Carriage Museum - Maincy, France - History Museums on Waymarking.com

The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. It was built from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.

The carriages of the musée des équipages are in very good condition and some of them even have harnessed horses and coachmen. One can see a 19th Century replica of a Roman chariot on display at the Vatican Museum, a Calèche Wourch, a Demi-Mail Phaeton, a Spider Phaeton, among others.

The admission fee includes the visit of the castle, the gardens and the carriage museum.

For the dramatic story of Vaux-le-Vicomte, see our waymark: WMEGYY (visit link)

Theme: Horse-drawn carriage museum Street Address: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 77950 Maincy, France Food Court: yes Gift Shop: yes Hours of Operation: March to November: daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and during Christmas Holidays Cost: 14.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Medium Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/03/2019 Marcus14123 visited it