Come and discover the sites that have marked and inspired one of the greatest writers of our times.
Would you like to find out if the “madeleine” really existed? Just come to Combray, outside Aunt Leonie's window.
Quotations from Proust's works and visits to places that inspired him will take you back and forth between reality and fiction.
At Illiers Combray : you'll discover Aun Leonie' house and Pré Catelan.
At Villebon, we'll take you to Sully's castle, fictionalized as Château de Guermantes by Proust.
The following Proust experts will be guiding you :
Mireille Naturel, General Secretary of the Society of the Friends of Marcel Proust and Combray
Mr Legravier, President of Illiers Combray Tourist Office
Armaury de la Raudière, today's owner of Château de Villebon