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Forêt de Chantilly is one of France’s great natural sites — bring good shoes and a camera. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Forêt de Chantilly
Wrapped around the fairy-tale Château de Chantilly north of Paris, the Forêt de Chantilly is a splendid domain of oak, beech and hornbeam long shaped by the princely families who hunted here on horseback. This is the heartland of French horse culture: the great racecourse, the monumental stables and the training grounds all border the forest, and the crack of hooves is never far away. Straight rides radiate from grand crossroads, ponds and heaths break the trees, and walkers, cyclists and riders share hundreds of kilometres of paths. Combining elegant woodland, sandy heaths and one of the most beautiful château-and-forest ensembles in France, Chantilly offers a graceful, aristocratic escape a short train ride from the capital.