Group activities in Île de France

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Building designed by Frank Gehry, hosting exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Opened in 2014, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, created by the LVMH group, stands on the edge of the Jardin d’Acclimatation, in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. It…

Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

A museum of the arts and civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac stands on the banks of the Seine, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Designed by the architect…

Musée de l’Armée – Les Invalides

One of the richest military history museums in the world, with Napoleon’s tomb. A national museum housed in the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, the Musée de l’Armée was created in 1905 by merging the Artillery Museum and the Historical…

Musée Grévin

A gallery of life-size wax figures of famous personalities and historical scenes. Founded in 1882 by Arthur Meyer, the Musée Grévin is located on Boulevard Montmartre, in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. It brings together some two hundred wax figures, from Albert…

Château de Versailles

A former royal residence, with the Hall of Mirrors and formal French gardens. Commissioned by Louis XIV to glorify the monarchy, the château was the main residence of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI. The king, the court and…

Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie

Major science museum, with interactive exhibitions and La Géode. Opened in 1986 in the Parc de la Villette in Paris, the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie occupies the rehabilitated structure of the former abattoirs, transformed by the architect Adrien…

Disneyland Paris

Two theme parks, hotels and Disney Village, Europe’s leading tourist destination. Opened in 1992 in the communes of Chessy and Coupvray, in Seine-et-Marne, 32 km east of Paris, Disneyland Paris brings together Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World, formerly Walt…

Musée du Louvre

The largest art museum in the world, the Louvre is home to the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, among others. Housed in the Louvre Palace, on the right bank of the Seine, it opened in 1793. Its collections…

Château de Fontainebleau

Residence of French sovereigns for eight centuries, with a major collection of period furniture. First mentioned in 1137, the château was home to sovereigns from Francis I, who made it his favourite residence, to Napoleon III. Napoleon I called it…

La Villette

A large cultural park in Paris, bringing together the Philharmonie, the Cité des Sciences and several performance venues. Opened in 1987 in the 19th arrondissement, the Parc de la Villette occupies the site of the former slaughterhouses built under Napoleon…

Musée d’Orsay

A former railway station housing the world’s richest collection of Impressionist paintings. Inaugurated in 1986 in the Gare d’Orsay, built by Victor Laloux from 1898 to 1900, this national museum presents Western art from 1848 to 1914, on the banks…

Aquarium de Paris – Cinéaqua

Urban aquarium presenting some 500 marine species, with a cinema room. Set beneath the Chaillot hill, between the Trocadéro gardens and the Seine, the Aquarium de Paris occupies former quarries. A first aquarium was created here in 1878; closed in…

Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

A 17th-century château that inspired Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte is surrounded by gardens designed by André Le Nôtre. It was built between 1658 and 1661 in Maincy, near Melun, for Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV’s Superintendent of Finances. Fouquet brought together the architect…

Sainte-Chapelle

A royal Gothic chapel famous for its 13th-century stained glass. Built on the Île de la Cité at the request of Saint Louis, it was intended to house the Crown of Thorns and other relics of the Passion acquired from…