Our favorite : discover the “Tuscan village of Yvelines”, as the folk of Le Pecq describe it!

In the Middle Ages, Aupec was a village of wine-producers owned by the Abbey of Saint-Wandrille.  The port developed, and continued to do so because of the merchants who, not wishing to pay the toll fees between Aupec and Paris, would unload their goods and continue their journey by road.
In the 17^th century, the town benefited from the presence of Louis XIV at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, expanding substantially.  Large numbers of farmers and workers settled here to cater for the Court’s various needs.
During the Restoration, Le Pecq became a very busy trade port, and the construction of the railway line from Paris brought Parisians and tourists to the town in their crowds to admire the charming village and stay at the “French Spa", an important hydrotherapy centre.
From 1878, a steam boat provided a daily shuttle service between the Pont-Royal in Paris and Le Pecq, until it was decommissioned in 1925.