Fay Castel

This venerable mansion was once the residence of the Lords of Fay and later served as a hunting lodge for the Princes of Conti. It's located in the countryside near a small village in the Oise department, in the middle of a 4-hectare park with century-old trees. If you come by car :

• From the A16 freeway (Beauvais, Amiens): exit at Méru - follow signs for Gisors, Chaumont-en-Vexin as far as Fay-les-Étangs. Go straight through the village, and at the large stone gate on your left;
• From Porte Maillot and La Défense towards Cergy-Pontoise (A86 then A15) or Porte de Clichy: exit N°10 Marines, in the center of Marines turn right into Neuilly-en-Vexin, cross Neuilly-en-Vexin then Monneville. In Neuivillette, take the 1st street on the left, then straight on past the STOP sign to Fay-les-Étangs (2nd gate on your right, after the horse-riding club).

If you come by train : From Gare St Lazare, direction Gisors, arrive at Liancourt-Saint-Pierre. A shuttle will pick you up.