The Ile de France region is the "Capital" one with its heart in the city of Paris, whose well-known symbols are the "Eiffel Tower " and the "River Seine". 

Paris is of course made of the "Champs Elysees", the "Arc de Triomphe", the "Louvre Museum", "Place de l'Etoile", Les "Invalides", the "Butte Montmartre" with its magnificent "Basilica", "Notre Dame de Paris", the "Seine "with its wharves and The "ile Saint Louis", in addition to "Saint Germain des Pres" and "Boulevard Saint Michel". 

Paris is the city "lights", very little attention layer ever. Enjoy magazines and shows that have made a legend: the " Lido", the "Moulin Rouge" ... 

But "Paris "is so rich in historical monuments, museums, rides and exhibits of all kinds that can not be in a few lines or even summarize the few books. 

Of course there is Paris, but as soon as you exceed the "Boulevard Peripherique" (expressway around the city which is the border ) in the direction of the suburbs, you can discover at "Saint Denis" Celebrate the "Stade de France" and its famous "Basilica" farther many historical sites which combines imperial or royal towns and castles. 

 
The most famous are "Versailles", "Saint Germain en Laye", "Fontainebleau", "Rambouillet". But there are many other smaller sites, or that are less known "Ecouen", "Royaumont" or "Vincennes". 

Do not forget to pay a visit to sites côtoyés by the Impressionist painters, north "Auvers sur Oise" and farther south, near "Fontainebleau" or learn "Barbizon" "Moret sur Loing". 

Do not miss this ... The "Castel of Vaux le Vicomte".