Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Île de France

Eglise romane et gothique
91310 Longpont-sur-Orge

The Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde Basilica of Longpont-sur-Orge, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, is a jewel of the religious heritage of Île-de-France. This Marian pilgrimage site, marked by a rich Clunisian history and Druidic legends, dominates the Orge Valley in the Essonne.

Eglise gothique
91910 Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières

Saint-Sulpice de Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières, built in the 13th and 14th centuries in Île-de-France, is a radiant Gothic jewel, famous for its slender architecture, medieval stained glass windows and its historical role as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Sulpice de Bourges.

Eglise gothique
95270 Asnières-sur-Oise

The abbey of Royaumont, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century by Saint Louis in Asnières-sur-Oise in Île-de-France, is a medieval jewel marked by its religious and industrial history, now dedicated to culture and heritage.

Château fort
77140 Nemours

Nemours Castle, built in the 12th century in Nemours, Île-de-France, is a rare, well-preserved medieval castle, transformed into a museum since 1903. This historic monument, classified in 1977, combines defensive architecture and seigneurial residences of Villebéon with Armagnac.

Château de style Empire et Directoire
92500 Rueil-Malmaison

The Château de Malmaison, located in Rueil-Malmaison in Île-de-France, is a 17th–12th century building famous for having been the residence of Josephine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte. Turned into a museum, it retains exceptional consular furniture.

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.

Eglise gothique
77190 Dammarie-les-Lys

The Lys Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century in Dammarie-les-Lys in Île-de-France, is today a site in ruins classified as a historical monument, emblematic of the medieval royal heritage.

Château de style Renaissance
77300 Fontainebleau

The Château de Fontainebleau, a 16th century Renaissance jewel located in Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, is an ancient royal palace marked by eight centuries of French history, from Francis I to Napoleon III.