Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Île de France

Artwork
92800 Puteaux

The Grand Arche de la Défense, a contemporary monument inaugurated in 1989 in Puteaux, is a 110-metre-high eviscerated cube, a modern architectural symbol on the historical axis of Paris, designed by Johan Otto von Spreckelsen.

Gothic Church
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.

Romanesque Church
77640 Jouarre

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Jouarre, founded in the 7th century, is a Benedictine abbey classified with historical monuments, located in Jouarre, Île-de-France, marked by a merovingian crypt and a rich monastic history.

Gothic Church
77100 Meaux

Saint-Étienne de Meaux Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece located in Île-de-France, combines 350 years of medieval architecture, from the 12th to the 16th century, with a radiant choir and a flamboyant facade.

Castle
77115 Blandy

Blandy-les-Tours Castle, built between the 13th and 17th centuries in Blandy (Seine-et-Marne), is a medieval castle transformed into a seigneurial residence and then a farm, now restored and open to the public.

Castle
77170 Brie-Comte-Robert

The castle of Brie-Comte-Robert, built in the 12th century 30 km from Paris, is a medieval fortress with eight towers, classified historical monument. Symbol of seigneurial power, it was transformed into a royal residence before undergoing successive destruction and restoration.

Classic style castle
77420 Champs-sur-Marne

The Château de Champs-sur-Marne, built between 1703 and 1707 in Île-de-France, is a masterpiece of classical French architecture, surrounded by an 85-hectare park combining French and English gardens, classified as a Historic Monument.

Neo-classical and Palladian style castle
77164 Ferrières-en-Brie

The Château de Ferrières, a 19th-century neo-Renaissance jewel at Ferrières-en-Brie in Île-de-France, is an architectural masterpiece surrounded by an English-style park of 125 hectares, symbol of the Rothschild fascite.