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Île-de-France

Things to see in Île-de-France

65 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A large stone building with two conical towers, a tiled roof, and a row of tall windows on the upper floor, situated on a street with a car and trees nearby.

Provins · Historic Architecture

Maison des Templiers

Medieval Templar house in UNESCO Provins
A close-up of a stone fountain featuring a bronze mask spout with water flowing into a basin, set against a stone wall with a sign reading "EAU NON POTABLE".

Fontainebleau · Historic Architecture

Cour du Cheval Blanc

Renaissance courtyard featuring the Horseshoe Staircase
The ornate Gothic spire of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris rises against a blue sky.

Paris · Architectural Landmarks

Sainte-Chapelle

13th-century Gothic chapel with 15 stained-glass windows
The pink-marble colonnade of the Grand Trianon at Versailles

Versailles · Gardens

The Grand Trianon

18th-century pink marble palace in the Trianon estate
Illuminated Arc de Triomphe at twilight with Eiffel Tower in background.

Paris · Architectural Landmarks

Arc de Triomphe

Neoclassical triumphal arch honoring French soldiers
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte and its formal gardens with a statue in the foreground.

Maincy · Castles

Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Inspiration for Versailles, Maincy, France
Two large, eye-covered ventilation towers at Place Georges Pompidou in Paris with pedestrians and dogs.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Centre Pompidou

High-tech building housing Europe's largest modern art mu...
The Abbey Palace in Cluny, Burgundy, with tourists on a cobblestone forecourt.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Cluny Museum (Musée de Cluny)

Medieval abbey and museum in Burgundy
The image shows a long, historic stone building with conical-roofed towers and arched windows situated along the bank of a wide river, with a tour boat on the water and a bridge in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Conciergerie

Medieval royal palace turned revolutionary prison
A low-angle shot looking up the lattice ironwork structure of a large tower towards its upper platform against a cloudy sky.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Eiffel Tower

324m iron lattice tower built for 1889 World's Fair
The image shows an outdoor market with stalls under white and blue canopies, situated in a town square surrounded by multi-story European-style buildings, with a parking garage entrance in the foreground displaying signs reading "Sortie / Exit" an

Fontainebleau · Urban Exploration

Marché de Fontainebleau

Weekly open-air market in historic Fontainebleau
The image shows the interior of a small, modest chapel with a central altar featuring a religious painting and statues, flanked by pinkish marble-like columns and simple wooden pews.

Versailles · Historic Architecture

Church of the Royal Domain

UNESCO site with Hall of Mirrors and gardens