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Île-de-France

Things to see in Île-de-France

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

A cream-colored building with brown shutters and a white canopy tent in the foreground, part of a courtyard or garden area with adjacent stone walls and a taller white building in the background.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Musée de la Vie Romantique

1830 Ary Scheffer home in Montmartre
Wide-angle view of the Grand Canal in Versailles Gardens with visitors strolling along the banks under a cloudy sky.

Versailles · Gardens

The Grand Canal

164-hectare canal with 14 islands in Versailles park
A pointillist painting depicting the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, viewed from the Quai Saint-Michel across the Seine River, with figures and horse-drawn carriages in the foreground.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Notre-Dame de Paris

Historic Gothic cathedral with free entry
A low-angle photograph of an ornate, circular ceiling featuring a central chandelier with multiple lights, surrounded by radiating lines and golden star motifs on a dark background.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Palais Garnier

1875 Second Empire opera house with Chagall ceiling
A large medieval stone keep with an octagonal upper section and conical roof, situated on a fortified earthen mound with vineyards in the foreground and a domed church visible to the right under a blue sky.

Provins · Historic Towns

Tour César

12th-century octagonal keep with panoramic views
The Galerie François I at the Château de Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau · Historic Architecture

Galerie François Ier

16th-century gallery with Italian Renaissance frescoes
A close-up of the pediment and entablature of a neoclassical building, featuring sculptural reliefs and the French inscription "AUX HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE" (To the men the grateful fatherland) in gold lettering above Corinthian columns.

Paris · Guided Experiences

Panthéon

Neoclassical mausoleum honoring French luminaries
The image shows the Colonne de Juillet, a large bronze column topped with a golden winged figure of Liberty, situated in a wide public square with surrounding Haussmann-style buildings, trees, and a busy road in the foreground.

Paris · City Centers

Place de la Bastille

Historic square marking the 1789 Bastille prison site
A close-up, low-angle shot of an ornate, gilded lamppost (farola) with two lanterns attached to a fluted column against a clear blue sky.

Paris · City Centers

Place de la Concorde

Paris's largest square, site of the French Revolution
The Queen's Hamlet at Versailles, featuring the tower and buildings across the lake.

Versailles · Guided Experiences

The Queen's Hamlet (Hameau de la Reine)

18th-century model village with working dairy
The image shows the interior nave of a large, historic church with tall fluted columns, arched ceilings, rows of wooden chairs, and stained-glass windows; no visible signage or text is present.

Paris · Architectural Landmarks

Saint-Sulpice

500-year-old church with Delacroix frescos and a 1862 organ
The image shows the interior nave of a large, historic church with Gothic vaulted ceilings, tall stone columns, rows of wooden chairs, stained glass windows, and a prominent ornate wooden pulpit on the right side.

Paris · Historic Architecture

Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

Historic Latin Quarter church housing Saint Genevieve's r...