Thomery: history and sights
Served by: Transilien R.
Did you know?
Thomery is famous for the golden Chasselas grape, introduced around 1730 and grown on trellises against walls: the network is estimated at several hundred kilometres (250 to 300 km depending on the source).
Anecdote
Rosa Bonheur bought the Château de By in 1859 after selling her painting 'The Horse Fair', and lived there for forty years.
Around Thomery
- Château de By – musée d'atelier Rosa-Bonheur, 1950 m away — A 15th-century seigneurial estate where Rosa Bonheur lived and worked; the studio museum, a 'Maison des Illustres', opened there in 2018.
- Chemin des Longs Sillons, 800 m away — A path lined with former grape walls, listed as a historic monument in 1993.
- Église Saint-Amand, 500 m away — The church of Thomery, protected as a historic monument.