Melun: history and sights
Served by: RER D, Transilien R.
Did you know?
Gateway to the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, a 17th-century masterpiece that inspired Versailles, whose lavish construction led to the downfall of its patron, Nicolas Fouquet.
Anecdote
After the sumptuous party Fouquet threw at Vaux-le-Vicomte in 1661, a jealous Louis XIV had his minister arrested and took his architect, painter and gardener to build Versailles.
Around Melun
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 5400 m away — A 17th-century masterpiece that inspired Versailles, whose patron Nicolas Fouquet fell from grace because of it.
- Jardins de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 6000 m away — André Le Nôtre's first great gardens, the model for those at Versailles.