Chartres: a weekend trip from Paris by train

Train: 1 h by train
Arrival station: Chartres

See it on the map, with this weekend’s prices and weather

The finest Gothic cathedral and its old town, 1 hour from Paris.

Chartres means THE Gothic cathedral: 13th-century stained glass in inimitable blue, a medieval labyrinth, and a charming lower town along the Eure. Light show from April to January.

Who is it for

Couples : Weekend amoureux calme et lumineux autour de la plus belle cathédrale gothique.
Solo : Solo contemplatif : cathédrale, labyrinthe et Chartres en lumières.

Things to do

Lower town & Eure riverside
Wash-houses, flowered bridges and waterside terraces.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
13th-century stained glass, "Chartres blue" and the medieval labyrinth.
Chartres in Lights
20 monuments illuminated after dark.