Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée is a new town east of Paris, France.
It spans across three departments: Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.
Getting to Marne-la-Vallée
Marne-la-Vallée can be reached from Paris via car, train, or bus, with the RER A serving most of the town. Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy station on the end of the RER A is located right in the middle of Disneyland. Places on the RER A :
- 01Bry-sur-Marne
- 02Noisy-le-Grand - Mont
- 03Noisy-Champs
- 04Noisiel
Worth seeing
- 01Disneyland Paris
The Disney corporation chose this city as the site for their European theme park franchise.
- 02Les Espaces
A very ominous Postmodernist housing estate, completed in 1982 by the architect Ricardo Bofill, known as the filming location for dystopian films such The Hunger Games and Brazil.
- 03Les Arènes de Picasso
Postmodernist housing estate completed in 1985, but not quite as ominous and austere as the Espaces d'Abraxas.
- 04Sea Life Val
14 Cours du Danube (RER A : Val d'Europe),.
- 05Château de Champs-sur-Marne
- 06The Menier Factory
Where to eat
- 01Centre commercial des Arcades
The mall in Noisy-Le-Grand between the train station and the Abraxas has a few decent places to eat, including a Berlin-style kebab joint and a little diner with French food, as well as a supermarket.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: DimiTalen (CC0), Wikimedia Commons.