Château des Célestins is the place to visit in Limay
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Limay, 3 are châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Limay, but 4 more are within 5 km of its centre. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. On foot, 2 are within 1 km of the centre. Further out, Château de Versailles is 35 km away.
Where to start in Limay
Following Château des Célestins are an attraction, a museum and an abbey.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where each one is
To the southwest lie most of the 4 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Limay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
3 of the 5 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Limay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Limay
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 4 more.
The one place in Limay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Château de Versailles, at 35 km, heads the 12.
AttractionChâteau de Versailles35 km southeast, in Versailles
AttractionArche de la Défense38 km east, in PuteauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye28 km east, in Saint-Germain-en-LayeMuseumMuseumVilla Savoye23 km east, in Poissy
AttractionPetit Trianon34 km southeast, in Versailles
AttractionGrand Trianon33 km southeast, in VersaillesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malmaison34 km southeast, in Rueil-MalmaisonAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux35 km southeast, in Magny-les-Hameaux
MuseumManufacture nationale de Sèvres40 km southeast, in Sèvres
ChâteauChâteau de Maisons31 km east, in Maisons-Laffitte
ChâteauChâteau d'Anet27 km southwest, in Anet
AttractionHameau de la Reine34 km southeast, in VersaillesPlaces within 40 km of Limay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Limay: questions
What is there to see in Limay?
The one place mapped in Limay is Château des Célestins. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Limay?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu.
Which places in Limay are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Limay is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château des Célestins.
What well-known places are within a day out of Limay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Versailles (35 km), Arche de la Défense (38 km), Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (28 km), Villa Savoye (23 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Limay, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arche de la Défense: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petit Trianon: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand Trianon: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manufacture nationale de Sèvres: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Maisons: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Anet: audinou, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hameau de la Reine: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.