Things to do
4 guides to historic sites in France. See the France destination guide.
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The breathtaking palace and gardens of Versailles stand as the supreme expression of French royal grandeur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where Louis XIV transformed a modest hunting lodge into the most opulent palace in European history.
Rising dramatically from the tidal flats of Normandy like a vision from a medieval illuminated manuscript, Mont Saint-Michel is a UNESCO World Heritage abbey fortress that has drawn pilgrims and travelers for over a thousand years.
The world's largest and most visited art museum, the Louvre houses an unrivaled collection of over 380,000 objects spanning 9,000 years of human civilization, from ancient Mesopotamian antiquities to 19th-century masterpieces.
The iconic Gothic cathedral on the Ile de la Cite, a masterpiece of medieval architecture that has stood at the spiritual and geographical heart of Paris for over 800 years, now magnificently restored following the devastating fire of 2019.