Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Île de France

Manufacture
92310 Sèvres

La Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, founded in the 18th century in Sèvres, Île-de-France, is a royal porcelain factory that became a symbol of artisanal and artistic excellence under the patronage of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour.

Halle
91660 au Mérévillois

The Halles de Méréville, built in the early 16th century in Mérevillois (Essonne), is a rare example of civil architecture of the first French Renaissance. This listed monument, with its oak frame and stone pillars, bears witness to the flourishing commercial activity granted by Louis XII in 1511.

Château fort
91150 Étampes

The Guinette Tower, the last vestige of the Royal Castle of Etampes, is a 12th century clover-shaped dungeon, located on a plateau overlooking the city. This emblematic monument of the Essonne bears witness to medieval military architecture.

Château de style Renaissance
91580 Villeconin

Villeconin Castle, a former 14th century medieval mansion transformed in the Renaissance, is located in Villeconin, Île-de-France. Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and recreational elements, surrounded by moat and a restored park in the 20th century.

Château de style Classique
91530 Le Val-Saint-Germain

The castle of the Marais, built in the 18th century at Val-Saint-Germain in Île-de-France, is an architectural masterpiece Louis XVI, surrounded by a historic park and classified as a Historic Monument since 1965.

Eglise gothique
91150 Etampes

The Collège Saint-Martin d'Étampes, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a primitive Gothic gem located in Île-de-France. This religious monument, marked by its radiant bedside and bent bell tower, embodies medieval architectural innovation in the city of Etampes, Essonne.

Eglise romane et gothique
91150 Etampes

The Collège Notre-Dame-du-Fort d'Étampes, founded in the 11th century by Robert le Pieux, is a Romanesque and Gothic church located in Île-de-France. Ranked a historical monument in 1840, it combines religious architecture and 13th century defensive elements.

Tour
91310 Montlhéry

The Montlhéry Tower, the vestige of a medieval castle of the Xth–XIVth centuries, dominates the Orge valley in Montlhéry (Essonne), Île-de-France. A strategic symbol of the Capetians, it peaks at 30 meters.