Yvelines
This department quite close to Paris is world-famous for its prestigious Palace of Versailles which was built in the XVIIth century by King Louis XIV. The Vallée de Chevreuse offers magnificent forests and wonderful walks. Rambouillet is a pleasant and nice city.
Val-de-Marne
This department of the Ile-de-France accommodates the most important museum of contemporary art of France. Come to visit this earth of castles, Vincennes, its rose garden and come to dance in the famous guinguettes of Val-de-Marne!
Val-d’Oise
Lying on the north part of Paris, this department welcomes the Roissy airport, 1st airport of Europe and offers an intense economic activity. To forget the stress: 2 national parks, the visit of the magnificent abbey of Royaumont and the village of the painters Auvers / Oise.
Seine St Denis
Situated on the north-east side of Paris, this department offers numerous museums: Museum of the Air in Le Bourget Museum of the Automobile in Pantin with plenty of theatres and cinemas. It welcomes the Stade de France with 80 000 places.
Hauts-de-Seine
This department was named: the small crown of the Ile-de-France. It offers a rich and intense cultural life: museums, cinemas, theatres, festivals: rock in the Seine, the festival of Saint Cloud’s park. The University of Nanterre is a world renowned university.
Essonne
This department situated on the south-west side of Paris seems to be created to make the tumult of the city forget. Everything inhales the peace and the tranquillity: rivers, parks and gardens, picturesque valleys, golf courses, circuits on foot, on horse and by bicycle. All the choices for the relaxation and the well-being.