Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensPré Catelan Marcel Proust's Garden
Illiers-Combray
Walk where young Marcel Proust spent his childhood summers, exploring the Loir Valley village that became "Combray" in his masterpiece. Shaded riverside gardens, quiet paths, and gentle Belle Époque atmosphere invite slow, contemplative wandering.
literary pilgrimage
peaceful gardens
Loir Valley
Proust's Combray
Tips
📚"source of great inspiration for all of us, who read the books of Marcel Proust"
🚗easy parking near main entrance
🚶road closed Sundays for walkers & cyclists
Pré Catelan Marcel Proust's Garden
Illiers-CombrayOpen
Parks & GardensParks & GardensWalk where young Marcel Proust spent his childhood summers, exploring the Loir Valley village that became "Combray" in his masterpiece. Shaded riverside gardens, quiet paths, and gentle Belle Époque atmosphere invite slow, contemplative wandering.
literary pilgrimage
peaceful gardens
Loir Valley
Proust's Combray
Tips
📚"source of great inspiration for all of us, who read the books of Marcel Proust"
🚗easy parking near main entrance
🚶road closed Sundays for walkers & cyclists