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Things to do Wellness & nature

Just 45 minutes from Paris, this huge pick-your-own farm lets you pick your own strawberries, tomatoes, flowers, and more—without breaking the bank

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Things to do Wellness & nature

For just 10 days, a 600-seat pop-up theater will be set up in the Tuileries Garden with an exceptional lineup

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Things to do Visit Paris

Less crowded than Versailles, this RER-accessible château—which once belonged to Louis XIV’s financier—has served as a backdrop for more than 80 films; it houses 900 pieces of 18th-century furniture, and its grounds are designated a “Jardin Remarquable” (Remarkable Garden).

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Escapes Things to do

Accessible from Paris for a weekend getaway: this village perched above the Charente reveals astonishing cave dwellings

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Culture Things to do

Just a stone’s throw from Paris, this museum—the only one of its kind in France—houses more than 11,000 decks of cards from around the world

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Things to do Wellness & nature

Less well-known than the Seine, this 36-km-long river still flows partly beneath Paris, hidden beneath the feet of its residents… and almost no one knows it

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Culture Visit Paris

In Paris, beneath the gilded ceilings of this former royal storage facility, you can visit one of the most secret loggias overlooking the Place de la Concorde—its restoration required no fewer than 400 artisans.

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Culture Things to do Visit Paris

Just a short RER ride away, this 1930s house looks like it came straight out of the future—it was designed by Le Corbusier, it nearly disappeared, and yet it’s one of the finest examples of modernist architecture

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Escapes Things to do

Forget the Baie de Somme: the Île-de-France region has its own 241-hectare nature reserve just an hour from Paris

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...

Food & drink Things to do

Just 40 minutes from Paris, this museum entirely dedicated to the “king of cheeses” concludes with a delightful tasting

When the warm weather returns, self-service pick-your-own farms quickly draw their regulars back. Among the best-known in the Île-de-France region, the Cueillette de Torfou in Essonne attracts thousands o...