Montfort - l'Amaury

By car
about 35 minutes

- Take the A13 to Rouen.
- And take the A12 to Dreux.
- And take the N12 to Dreux.
- Go trough the tunnel of Pontchantrain.
- Take the first exit : Méré/Thoiry/Montfort-l'Amaury.
In Montfort-l'Amaury, after the first cobblestone square, turn left. Go straight ahead until the Stop sign.
After the Stop sign, turn left and go along the park wall. The entrance of the château is on the right after the wall.

By train
about 40 minutes

Take the train from Paris, gare Montparnass to Montfort-l'Amaury/Méré station (about 4 km from the château).

Photo М.K.

The Château de Groussay was built in 1815 for the Duchesse de Charost, the daughter of Madame de Tourzel, the governess of the children of king Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Bought in 1938 by Charles de Beistegui, inspired eshete, Groussay was expanded in 1952, when two wings were added - one leading to the theatre - and the "folies" were devised by collaborating artists Emilio Terry and Alexandre Serebriakoff and architects Desbrosses and Costi. The transformation of the château and the creation of the "stone monuments" were carried on untill the death of Charles de Beistegui in 1970. The entirely has been classified as an "Ancient Monument" since 1993. Its new owner, who has been restoring the château since 2001, has decided to open it to the public.

Official site of Château de Groussay

http://www.chateaudegroussay.com