Ile de France - the Paris region

Vaux le Vicomte castle onTop. Above see Paris and the cathedral Notre Dame, ideally placed at the heart of the Ile de France region

Vaux le Vicomte castle onTop. Above see Paris and the cathedral Notre Dame, ideally placed at the heart of the Ile de France region

Paris and the southern suburbs. See the Eiffel tower up left.

Provins, a medieval World Heritage city has a famous medieval festival every year in June.

Barbizon, famous village of painters, one hour south of Paris near Fontainebleau.

The Ile de France region includes Paris and the area around Paris. In this section you will find sites and places to visit in Ile de France and around Paris. For the city of Paris, see the special chapter on Paris.

 

The banner picture at the top of the page features the beautiful castle of Vaux le Vicomte, south East of Paris, near Melun.