Fontainebleau

Like Chambord, in the Loire Valley, or Compiègne, to the north, Fontainebleau was a favorite spot for royal hunting parties long before the construction of one of France's grandest residences. Although not as celebrated as Versailles, this palace is almost as spectacular.

Fontainebleau at a Glance

Elsewhere in Ile-de-France

• Auvers-sur-Oise
• Barbizon
• Chantilly
• Chartres
• Compiègne
• Courances
• Dampierre
• Disneyland Paris
• Giverny
• L'Isle-Adam

• Maintenon
• Pierrefonds
• Pontoise
• Rambouillet
• Rueil-Malmaison
• Senlis
• St-Germain-en-Laye
• Thoiry
• Vaux-le-Vicomte
• Vernon
• Versailles

See Also

• Ile-de-France
• France