Val-De-Marne: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Val-de-Marne showcases street art in public spaces: in Vitry-sur-Seine, an urban street-art identity has developed that is associated with C215 and other artists who work on local streets and façades. Street art in Val-de-Marne transforms public streets and façades into an accessible open-air gallery.

Culture

The Château de Brevannes is located in the vicinity of Val-de-Marne. The Château de Vincennes, the Laboratoire Reptiles et Amphibiens, the Musée de Cluny, Île Saint-Louis, the Jardin du Luxembourg and Parc Montsouris are located in the surrounding area of Val-de-Marne. The Bois de Boulogne is located in the wider regional surroundings of Val-de-Marne.

Nature

Val-de-Marne has 21 designated Espaces Naturels Sensibles, intended for ecological, landscape and social preservation and enhancement. The Massif Arc Boisé covers nearly 3,000 hectares of woods and forests accessible for walking. The Réserve départementale des îles de la Marne is one of the listed protected natural areas of the département. In La Queue-en-Brie, the Morbras remains in its natural state and can be followed on a walk towards Ormesson-sur-Marne to discover the adjacent fauna and flora.

Waterways and trails

Parc de la Roseraie has a children's playground and picnic areas. Canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, river cruises and rowing are possible on the waterways of Val-de-Marne. Parc départemental des Marmousets is a 40-hectare visitor park with activities, children's play areas and a water garden. In the immediate vicinity of Val-de-Marne, bicycle rental options, designated cycle paths and circular routes are available in the Bois de Vincennes. At Parc départemental du Val-de-Marne in Créteil, visitors can use free facilities for jogging, fitness, table tennis, walking and roller skating.

Val-de-Marne offers hiking itineraries for different levels through forests, along riverbanks and on bucolic paths. Visitors can use a self-guided module for hiking and cycling routes, adapted to different levels, and search for routes according to their preferences, abilities and available time. “Des Îles en Ville” is a 10-kilometre hiking route that starts and ends in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés at the Saint-Maur-Créteil RER A station. “Balade dans le Haut-Val-de-Marne” is a 15-kilometre cycling route themed around nature that starts and ends in Chennevières-sur-Marne.

Local traditions

Guinguettes are a characteristic tradition on the banks of the Marne, combining dining in a cabaret restaurant, friture or moules frites, white wine and accordion music. At the Vergers de Champlain farm in La Queue-en-Brie, visitors can walk through fields to harvest fruit and vegetables. The Marché d’Intérêt National de Rungis is divided into sectors covering fruit and vegetables, meat, horticulture and decoration, as well as dairy products and gastronomy.

Getting around

The Trans-Val-de-Marne bus network connects the towns of the département.

Overview of localities

The locality overview for the département includes Champigny-Sur-Marne, Vincennes, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Villeneuve-Le-Roi, Villejuif, Rungis, Orly, Nogent-Sur-Marne, Maisons-Alfort, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Joinville-Le-Pont, Ivry-Sur-Seine, Fontenay-Sous-Bois, Créteil, Charenton-Le-Pont, Cachan, Bonneuil-Sur-Marne, Boissy-Saint-Léger, Arcueil, Alfortville, Vitry-Sur-Seine, Saint-Maur-Des-Fossés, Fresnes, Bry-Sur-Marne, Choisy-Le-Roi, Saint-Maurice, Chevilly-Larue, Saint-Mandé, Sucy-En-Brie, Thiais, Marolles-En-Brie, Villecresnes, Limeil-Brévannes, Le Perreux-Sur-Marne, Maisons-Alfort, Villiers-sur-Marne, La Queue-en-Brie, Santeny, Chennevières-sur-Marne and L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Val-De-Marne can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

To the higher-level travel overview: Ile-De-France.