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Île-de-France

Things to see in Île-de-France

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

The image shows the dimly lit interior nave of a large stone church, featuring tall columns, arched windows, and rows of wooden chairs facing an altar area with a stained-glass window at the far end.

Provins · Churches

Collegiate Church of Saint-Quintin

Medieval Romanesque-Gothic church with a classical dome
Arcaded colonnade of the Palais-Royal with a tree-lined avenue in the garden, Paris.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Jardin du Palais Royal

Arcaded gardens with Buren columns
Bustling outdoor market stalls line Rue d'Aligre in Paris with shoppers and cars in the foreground.

Paris · Local Cuisine

Marché d'Aligre

Bustling 6-day market near Bastille
Frontal view of the white-domed Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, Paris, under a clear blue sky.

Paris · Guided Experiences

Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur

White basilica atop Montmartre hill
A garden scene with a manicured lawn, a distinctive low-slung tree supported by a metal stand, a stone wall, a cobblestone path, and a green lamppost, with buildings in the background.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Musée de Montmartre

17th-century Montmartre museum with Renoir-inspired gardens
A wide-angle photograph of the Cour d'Honneur (Cour de Marbre) of the Palace of Versailles, showing the central pavilion flanked by the wings of the King's and Queen's apartments, with distinctive red brick and stone facades, blue slate roofs with go

Versailles · Gardens

Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles)

UNESCO site with 2,300 rooms in Versailles
Musée Guimet on Place d'Iéna, Paris

Paris · Museums & Culture

Musée Guimet

Largest Asian art collection outside Asia
A low-angle street view showing a classic Parisian Haussmann-style building on the left, a blue circular street sign reading "MUSÉE NISSIM DE CAMONDO" with the address "63 rue de Monceau", and a black Morris column advertising "SPECTACLES" on the

Paris · Historic Architecture

Musée Nissim de Camondo

18th-century French art in a 1911 Versailles-style mansion
A photograph of an ornate, gilded ceiling fresco featuring a central oval medallion with mythological figures and putti, surrounded by decorative borders and corner figures.

Fontainebleau · Historic Architecture

Musée de la Grande Galerie

UNESCO palace with Gallery of Francis I
A low-angle view of a medieval stone fortress with conical-roofed towers and high curtain walls situated atop a grassy mound under a blue sky, with a small poster visible on the lower wall.

Provins · Heritage Trails

Medieval Town of Provins

UNESCO medieval trade hub with ramparts and fairs
A bronze sculpture of a nude female figure leaning against a rough-hewn rock, with arms crossed over her chest and head bowed, set against a plain white background.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Musée Rodin

Hôtel Biron housing Rodin's sculptures and garden
View of the grand central hall with a vaulted glass ceiling and sculptures at the Musée d'Orsay.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Musée d'Orsay

Impressionist art in a former railway station