Gerberoy and La Roche-Guyon
Day by day
Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.Day 1
Chalk cliffs on the Seine, then roses on a hill
- Leaving from Beauvais
- ~1 h 10 driving · 63 km
La Roche-GuyonÎle-de-FranceStart beneath the chalk cliff, where the Château de La Roche-Guyon rises beside the Seine. Wander its kitchen garden of triangular beds and, if you have the energy, take the steps up to the keep on the clifftop. Then set off for Gerberoy.
- ~1 h 15 driving · 70 km
GerberoyHauts-de-FranceGerberoy is a small hilltop village, so leave the car and wander among the half-timbered houses to the Collégiale Saint-Pierre. Visit the Henri Le Sidaner gardens in the old fortress ruins. Sample a Maroilles, the region's cheese, then head back to Beauvais.
- ~30 min driving · 25 kmReturning to Beauvais
What you'll eat
What each stop is known for, and the dishes its region is famous for.
Also typical of Île-de-France
- Asperge d'Argenteuil (FR)Local produce
- Eel mateloteDishTypical Paris dish of eels cooked in red wine
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Also typical of Hauts-de-France
- RollotCheeseSmall soft cheese of Picardy
- Macaron d'Amiens (FR)Sweet
- Typical of Hauts-de-FranceSomme Bay salt-meadow lambLocal produceProtected lamb raised on the salt meadows of the bay
- Amiens duck pâté (FR)Cured meat
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Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine parisienne, Cuisine et spécialités du Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Cuisine picarde). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thermal baths along the way
Spas and hot springs near your stops, the closest by road first.
- Hot spring: Source d'eau chaude d'Incarville · ~42 min by car from La Roche-Guyon
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Soundtrack for this trip
Paris and the north: a trouvère, Renaissance masses, Bizet, Debussy, chanson, jazz violin, world music and house.
Adam de la HalleArtist
Poet, composer and trouvère born in Arras in 1237.
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Josquin des PrezArtist
Renaissance composer from Beaurevoir, writing motets, masses and chansons.
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Georges bizetPublic domainGeorges BizetArtist
Composer born in Paris in 1838, in French opera and Romantic music.
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Claude Debussy by Atelier NadarPublic domainClaude DebussyArtist
Classical composer born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1862, in impressionist music.
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Piaf Harcourt 1946 2Public domainÉdith PiafArtist
Parisian singer, 1915 to 1963, in chanson réaliste.
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Charles AznavourArtist
Armenian-French singer born in Paris, 1924 to 2018, in chanson.
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Serge GainsbourgArtist
Singer, songwriter and composer born in Paris in 1928, from chanson and jazz to reggae and funk.
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Didier LockwoodArtist
Jazz violinist and composer from Calais, 1956 to 2018.
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LadanivaArtist
French-Armenian world music band from Lille.
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Daft PunkArtist
Parisian electronic band, in house music and French house.
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