painters (Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne, Renoir) to the edge of the Fontainebleau forest.
Anecdote
Renoir painted 'Le Cabaret de la mère Antony' here; the station also serves Grez-sur-Loing, which keeps its stone bridge and the remains of a medieval tower.
Around Bourron-Marlotte-Grez
- Château de Bourron, 1200 m away — A château nicknamed the 'little Fontainebleau', close to the village church.
- Église Saint-Sévère, 1200 m away — An 11th-century church, one of the oldest in the Gâtinais.
- Pont de pierre et tour de Ganne (Grez-sur-Loing), 1800 m away — A stone bridge over the Loing and a medieval tower remnant of Grez's old stronghold, painted by many artists.