A walk in the parks and castles of Rueil-Malmaison

The route of this hike is very pleasant, first you walk along the Seine in the country of the impressionists then you go up to the top of Rueil-Malmaison to go down to the city center. On the way you can visit the Malmaison castle. It is not very big and you can visit it in 1 hour. There is an entrance fee but it is free on the first Sunday of the month. The castle was inhabited by Napoleon and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais at the beginning of the great Napoleonic period. Josephine died in this castle which she kept after her divorce. She is now buried in the church of Rueil-Malmaison.

You can start the walk from the RER A station in Rueil-Malmaison. All along the route there are signs with information. The beginning of the walk is on footpaths, then the route becomes more urban.