Car hire Meaux

Meaux is a small town in northern France. It is located in the Greater Paris Metropolitan District, around 40kms from Paris's city centre and its famed Avenue Champs-Elysees. Meaux's historic city quarter is located on a bend of the River Marne. The town is situated in attractive countryside which is easily explored with car hire in Meaux.

Meaux's tourist draws are its majestic St Stephen's Cathedral, the Musee Bossuet, the Bossuet Gardens, the riverside Patis Park and the Old Chapter edifice. The museum has a good collection of paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Foret Domaniale de Montceaux is six kilometres from Meaux.

A car rental in Meaux is the easiest way of getting to this forest. Hiking trails go through the verdant forest and lead to paths along the banks of the Marne. Hotels in Meaux are mostly in the environs of the river banks, the cathedral and the railway station.

Leading companies maintain car hire in Meaux service offices close to this area. Pre-booking cheap car hire in Meaux on the internet usually offers discounted rates. The A4 motorway passes the south side of Meaux and offers a convenient link to the historic city of Reims, and Paris's outer orbital route, Peripherique de I'lle de France.

Reims boasts a splendid 13th century cathedral, the Notre Dame, and is full of squares such as Place Drouet d'Erlon, which contains ornate statues and alfresco cafés. Reims' annual Christmas market is a popular event. Historic French sites such as the Palace of Fontainebleau can be reached using the Peripherique route.