Saint-Maur-Créteil: history and sights
Served by: RER A.
Did you know?
Serves Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a town nearly encircled by a loop of the Marne, whose quays and historic guinguettes draw walkers and boating enthusiasts.
Anecdote
The Marne loop wraps around Saint-Maur for nearly 270 degrees, making the town almost a peninsula that can be walked or cycled around in full.
Around Saint-Maur-Créteil
- Parc de l'Abbaye de Saint-Maur, 900 m away — Nearly 2 hectares around the remains of the Merovingian-era Benedictine abbey, with the Tour Rabelais and a menhir.
- Église Saint-Nicolas, 1850 m away — Church of the Vieux-Saint-Maur district, recently renovated.
- La « Venise de Saint-Maur », 1000 m away — A former district of Marne islands that grew up around the Créteil ferry, nicknamed the 'Venice of Saint-Maur'.