The region is famous for the beautiful Château de Fontainebleau, but less well known is another nugget: the Château de Courances, with its typical Renaissance architecture, water garden and immense park. Now part of the Pierres d'Histoire collection, some of the outbuildings have been converted into hotels and are organized around La Régie (the former steward's residence with two apartments), Le Hameau, which brings together three independent houses (L'Atelier, Le Moulin and La Pompe) and La Métairie with its 9 rooms, not to mention the 6 apartments in the farmyard. Decorated with old terracotta tiles, wood panelling and small fireplaces, these homes are ideal for a weekend in the country, discovering the treasures of the surrounding area: the Château de Courances, the village polo field and the nearby Fontainebleau forest.