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Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Maisons-Laffitte is an affluent suburb northwest of Paris. It is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte and its gardens which were turned into a residential Garden City (the Parc de Maisons-Laffitte) during the 19th century. It is also a paradise for equestrian sports and is commonly known as the cité du cheval ("City of the Horse"), and you'll quite often see horses being ridden around the area.
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Beautiful garden city laid out according to the original plans of the gardens of the chateau.
Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte
Centre Hippique de Maisons Laffitte
A theatre and art house cinema.
A very comfortable room with TV, sat, Free Wi-Fi.
4-star campsite on an island in the Seine.
Maisons-Laffitte station is served by the Poissy and Cergy branches of the RER , and by the Cergy branch of Transilien Line which goes directly to Paris-Saint Lazare station.
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