Paray-Vieille-Poste works well as a base: 5 minutes from Wissous, 15km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Paray-Vieille-Poste is in Île-de-France, France, with about 7,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Wissous, about 4 km away.
Paray-Vieille-Poste (French pronunciation: [paʁɛ vjɛj pɔst] ; lit. 'Paray-Old Post') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is in the southern outer suburbs of Paris, on the departmental border with Val-de-Marne. Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.
Within an hour or so of Paray-Vieille-Poste: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (14 km), Notre-Dame de Paris (15 km), Jardin du Luxembourg (15 km), Louvre Pyramid (16 km).
Are there any good drives near Paray-Vieille-Poste?
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Paray-Vieille-Poste?
Paray-Vieille-Poste is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Wissous.
Road trip
Drive to Paray-Vieille-Poste
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Legendary 1924 banked concrete speed bowl south of Paris where dozens of land-speed and endurance records were set; its steep bankings still host classic-car festivals like Les Grandes Heures Automobiles.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Louvre Pyramid
Striking glass and metal pyramid serving as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum, the world's largest art museum.
16 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Louvre Museum
The world's largest and most visited art museum, home to the Mona Lisa and over 380,000 objects spanning thousands of years.
16 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Musée d'Orsay
Housed in a stunning Beaux-Arts railway station, it holds the world's finest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces.
16 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Centre Pompidou
An iconic inside-out building housing Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art.
16 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Cafe de Flore
Legendary Saint-Germain cafe, open since the 1880s, where Sartre, de Beauvoir and Picasso held court; its green-and-gold terrace remains an essential Paris stop for people-watching over a cafe creme.