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Provins Day Trip from Paris: A Medieval UNESCO Treasure
Provins — the best-preserved medieval walled town in northern France, UNESCO World Heritage since 2001. In 1200, Provins was the second city of France, bigger than Lyon…
Day Trips
The best day trips from Paris – Versailles, Giverny, Mont Saint-Michel, Champagne, the Loire Valley and more, with how to get there and what to see.
Auvers-sur-Oise Day Trip: Walking in Van Gogh’s Footsteps
Auvers-sur-Oise — the village where Vincent Van Gogh painted 76 canvases in 70 days and ended his life in a wheatfield. In…
Bruges Day Trip from Paris: A Chocolate-Lover’s Escape
The medieval Markt of Bruges, unchanged since 1500 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here is the thing nobody tells you: you can…
Fontainebleau Day Trip from Paris: Palace, Forest & Village
The Château de Fontainebleau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that sheltered 8 centuries of French monarchs. Most people who…
Loire Valley Castles Day Trip from Paris: Which Chateaux to Visit
The Loire Valley stretches 280km west of Paris, with 300-plus châteaux along the central UNESCO-listed stretch. More than…
Champagne Day Trip from Paris: Vineyards, Tastings & Tours
Champagne vineyards roll east of Reims and Epernay, the protected UNESCO landscape behind every bottle. Forty-five minutes east…
Day Trip to Mont Saint-Michel from Paris: How to Make It Work
Mont Saint-Michel rising from the tidal flats on the Normandy-Brittany border. Here is the thing nobody tells you upfront: Mont…
Day Trip to Giverny from Paris: Visiting Monet’s Garden
Monet’s green Japanese bridge over the water-lily pond at Giverny. The pond you walk around at Giverny is the one Monet…