# Auvers-sur-Oise The room where Van Gogh died, the church and the wheat fields he painted, his grave and the château. A day trip from Paris by train. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/auvers-sur-oise · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Van Gogh arrived in Auvers-sur-Oise on 20 May 1890, spent his last seventy days here and painted nearly eighty works: the church, the town hall, the wheat fields, Doctor Gachet. He died on 29 July in his room at the Auberge Ravoux and is buried in the village cemetery, next to his brother Theo. Before him Daubigny, Cézanne and Pissarro had come. Auvers, 30 km north-west of Paris, on the banks of the Oise, is still a long, green village where almost everything they painted can be recognised. ## How do you get there from Paris? By train with the Metro-Train-RER ticket. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from April to October there is a direct train from Paris-Nord in the morning, in 44 minutes, with a return in the afternoon; check the timetable on Transilien. The rest of the time, line H from Paris-Nord with a change at Valmondois, or line J from Saint-Lazare and RER C with a change at Pontoise. The station is in the centre. By car it is about 30 km on the A15 and A115, exit Méry-sur-Oise. Park next to the station or the château. If you fly from Spain, Charles de Gaulle is 35 km away; by train, via Gare du Nord. ## What to see in a day? Start with Van Gogh's room at the Auberge Ravoux, with a booking, and eat downstairs, in the inn's dining room, just as in 1890. Then, the essential walk: climb to the church he painted and the cemetery along the path between wheat fields. In mid-afternoon, the château exhibition, Van Gogh influenceur, until 3 January 2027, or the gardens, which are free. If you have time left, Racines, the place where he is said to have painted his last picture, is visited with a guide at weekends; the house of Doctor Gachet opens from April to November; and Daubigny, the village's first painter, has a free museum and a house-studio with murals by Corot and Daumier. ## When to go? From Wednesday to Sunday: on Mondays and Tuesdays the Auberge Ravoux and several museums are closed. The good season runs from March to November, when Van Gogh's room is open; from April to October, the direct weekend train makes it very easy. In June and July the wheat is high, as in his paintings. In winter the village is quiet but almost everything is closed. ## Where to eat and sleep? The Auberge Ravoux serves boards, dishes and wine from 12:00 to 18:30, Wednesday to Sunday. For breakfast or afternoon tea, the tearoom of the Hôtel des Iris, opposite. To sleep, the Hôtel des Iris, eight rooms in the former post office. Most people do Auvers as a day trip from Paris. ## Dónde está - Cerca: Chantilly (a 25.2 km), Paris (a 27.2 km), Versailles (a 29.9 km), Senlis (a 33.7 km) ## Qué hacer - **Van Gogh's room at the Auberge Ravoux** (30 min · Adults and teenagers; free for under-12s · Desde 10 € adult): Van Gogh spent his last seventy days in Auvers, in 1890, and lived in room number 5 of the Ravoux inn, under the roof. He painted nearly eighty works in that time. The building, protected as a historic monument, is the only house where Van Gogh lived that is preserved in its original state. The room is empty and silent, just as it was. When and how much In 2026, from 4 March to 22 November, Wednesday to Sunday, from 9:30 to 12:15 and from 13:15 to 18:30, in timed visits. Closed Monday and Tuesday and in winter. It costs €10, €8 reduced; under-12s free. You enter by Rue de la Sansonne. Book on its website: the groups are small. - **The church Van Gogh painted, the wheat field and his grave** (1 h · Everyone · Free): The essential walk in Auvers, free and on foot. Climb to the church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, which Van Gogh painted in June 1890 and which now hangs in the Musée d'Orsay. Behind it, a path between fields leads to the cemetery, where Vincent and his brother Theo are buried side by side under a blanket of ivy. Around them stretch the wheat fields of his last paintings. The chemin des peintres The tourist office suggests a one-hour loop through the village with panels that reproduce the paintings at the spot where they were painted: the church, the town hall, the roots, the wheat field with crows. The full 9 km route covers the village's eight sectors in about two and a half hours, on foot or by bike. - **The Château d'Auvers and its Van Gogh exhibition** (1 h 30 · Families and teenagers; family ticket at €30 · Desde 12 € adult): A 17th-century château with terraced gardens above the Oise valley, owned by the département of Val-d'Oise. Until 3 January 2027 it hosts the exhibition Van Gogh influenceur, héritages en mouvement, on Van Gogh's mark on the artists who came after. Opening hours and price Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays, from 10:00 to 18:00. Admission €12, reduced €7.50, family (two adults and two children) €30. The gardens are free: Tuesday to Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 and at weekends from 9:00 to 18:00. Tickets are sold at the Val-d'Oise museums' online box office. - **Racines, the site of Van Gogh's last painting** (30 min · Adults and teenagers; over-12s · Desde 8 € person): On 27 July 1890, hours before shooting himself, Van Gogh is thought to have painted Tree Roots, his last painting. After years of research, a group of specialists, including curators from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, located the spot on an embankment on Rue Daubigny, just behind the Daubigny museum. An association has opened it to the public: a path that linked the village with the wheat fields, hidden for 130 years. The visit Half an hour with a guide, for €8 per person (over-12s in a family). Saturdays from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 14:30 to 17:00 and Sundays from 11:00 to 12:30; on weekdays, by reservation. It is at 46 Rue Daubigny. - **Doctor Gachet's house** (45 min · Adults; free for under-7s · Desde 5 € adult): Doctor Gachet, a physician, engraver and friend of Cézanne and Pissarro, settled in Auvers in 1872 and was the one who received Van Gogh when he arrived in 1890, at Pissarro's request. His house, with the garden, belongs to the département of Val-d'Oise, holds the Maison des Illustres label and hosts one or two exhibitions a year. Opening hours and price April to November, Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:30 to 18:30 (last entry at 18:00). Admission €5, reduced €3; free for under-7s. It is in the Les Rémys district, about twenty minutes' walk from the centre. - **Daubigny, the first painter of Auvers: museum and studio house** (1 h · Families; the studio house is free for under-12s · Museum free · studio house €6): Charles-François Daubigny was the first artist to settle in Auvers, in 1861, and one of the precursors of Impressionism: he painted the Oise from his studio boat, the Botin. Two places commemorate him. The museum While its premises are being extended, in 2026 and 2027 the Daubigny museum is in the Maison de l'Isle, Rue Marcel Martin, by the river. Entry is free; it is open Tuesday to Sunday, with morning and afternoon hours in July and August and afternoon hours on weekdays the rest of the year. The studio house At 61 Rue Daubigny, the house that the painter decorated with his children and his friends Corot and Daumier, about 200 m² of painted murals. It is shown by his descendants on Saturdays and Sundays from April to October, from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 18:30. It costs €6, €4 reduced; free for under-12s. ## Dónde comer - **Auberge Ravoux** (Restaurant, Auvers-sur-Oise · opposite the town hall, €€). Qué pedir: a charcuterie or cheese board with a glass of wine, like the "remedy" Vincent described to his sister - **Hôtel des Iris tea room** (Café, Auvers-sur-Oise · opposite the Auberge Ravoux, €). Qué pedir: a Nunshen tea with a home-made cake, or breakfast from 7:30 to 11:00 ## By plane: Fly to Paris and take a train to Auvers-sur-Oise Auvers has no airport: you fly to Paris, to Charles de Gaulle or Orly, with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and many other Spanish cities. Charles de Gaulle is only 35 km away; by train, via Gare du Nord and line H, allow a good hour and a half. ### Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Hôtel des Iris** (Small hotel): A small three-star hotel in Auvers's former post office, entirely restored, right opposite the Auberge Ravoux and a stone's throw from the château. Open all year. The rooms Eight, one of them a suite, in the Comfort, Privilège, Premium and Junior Suite categories, each decorated with Impressionist nods. There is an outdoor courtyard and a tea room with home-made cakes; breakfast is served from 7:30 to 11:00. They also rent rooms by the day. Getting there Auvers station is five minutes' walk away. Sleeping here gives you the village to yourself when the day-trippers leave, and the church and wheat fields in the afternoon light. - **Le Green des Impressionnistes** (Hotel): A quiet three-star in Ennery, next to a nine-hole golf course, a few minutes by car from Auvers-sur-Oise. The Auvers tourist office includes it among the hotels for staying near Van Gogh's village. The rooms Spacious double rooms, with kitchenette and a view of the golf course, and apartments for families of up to six. Breakfast, with local produce, includes a home-made sweet treat every week. There is a laundry corner. Parking and getting there Private, free parking, with several electric chargers. It is accommodation for those travelling by car: Auvers, Pontoise and Cergy are close by road. ### Servicios - **Auvers-sur-Oise station**: Line H via Valmondois or Pontoise · direct train from Paris-Nord at weekends from April to October, 44 min - **From Charles de Gaulle or Orly to Auvers-sur-Oise**: By train via Paris-Nord or Saint-Lazare · €14 airport ticket · by car, 35 km from Charles de Gaulle ## As a family: Auvers-sur-Oise with children With children, Auvers works like a treasure hunt: finding the panels with the paintings around the village and comparing them with what you see. The tourist office's geocaching turns it into a game. ### What works best The chemin des peintres, with the paintings at the spot where they were painted The château gardens, free, and the exhibition with a family ticket The church and the wheat fields of the last paintings The Daubigny museum, free ### Where to stay Hôtel des Iris, opposite the Auberge Ravoux ### Where to eat Home-made cakes at the Hôtel des Iris tea room ### Bear in mind Van Gogh's room is small and silent: not much for small children On Mondays and Tuesdays the Auberge Ravoux and several museums are closed ### Qué hacer as a family - The church Van Gogh painted, the wheat field and his grave - The Château d'Auvers and its Van Gogh exhibition - Doctor Gachet's house - Daubigny, the first painter of Auvers: museum and studio house ## With teenagers: Auvers-sur-Oise with teenagers For a teenager who has seen Loving Vincent or studies Van Gogh, Auvers is the end of the story in the real place: the room where he died, the fields and the grave beside his brother's. ### What works best Van Gogh's room at the Auberge Ravoux Racines, the site of his last painting, for over-12s The exhibition at the Château d'Auvers The church and the grave ### Where to stay Hôtel des Iris ### Where to eat Auberge Ravoux, in the dining room where Van Gogh ate ### Bear in mind Almost everything is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays ### Qué hacer with teenagers - Van Gogh's room at the Auberge Ravoux - The church Van Gogh painted, the wheat field and his grave - The Château d'Auvers and its Van Gogh exhibition - Racines, the site of Van Gogh's last painting ## Consejos ### Book the room and the table The room's time slots are small and the Ravoux fills up at weekends. ### Pick up the map The chemin des peintres puts each painting in its place. ### Direct train From April to October, at weekends, it leaves Paris-Nord in the morning and returns in the afternoon. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How do I get from Paris to Auvers-sur-Oise? By train from Paris-Nord: direct at weekends from April to October, in 44 minutes; the rest of the time, with a change at Valmondois or Pontoise. ### Can I visit Van Gogh's room? Yes, from March to November, Wednesday to Sunday, for €10. ### Where is Van Gogh's grave? In the Auvers cemetery, next to that of his brother Theo. It is free. ### How much time do I need? Half a day for the essentials; a whole day with the château and the museums. ### What day is it best not to go? Monday and Tuesday, when the Auberge Ravoux and several museums are closed.