Sceaux Travel Guide

  VW Touran, dog (Rocky) + boy (Mark)
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  • VW Touran, dog (Rocky) + boy (Mark)
      VW Touran, dog (Rocky) + boy (Mark)
    by iaint
  • view towards old Mairie and Parc
      view towards old Mairie and Parc
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  • main shopping street
      main shopping street
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  • Parc @ dawn, 28.12.06
      Parc @ dawn, 28.12.06
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  • dawn, 28.12.06
      dawn, 28.12.06
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Things to Do  

visit the Parc

visit the Parc, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  I go running there on my own or with my friend, or sometimes just for a walk. Mixture of woodland trails and sculpted formal gardens, fountains, waterfalls etc.Very beautiful in a very French style. You can also visit the Chateau and Orangerie. 

Hotels  

Hotel Colbert: Convenient

Hotel Colbert: Convenient, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  Have stayed several times. Rooms not luxurious but clean, comfortable, quiet, reliable. Good breakfast available, but I head for the nearest boulangerie or cafe.Close to RER station at Sceaux, so easy access to/from Paris and Orly airport. Located by centre of Sceaux, so... 

Restaurants  

Nakata: Yakitori heaven

Nakata: Yakitori heaven, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  A small fast food type Japanese place. I suspect it's Vietnamese owned, and not truly Japanese, judging by the language the waitresses were speaking. Its not in Sceaux, but only a few metres beyond the town boundary in Bourg-la-Reine.It has sushi, sashimi and yakitori. A la... 

Pizzeria du Parc: Reliable

Pizzeria du Parc: Reliable, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  Friendly (insincere) service; pleasant surroundings; very reliable standard Italian type menu. Good place to take kids. Pizza! 

giovanni's: great italian

giovanni's: great italian, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  super food, good service (but not the patronising crap you get in some italian places), nice atmosphere 

Transportation  

Car rental

Car rental, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  After many car-free (and carefree) trips to Sceaux, in October 08 I found myself needing to rent a car. Very limited options in the Antony/Bourg-la-Reine area (none in Sceaux that I could find), and expensive as well.I ended up renting from Orly airport through Auto Europe.... 

Orly airport

Orly airport, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  If Orly is your arrival/departure point, take the Orlyval train service (from either west or south terminals) to RER line B station at Antony. Change there for Bourg-la-Reine, and if you need Sceaux station, change again at B-l-R.Orlyval only runs between the airport and... 

Charles de Gaulle airport

Charles de Gaulle airport, Sceaux

 iaint Says:  Best way to get to Sceaux from Charles de Gaulle airport is the RER line B. It leaves from terminals 1 & 2 at the airport. You have to be careful in the station, as it also serves the TGV line and normal SNCF trains. Always follow the RER signs.You get tickets from automatic... 

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 super food, good service (but not the patronising crap you get in some italian places), nice atmosphere 

 

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 To south of Paris, not far from Orly. Only 20 minutes from city centre on RER. It is like a very small provincial town, which has been swallowed up by the growing city, and has become a very chic... 

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