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ÎLE-DE-FRANCE Best for
Châteaux, churches and abbeys
PAGE 166 Spreading out from Paris and its densely packed Home to
suburbs, the Île-de-France is a peaceful region of
The Palace and Garden
tranquil towns, forests and fields which once inspired
artists like Corot and Cézanne. Royals and aristocrats of Versailles, Disneyland®,
Château de Fontainebleau
came here to escape the city hubbub, and it’s still Experience
home to fairy-tale châteaux, such as Versailles and Strolling through the
Fontainebleau. You’ll find more princesses – including breathtaking ornamental
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty – at Disneyland®, gardens at Fontainebleau
Europe’s most popular theme park.

LE NORD
PAGE 184 AND PICARDY
Gabled houses and delicious beer bear
testament to the Flemish influence on
northern France. It’s a region of contrasts,
with cool, urban Lille, full of independent
boutiques and superb modern art
museums, nestled against the belle
époque seaside resorts such as fashion-
able Le Touquet, with their bathing huts
and pretty villas. Calais remains France’s
most bustling sea port, while further
south, superb Gothic cathedrals soar
skywards in Amiens and Beauvais.
Across the Somme Valley rise haunting
memorials to the World Wars.
Best for
Beer, Gothic cathedrals,
glamorous seaside towns
Home to
Amiens Cathedral
Experience
Touring the World War
battlefields

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