Day-trip Excursions from Paris, France

		Day Excursions from Paris, France
		You can visit Versailles, Chartres, Fontainebleau, Giverny, Disneyland Paris and the Châteaux of the Loire Valley on easy day-trips from Paris by train or car. You can even visit the D-Day beaches of Normandy or Mont St-Michel....

Versailles

The vast Château de Versailles, extravagant home of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and its sprawling parks and grounds, are a must-see for any visitor to Paris. A short RER train ride gets you there, and you can spend as little as two hours or as much as an entire day. More...

The line to enter the Château de Versailles...

Chartres

Though not as well known as Notre-Dame de Paris, the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame de Chartres is thought by many to be even more beautiful—especially its splendid stained glass. You can visit it in a long afternoon. More...

Giverny

Claude Monet lived and painted in Giverny, 75 km (47 miles) northwest of Paris, for 43 years, and many of the period's greatest artists visited and worked here as well. You can see his gardens, house, and more in a half-day or a full-day excursion. More...

Fontainebleau

Not as grand as Versailles, but with an even deeper, more eventful history, the royal Château de Fontainbleau on the outskirts of Paris makes an excellent half-day excursion. More...

Disneyland Paris

Travel purists may dislike it, but Disneyland Paris delights 16 million visitors a year, most of them French. Like California's Disneyland and Florida's Disney World, it can happily fill far more than a day, but considering the cost of admission you probably don't want to go for less than a full day. It's very easy to reach by train or bus. More...