See the town through its painters' eyes, from the château square in 1890 to the Nabis' symbolist landscapes, ending near the Musée Maurice Denis.
Photo: Office de Tourisme Saint Germain Boucles de Seine
Distance
3.5 km
Time
Not stated
Difficulty
Easy town walk
Start
Place André-Malraux (the 'Place du château' panel)
Past
six reproductions of paintings by Philippe Parrot-Lecomte, Giuseppe De Nittis and Maurice Denis, the Cœur de Ville, the Debussy/Schnapper quarter, the Hospital quarter and Maurice Denis's Priory
Season
All year.
With children
Town streets; turn it into a spot-the-painting game.
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