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Just a few kilometers from Paris, this huge 410-hectare green space is the largest protected natural site in the entire Île-de-France region.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

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This 80-hectare park is home to one of the few miniature trains still in operation in the Île-de-France region—it can be reached in 20 minutes from Paris.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

Things to do Wellness & nature

In Paris, this little-known 10-hectare park is transformed every spring into a Japanese-style setting with spectacular avenues of cherry blossoms… and you can enjoy them for free.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

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In Paris, this bookstore in the 6th arrondissement has been selling only books written by women for over 50 years… and has become a cult destination for feminism.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

Things to do Wellness & nature

Just an hour from Paris, this hidden 10,000 m² Chinese garden is the most exotic place in the Île-de-France region, and it officially reopens in a few days!

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

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Just 30 minutes from Paris, this immense 3,200-hectare forest is perfect for a nature getaway.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

Culture Things to do

In the 10th arrondissement of Paris, this former prison now houses a magnificent, unusual 2,600 m² library and an unexpected Mediterranean garden.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

Culture Things to do

In the Marais, this discreet street hides five free contemporary art galleries behind cobbled courtyards and a huge glass roof.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

Things to do Wellness & nature

“It’s like being in Japan”: this 3,800 m² secret garden with pagodas and a red bridge is hidden in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...

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“A free woman is the exact opposite of a frivolous woman.” 30 inspiring feminist quotes to (re)discover as March 8, International Women’s Rights Day, approaches.

In La Courneuve, Georges-Valbon Park offers a landscape of a scale that is quite rare in the Île-de-France region. With its 410 hectares, it is the largest park in the Île-de-France region classified as Natura 2000. It...