Île-de-France - 80 Attractions You Must Visit

Types of Attractions in Île-de-France

Man-made Structures - Other (19)

Museums (19)

Iconic Buildings (16)

Parks (12)

Street Markets (9)

Churches (6)

Monuments (5)

Botanical Gardens (4)

Popular Activities And Trips in Île-de-France

List of Attractions in Île-de-France

Arc de Triomphe

Monuments

The Arc de Triomphe, at the center of the Place de l'Étoile and the western end of the Champs-Elysées, is a very famous monument in Paris. It is a large arch, but it is not possible to drive underneath it. It is an iconic symbol of French national identity and took 30 years to build. The Arc de Triomphe provides a glimpse into France’s social past as well as spectacular views across central Paris.

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Avenue Montaigne

Street Markets

Avenue Montaigne, connecting the Champs-Elysées to the Alma Bridge, is known as one of the most exclusive and luxurious arteries in the capital. This is home to quite a few sumptuous international Haute Couture boutiques. Luxury and prestige crisscross and make the street the highlight of first-class shopping in Paris. In the nineteenth century, the street earned some renown for its sparkling and colourfulMabille Gardens on Saturday nights.

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Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis

Churches

Man-made Structures - Other

The Basilique Royal de Saint-Denis is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the city of Saint-Denis. It is also the burial place of French royalty in Paris. It is a necropolis, a stunning edifice to the dead, full of hauntingly beautiful funeral sculptures, mausoleums, and tombs. Featuring over 70 recumbent statues and monumental tombs from the Renaissance, the basilica contains within its walls the largest collection of funerary sculptures from the 12th to the 16th cent

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Bois de Boulogne

Parks

Bois de Boulogne has become the largest spot for relaxation in the west of Paris. Later it was the hunting ground for the Kings of France with a surface area of 850 hectares. It offers numerous walkways, 28 km of bridleways, and 15 km of touristic cycle routes. There are so many facilities, which have been designed to suit everyone, such as playgrounds for children, the Musée en Herbe, picnic areas, bicycle hire and boat hire on the Lac Inférieur, the Auteuil and Longchamp racecourses, restaura

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Boulevard Haussmann

Street Markets

Man-made Structures - Other

Boulevard Haussmann is a top shopping destination and surely one of the most elegant stores in the whole of Paris. Today it is home to Paris' greatest department stores, whose shop windows are absolutely magical at the end of the year, during the Christmas season. On the quieter side of the boulevard, at number 158, is the Jacquemart-André Museum, dedicated to the fine arts and decorative arts, planning large-scale exhibitions all year long.

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Boulevard Saint-Germain

Street Markets

Man-made Structures - Other

The Boulevard Saint-Germain is a boulevard of the left bank of Paris, named in honor of Bishop Germain of Paris (496-576), and due to the proximity of Saint-Germain-des- Meadows dedicated to him. It is a nice spot if you are on a lookout for fashion boutiques and food shops. you can also explore some marvelous bookshops which are surrounded by exclusive fashion stores. It is a wonderful area and is perfect for a tourist destination.

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Canal Saint-Martin

Lake/ River/ Ponds

Man-made Structures - Other

The Canal Saint-Martin is a channel of 4.55 km long located mainly in the 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris. It links the Bassin de la Villette - and beyond the Canal de l'Ourcq - to the Port de l'Arsenal which communicates with the Seine. It's a small gauge channel intended, originally, for the supply of drinking water in the capital. Inaugurated in 1825, it has nine locks and two swing bridges for a total drop of 25 m.

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Carnavalet Museum

Museums

The Carnavalet - History of Paris museum is the Parisian municipal museum dedicated to the history of Paris from the origins of the city to the present day. Located in the Marais district in rue de Sevigne in Paris. it presents exceptional collections: memories of the French Revolution, paintings, sculptures, furniture, and objets d'art. The museum consists of the Hôtel de Carnavalet and the Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau linked by a gallery on the first floor. It has an area of ​​10,000 sq

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Catacombs of Paris

Man-made Structures - Other

The Catacombs of Paris is the underground ossuaries in Paris, which gives you a remarkable experience. It was a part of tunnel network built to consolidate Paris' ancient stone quarries that holds the remains of more than six million people. From around when the French Revolution began in 1789 until 1860, the city’s dead were buried there.

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Churches

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, commonly known as Our Lady, is one of the most emblematic monuments of Paris and France. It is located on the Ile de la Cité and is a place of Catholic worship, seat of the Archdiocese of Paris, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The cathedral inspires many artistic works and also so many things to discover in and around this basilica. It is the most visited monument in Europe and one of the most visited in the world until 2019.

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Champ de Mars

Parks

Champs de Mars is a vast public green space in Paris. the park is nestled between the world-famous Eiffel tower and the Ecolé Militaire building complex. A hotspot for national events, it can be accessed freely and offers the most beautiful view of the capital’s landmark monument. It will be a remarkable experience in your life.

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Champs-Élysées

Street Markets

Man-made Structures - Other

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a Paris must-see attractions in this area which was described as ‘the world’s most beautiful avenue. This 1.2 miles avenue connects Arc de Triomphe with the Place de la Concorde and is considered one of the world’s most famous commercial streets. There are so many things, Airline offices, fast-food restaurants, car showrooms, and cinemas, as well as American-style shopping arcades, have become increasingly dominant in this area.

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Château de Fontainebleau

Iconic Buildings

The Chateau de Fontainebleau is a royal castle of mainly Renaissance and classical styles, near the city center of Fontainebleau, about sixty kilometers south-east of Paris, France. The first traces of a castle in Fontainebleau date back to the xii th century. The latest work is done in the xix th century. Francis I and Napoleon were the monarchs who had the most influence on the Palace as it stands today. It became a national museum in 1927 and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 198

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Château de Vaux le Vicomte

Iconic Buildings

The chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte , located on the territory of the French town of Maincy ( Seine-et-Marne ), 50 km southeast of Paris , near Melun is a castle of the xvii th century (1658- 1661), built for the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV , Nicolas Fouquet . It now belongs to a younger branch of the Marquis de Vogüé. The Castle, a masterpiece of classical architecture is now the largest privately owned historical monument.

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Château of Vincennes

Iconic Buildings

Notable Architectures

The Château of Vincennes was used as a royal residence from the 12th to 18th century and it has preserved its medieval towers, the Sainte-Chapelle and the 14th century keep which is the highest of its kind in Europe. The building was surrounded by a 3608 ft -long fortified wall with nine towers and is also protected by a moat, 88 ft which was situated in the outskirts of the city center in the forest of Vincennes. It was one of the architectural wonders in this area.

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Cluny Museum - National Museum of the Middle Ages

Museums

A huge museum which was built in the middle ages in Paris at 6 Place Paul-Painlevé. It was formerly the townhouse of the abbots of Cluny, started in 1334. The structure was rebuilt by Jacques d'Amboise, abbot in commendam of Cluny 1485-1510; it combines Gothic and Renaissance elements. In 1843 it was made into a public museum. The museum itself actually consists of two buildings: the frigidarium, where the remains of the Thermes de Cluny are, and the Hôtel de Cluny itself, which houses its impr

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Coulée Verte René-Dumont

Parks

The Coulée Verte René-Dumont is a lush elevated park built atop a revitalized railway structure in the 12th Arrondissement. This green garden path stretches for three miles, with landscapes ranging from modern and manicured to wild and natural. The western portion of the parkway may be accessed via stairways and elevators leading up to the elevated viaduct. This portion is reserved for pedestrians. It was one of the nice place to spend some free time in the middle of greenery.

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Dalí Paris

Museums

Dalí Paris presents more than 300 works of a very rich collection acquired from Salvador Dali or great collectors. It has the largest private collection of Salvador Dali art in the heart of Paris. The collection features mainly three-dimensional sculptures of Dalí's best known surrealistic paintings. . His sculptures are one of the major aspects of his life work, materializing in three dimensions his surrealistic obsessional motifs: soft watches, spindly legs animals, open or closed drawers.

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