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Outside Paris  Plenty to see beyond the city In partnership with the “Centres Départementaux du Tourisme d’Ile-de-France”, here is a selection of treasures to discover in the area around Paris. [www.pidf.com->http://fr.sitestat.com/paris-touristoffice/paris-touristoffice/s?httpwwwpidfcom&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://www.pidf.com] 
AQUARIUM SEA LIFE PARIS VAL D'EUROPE Ile-de-France (MARNE LA VALLEE cedex 4)
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - BASILIQUE ROYALE DE SAINT DENIS Ile-de-France (SAINT-DENIS) Stained-glass windows | Archaeology | Sculpture | History | Funerary art | Recumbent statues | Tombs The royal basilica of Saint-Denis belonged to a prosperous and powerful abbey during the Middle Ages and was the first monumental masterpiece of gothic art. The royal necropolis...
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - CHATEAU DE CHAMPS SUR MARNE Ile-de-France (CHAMPS-SUR-MARNE) Sculpture | History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Literature | Textiles Built at the beginning of the 18th century, the chateau was owned by a financier of Louis XIV, Paul Poisson de Bourvallais, then by princess de Conti and the dukes of Vallière. The...
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - CHATEAU DE MAISONS Ile-de-France (MAISONS-LAFFITTE) Sculpture | Painting | Decorative Arts | Architecture The château de Maisons-Laffitte was built by François Mansart, the famous architect of the XVIIth century for René de Longueil, Louis XIV's Financial Secretary. The architecture of...
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - CHATEAU DE RAMBOUILLET Ile-de-France (RAMBOUILLET) The Château de Rambouillet was built in the XIVth century. It was subjected to many later modifications. It has been an official residence for Presidents of the French Republic since...
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - CHATEAU DE VINCENNES Ile-de-France (VINCENNES) Archaeology | History | Architecture | Military archives This castle is the only fortified castle in the Paris region. It used to be a hunting lodge. Then it became a royal residence, a fortress and eventually a state penitentiary. Visits...
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - DOMAINE DE SAINT CLOUD Ile-de-France (SAINT CLOUD)
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - MAISON DES JARDIES / MAISON DE GAMBETTA ET PROPRIETE DE BALZAC Ile-de-France (SEVRES) Seeking peace and quiet away from Paris, Gambetta became the owner, some forty years after Balzac, of the small house known as Les Jardies, in Sèvres. The statesman made hardly any...
CENTRE DES MONUMENTS NATIONAUX - VILLA SAVOYE Ile-de-France (POISSY) La villa Savoye known as “Les Heures Claires" was built by the architect Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, and Pierre Jeanneret, between 1928 and 1931. An...  
Ile-de-France (AUVERS SUR OISE) Painting | Drawings | Multimedia | Everyday items | Interior decoration | Models | Cinema | Documents | Posters | Pastels | Costumes | Fashion accessories | Art instruments | Interactive | Auditorium/Lecture hall | Advertising objects | Train The « Voyage au Temps des Impressionnistes » walk-through presents impressionist paintings by Daubigny, Pissarro, Cézanne, Monet, and Van Gogh which mark the history of the... 
Ile-de-France (MAINCY) History | Painting | Furniture | Costumes | Architecture | Interior decoration | Panelling | Cinema | Life show | Bronzes | Fine Arts | Classic cars | Reception halls The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is the finest private chateau in France, built for Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV’s financial superintendent, and unrivalled by any other royal property... Ile-de-France (VERSAILLES) Sculpture | History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Architecture | Interior decoration | Panelling | Tapestries | Art instruments | Rugs | Objets d'art | Organ | Reception halls Together with its gardens, the château de Versailles is one of the most famous monuments of world heritage. The buildings trace the architectural style of the 17th and 18th centuries... CHANTILLY 
LE TOIT DE LA GRANDE ARCHE / PARIS-LA DEFENSE Ile-de-France (PARIS LA DEFENSE) The Grande Arche is a contemporary monument, a masterpiece of technology and architecture by Otto von Spreckelsen. You can access the top via panoramic lifts, the only ones of this... 
MUSEE NATIONAL DE L'AIR ET DE L'ESPACE Ile-de-France (LE BOURGET CEDEX) History | Sciences | Models | Aeronautics | Objets d'art The Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace de l’Aéroport de Paris - Le Bourget is an exceptional place with a history closely linked to the beginning of aviation and with unique... 
Ile-de-France (SAINT DENIS LA PLAINE CEDEX) Photography | Medals | Video | Architecture | Multimedia | Models | Music | Posters | Curios | Instruments | Newspapers | Materials | Costumes | Relics | Trophies | Sport | Interactive | Films | Autographs The vocation of the Stade de France is to organise maajor sporting events (football, rugby, athletics), and also concerts and shows. The Stade de France, designed by architects... Ile-de-France (ASNIERES SUR OISE) Visit the Abbey of Royaumont (35km from Paris) Founded in 1228 by King Saint Louis, the abbey of Royaumont is the best preserved Abbey in the Ile de France. Opening 7 days a week, from... GIVERNY The Musée d'Art Américain Giverny presents the unique collection of Terra Foundation for the Arts, in a setting that calls to mind the Impressionist landscapes painted by American... Ile de France (BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT) Devoted to the period of the First Empire, the MARMOTTAN library houses a collection of books, engravings, paintings and furniture recreating the atmosphere, in which Paul Marmottan... CARTE A JOUER (MUSEE FRANCAIS DE LA) Ile-de-France (ISSY LES MOULINEAUX) The French museum devoted to playing cards in Issy les Moulineaux is the only one to be found in France. The story of playing cards is a universal one and concerns all civilizations.... Ile de France (SEVRES) History | Decorative Arts | Ceramics Created at the beginning of the 19th century by Alexandre Brogniart, the museum presents ceramics of all types and countries. Ile de France (CHOISEL) History | Decorative Arts | Wax models A box maze was created in 2000. Ile-de-France (MEDAN) Ile-de-France (PORT MARLY) 
Ile-de-France (THOIRY) 'Château de Thoiry en Yvelines' is situated around 40 km to the west of Paris and 25 km north of Versailles. Thoiry features the rare esoteric architecture of the Renaissance, and a... DUBUFFET (TOUR AUX FIGURES JEAN) Ile de France (ISSY LES MOULINEAUX) May be visited by appointment by telephoning the tourist office at Issy les Moulineaux or without appointment directly at the monument subject to available places. Guided visit. Ile-de-France (ISSY LES MOULINEAUX) The Maison de l'Environnement is concerned with education, information and training in the field of ecology and replying to related questions from the public. It has a huge garden... FONDATION CLAUDE MONET - GIVERNY GIVERNY Claude Monet's property at Giverny became the Claude Monet Foundation in 1980. House with its pink crushed brick façade where the leader of the Impressionist School lived from 1883 to... Ile-de-France (SCEAUX) Archaeology | History | Painting | Photography | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Ceramics | Documents | Earthenware | Porcelain The Sceaux Castle was built in 1858 imitating Louis XIII period (brick and stone). It houses now the Museum of Ile-de-France and its collections of artistic, archeological patrimony.... Ile de France (BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT) Sculpture Sculptures - Collection containing the works by Marcel Landowski and given to the city of Boulogne in 1982. Museum with garden. Ile-de-France (THOIRY) 'Château de Thoiry en Yvelines' is situated around 40 km to the west of Paris and 25 km north of Versailles. Thoiry features the rare esoteric architecture of the Renaissance, and a... MAISON DE VAN GOGH / AUBERGE RAVOUX Ile-de-France (AUVERS SUR OISE) MAISON LITTERAIRE DE VICTOR HUGO Ile-de-France (BIEVRES) Ile-de-France (SURESNES) Ile de France (BAZOCHES SUR GUYONNE) It was at Houjarray that Jean Monnet conceived the European Community in 1950. In the leafy and warm setting of this house he was visited by the greatest men of the 20th century. His... MUSEE BOUILHET-CHRISTOFLE - MUSEE D'ORFEVRERIE Ile-de-France (Saint-Denis) Decorative Arts | Technology | Industry | Silver/Gold plate Goldsmith's arts museum. More than 2000 goldsmith's items illustrate the history of Christofle, the techniques that are used, the decorative arts and table setting arts evolution... MUSEE DES ANNEES 30 / ESPACE LANDOWSKI Ile-de-France (Boulogne-Billancourt) Sculpture | Painting | Furniture Some 800 sculptures, 2,000 paintings, as well as decorative objects, furniture, ceramics and also models of town houses and buildings of the 1930s are grouped together in an area of... MUSEE DES ANTIQUITES NATIONALES Ile-de-France (SAINT GERMAIN EN LAYE) Archaeology | Sculpture | History | Weapons | Everyday items | Objets d'art | Tools | Jewels Housed in a royal castle and in the Saint-Louis chapel dating back to the 13th century, the museum presents archaeological collections illustrating the life of man over one million... MUSEE DES NATIONAL DE PORT ROYAL DES CHAMPS Ile-de-France (MAGNY-LES-HAMEAUX) History | Painting | Literature | Drawings | Engravings Important collection of paintings of Philippe de Champaigne, drawings, books and engravings relating the history of Port-Royal and Jansenism. The museum is located in the former... MUSEE DES TRAMWAYS A VAPEUR ET DES CHEMINS DE FER SECONDAIRES FRANCAIS Ile de France (VALMONDOIS) Train | Tram Ile de France (COLOMBES) Photography | Technology | Industry | Models | Evolution | Engravings More than 100 original Parisian, provincial and even foreign vehicules: from the horse-drawn omnibus of the second-half of the 19th century to the vehicles of the 1970s and 1980s, not... MUSEE FRAGONARD DE L'ECOLE NATIONALE DE VETERINAIRE Ile de France (MAISONS ALFORT) Ossuary | Stuffed animals | Curios | Natural science | Skeletons MUSEE NATIONAL DE LA RENAISSANCE / CHATEAU D'ECOUEN Ile de France (ECOUEN) Stained-glass windows | Sculpture | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Medals | Textiles | Silver/Gold plate | Weapons | Ceramics | Tapestries | Objets d'art The Château d'Ecouen, built in the mid-sixteenth century for the constable Anne de Montmorency, is one of the most important achievements of the French Renaissance, containing a... MUSEE NATIONAL DES CHATEAUX DE MALMAISON ET BOIS PREAU Ile de France (RUEIL-MALMAISON) Jewellery | Sculpture | History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Textiles | Interior decoration | Reception halls | Private reception rooms Château de Malmaison : residence of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Empress Joséphine. Original 19th-century decor, variety of porcelain collections, paintings and furniture. Château de... MUSEE NATIONAL DU CHATEAU DE FONTAINEBLEAU Ile-de-France (FONTAINEBLEAU) History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Panelling From François I to Napoleon III, Fontainebleau Castle used to be one of the French sovereigns' favourite residences. The Castle houses a superb collection of paintings, stucco...  MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE - ARBORETUM DE CHEVRELOUP Ile-de-France (ROCQUENCOURT) Ile de France (BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT) Museum about the History of the Renault company. Ile de France (JOUY-EN-JOSAS) History | Decorative Arts | Technology | Textiles | Video | Everyday items Printed cotton developed rapidly in France in the second part of the XVIIth century: at this age, technical progress and economic freedom permits its success. The manufacturing and... Ile de France (SANNOIS) Painting The Utrillo-Valadon Museum, created in 1995 is the only museum in the world devoted to the painter Maurice Utrillo. It was during the time spent in the hospital of Dr Revertégat in... |
