Ile de France

Ile De France

Ile de France enjoys the best of both worlds. Despite its proximity to Paris, it has wide open spaces, densely wooded rural areas and charming villages. Yet Paris is within quick and easy commuting distance using the efficient urban train network – the RER.

Various kings and queens also thought it the ideal getaway retreat, so the region has more than its fair share of palaces, châteaux and vast forests used for their hunting expeditions.

At the turn of the 19th century, artists, writers and musicians were of the same opinion, the banks of the rivers Seine, Oise and Marne providing their inspiration.