Ferme de la Recette

La Ferme de la Recette is a 17th-century Brie farm that is still working: Philippe and Pascale Dufour raise cows and, in the house, rent out three guest rooms with the Gîtes de France label (3 épis) and that of the Bienvenue à la ferme network. It is in Echou, a hamlet 2.5 km from the village of Échouboulains, about 23 km from Melun and Fontainebleau and about 20 km from Vaux-le-Vicomte. It is the option if you want to sleep in the countryside and not in a roadside hotel.

The house and the rooms

The farm keeps its courtyard and its dovecote. On the ground floor there is a large breakfast room, with a sitting corner and a tea corner for making yourself a cup. Upstairs are the three rooms, each with its own shower and WC:

• Printemps, with a 160 cm bed that splits into two 80 cm ones.
• Été, with a 140 cm bed.
• Automne, with a 180 cm bed or two 90 cm ones.

It sleeps six people in total. There is a television, baby equipment, a garden and parking, some of it covered. In summer, if the weather is good, breakfast is served on the terrace. They speak French and English.

Prices and opening

Open every day of the year. In 2026 the night costs from €74.50 to €81.60 for one person and from €80.60 to €87.70 for two; in 2027, from €82.20 to €89.50 for two. The tourist tax is extra. Animals are welcome with no supplement. Book by phone with the Gîtes de France reservation service of Seine-et-Marne or on their website.

Getting there and what is nearby

You need a car. From Vaux-le-Vicomte it is about 20 km to the south-east on Brie roads. Walking and mountain-bike routes start all around. The house is a good base for combining Vaux with Fontainebleau, with Moret-sur-Loing or with the medieval town of Provins, less than an hour away.

Every two months or so, the farm holds a producers' market on Saturday morning, with its own meat and that of its neighbours: honey, flour, pasta, poultry, vegetables, beer, jams. The next one is announced for 5 December 2026.