Trip IdeasIle de France
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- French Phrases
- Guidebooks
Ile de France Travel Guide
Just what is it that makes the Ile-de-France so attractive, so comfortingly familiar? Is it its proximity to the great city of Paris—or perhaps that it's so far removed? Had there not been the world-class cultural hub of Paris right nearby, would Monet have retreated to his Japanese gardens at Giverny? Or Paul Cézanne and Van Gogh to bucolic Auvers? Kings and courtiers to the game-rich forests of Rambouillet? Would Napoléon have truly settled at Malmaison and then abdicated at the palace at Fontainebleau? Would medieval castles and palaces have sprouted in the town of St-Germain-en-Laye? Would abbeys and cathedrals have sprung skyward in Chartres and Senlis? More »
Places to Explore
Photo: Corbis
Get Advice From Other Travelers
Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip
- Paris - Nov 3 - Dec 14
307 responses; most recent on 11/21/2009 at 04:57 AM - Day trip out of Paris... and lodging recommendations?
12 responses; most recent on 11/21/2009 at 04:49 AM - Do you know the hotel Royal Magda Etoile in Paris?
2 responses; most recent on 11/21/2009 at 04:40 AM
Travel News
-
9 Ways to Avoid Euro Sticker Shock
Euro sticker shock got you down? Check out this advice for saving money in Europe... -
Raving Over Ruins: Europe's Best Vestiges of the Past
Check out the Fodorites' favorite European ruins... -
Europe's Fictional Fashion Faux Pas
Fashion rules aren't written in stone . . .
Check hotel rates and airfares around the world- Travel Deals
-
Best of Europe: Super Sale at Top Hotels in Portugal, Ireland, Spain and More - $64+
Trips Now Online Travel Deals
-
Last-minute hotel getaways in Austin, Paris, Miami — $44/nt+
Hotels.com
-
Incredibly low hotel rates nr Disneyland Paris — $140+
Hotels.com
-
Stay at Chicagoland Marriott w/15% off — $109+
Marriott Hotels
- View All Travel Deals »
