Ile de France (France): what to see in the region


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What to see in the French region of Ile de France, a territory that immediately evokes Paris, but in reality there are also other interesting places worthy of attention.


Tourist information

In the Ile de France, in addition to Paris, there are also many other treasures including majestic castles, parks and gardens, city of kings, ancient abbeys, woods and waterways ideal for playing sports, natural parks with an excellent gastronomy full of recipes of typical French cuisine.

La Défense is a modern neighborhood located west of Paris, known as a defense business center and comprising modern towers and an immense arch called the Grande Arche.


In Saint Denis there is the Gothic basilica, where the kings of France are buried, and the flea market of Saint Ouen.

What see

Seine et Marne, in Italian Seine and Marne, is the largest department of Ile de France and is famous for its typical cheese, Brie de Meaux, as well as for castles, including Fontainebleau, and the famous Disneyland Paris theme park.

To visit the Forest of Fontainebleau, indicated for lovers of outdoor sports, the Gran Morin valley, which inspired the Impressionist painters, the medieval cities of Provins, Moret sur Loing and Meaux.


In Marne la Vallèe is Disneiland Paris, the famous Parisian playground.

Val d’Oise is a department located north of Paris, located along the course of the Seine and crossed by the Oise river, it includes the Vexin Francais and the Oise Pays de France, two important regional parks.

There is no shortage of typical villages as well as castles and museums, outdoor sports activities on land and in water can be practiced.

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