Paris, Around
Day trips from Paris
A day outside the city: the châteaux, Champagne, the gardens.
A day outside the city: the châteaux of Versailles, Chantilly and Vaux-le-Vicomte, the houses of Champagne, and the gardens at Giverny.
The Albatros course at Le Golf National
The championship course of Le Golf National at Guyancourt, near Versailles, where Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup and the 2024 Olympic golf was played, reopened in 2026 after two years of rebuilding.
The dome on a candlelit evening at Vaux-le-Vicomte
The top of the dome of Vaux-le-Vicomte, over 25 metres up, taken for two on a Saturday candlelit evening, with champagne and the closing fireworks launched from there.
The Imperial Theatre at Fontainebleau
Napoleon III's court theatre of 1857 at the Château de Fontainebleau, 400 seats with its original stage machinery and sets, opened only for a 45-minute guided tour.
The King's private apartments at Versailles
A 1½-hour tour, led by a palace guide, of the private rooms of Louis XV and Louis XVI that lie behind the Grand Apartments of Versailles.
The Opéra Royal at Versailles
The court theatre Ange-Jacques Gabriel built for Louis XV inside the Château de Versailles, opened in 1770 and used today for a season of opera, concerts and ballet.
