A masterpiece of French classical architecture by François Mansart, built in the 1640s for a finance minister, which inspired the later palace at Versailles. Its staircase, carved interiors and the rooms prepared for the Comte d'Artois are elegant and well restored.
Maisons-Laffitte is also famous for its racecourse and horses. It's an easy trip on the RER A.
Le Corbusier's famous white villa, built in 1931 as a weekend house and one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century.
A large park on a hillside above the Seine, laid out by André Le Nôtre around a royal château that burned down in 1870.
Napoleon's triumphal arch stands at the top of the Champs-Élysées, in the middle of a huge roundabout of 12 avenues.
Built for the 1889 World's Fair, the 330 m tower has three levels open to visitors.
The birthplace of Gothic architecture, rebuilt by Abbot Suger in the 12th century, and the burial place of almost all the kings and queens of France …
The little square at the top of Montmartre where artists set up their easels and sketch portraits, as they have since Picasso and Renoir's day.
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