Tourism
The fairly busy neighborhood of the Cergy’s port with its terrasses, pubs, cafés and restaurants around the docks offers an enjoyable seaside feeling at the heart of the city.
SPORT
Located at the very entry of the “Ile de Loisirs” and its ponds, Mona’s Domaine gives you the opportunity to access by foot a wide natural space and 25 hectares of bodies of water allowing you to try a wide array of nautical sports such as rafting, kayaking, sailing, pedal boating, etc.
CULTURE
The area offers to visitors several courses for all enthusiasts: painting, architecture and nature.Within a 40 km radius around Mona’s Domaine you can find:
- 5 kms: PONTOISE – Historical capital of the Vexin – its cathedral – its museums: Pissaro and Travet – its ramparts.
- 5 kms: The doors of the National Parc of the Vexin, beautiful countryside and protected villages.
- 7 kms: The MAUBUISSON Abbaye
- 11.5 kms: AUVERS SUR OISE – Designated “Ville Fleurie” where Van Gogh lived its last months
- 18 kms: POISSY – Beautiful Collegial
- 19 kms: Adam Isle
- 28.5 kms: SAINT DENIS – Its impressive basilisk and the Stade de France.
- 44 kms: GIVERNY – Monet’s home
CASTLES
The Val de L’Oise has more than a hundred castles, stronghold houses, castle mounds.
Some icons of the area are: the Château d’Ecouen – national museum of the Renaissance, the Abbaye de Royaumont – old cistercian monastery founded by Saint Louis, the Château de la Roche Guyon (35kms) or even the Château d’Epinay-Champlâtreux.
The closeness with the Yvelines department allows easy access to visiting the castles of Saint-Germain-en Laye, Maison Laffite, Rueil Malmaison and the sumptuous Château de Versailles.In the Oise department: Château de Chantilly and the Horse museum (45kms from CERGY).
Some icons of the area are: the Château d’Ecouen – national museum of the Renaissance, the Abbaye de Royaumont – old cistercian monastery founded by Saint Louis, the Château de la Roche Guyon (35kms) or even the Château d’Epinay-Champlâtreux.
The closeness with the Yvelines department allows easy access to visiting the castles of Saint-Germain-en Laye, Maison Laffite, Rueil Malmaison and the sumptuous Château de Versailles.In the Oise department: Château de Chantilly and the Horse museum (45kms from CERGY).
RESTAURANTS AND GASTRONOMY
Recommended restaurants
Simpler but good and convivial
- L’or Q’idée – Naöelle d’Hainaut ‘s gastronomic restaurant in PONTOISE obtained one star in 2019.
- A little bit further: Le Chiquito – In MERY SUR OISE (14 kms, 20 minutes by car), 1 star in the MICHELIN GUIDE. Alain Mihura presents you with some traditional french meals, high-end, in an elegant atmosphere with ancient elements.
- Le Wauthier by Cagna in SAINT-GERMAIN-EN LAYE
Simpler but good and convivial
- Le Bistrot du Théâtre in Jouy le Moutier, owns a small theatre from the 19th century you can visit if the occasion presents itself.
- Le relais des peintres in Auvers sur Oise
- Le Chameau in Neuville sur Oise: delicious couscous and tajines (“La fille du Couscous”)