Popular places in Île-de-France

The Louvre Museum, Île-de-France, France - Home to the Mona Lisa, and the most visited museum in the world. The Louvre itself began as a fortress and was rebuilt several times as a royal residence, and then into a roy...

Paris, Île-de-France, France - Paris embodies European culture and is wonderful to explore with its fashion, shopping, restaurants, cafes, and museums. You'll find that the city is extremely easy to naviga...

Disneyland Resort Paris, Île-de-France, France - About 30km East of Paris, Disneyland Resort Paris encompasses two parks: Disneyland Paris, and Walt Disney Studios Park. Disneyland Paris is the theme/amusement park you woul...

Palace Of Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France - Saw Versailles? Want to see a chateau equally entrenched in history, equally as well restored, but with half the number of tourists? Visit Fontainebleau. Oh it's also a UNESCO...

Jardin Des Tuileries, Île-de-France, France - The Tuileries Gardens holds neoclassical statues, urns, and fountains. The gardens were once part of the Palace of Tuileries in the 17th century, built for Louis XIV. Th...

Musee D'Orsay, Île-de-France, France - Considered more enjoyable than even The Louvre by some visitors, the Musee d'Orsay houses famous paintings by Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Cezanne. The museum is actually built ...

Chateau De Versailles, Île-de-France, France - A symbol of pleasure and civilization, The Chateau de Versailles is a super Baroque palace and should be on every visitor's list. Everything about the palace is spectacular, ...

Arc De Triomphe, Île-de-France, France - Triumphal arches celebrate Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. At 50m high, the arc is encrusted with military scenes of Napoleon's battles. The Flame ...

Champs-Elysees, Île-de-France, France - The Champs-Elysees is Paris' upscale and fashionable shopping street, full of tourists and high-class cafes, boutqiues, restaurants, and cinemas. You might not buy anything h...

Musee Picasso, Île-de-France, France - Dedicated to Pablo Picasso, this museum holds over 200 paintings, 158 sculptures, and 3000 sketches and engravings. You'll learn everything you wanted about famed artist Pica...

Sainte Chapelle, Île-de-France, France - Sainte Chapelle contains some of the most beautiful stained glass in a cathedral, hailed as a "gateway to heaven" during the Middle Ages. The chapel was originally built to h...

Centre Pompidou, Île-de-France, France - The National Museum of Modern Art, or the Centre Pompidou, has a colorful exterior of tubes and ducts. Inside, you'll find eccentric art tyles such as Fauvism, Cubism, and Su...

Notre Dame Cathedral, Île-de-France, France - Iconic and grandiose, Notre Dame cathedral has been a part of French history since 1163. The name literally means "Our Lady of Paris" in French. During the 19th century, off...

Les Invalides, Île-de-France, France - Les Invalides is a large and splendid complex of buildings, once home to 6,000 soldiers and veterans. The name is shortened from Hopital des Invalides, since it was originall...

Museum Of The Renaissance @ Ecouen, Île-de-France, France - Ecouen is actually three things. 1) It's a rather ordinary fairy tale village. I say ordinary because there's nothing "to see" in the town of Ecouen. It's where people liv...