10 Best Day Trips from Paris
Paris is surrounded by top day trip destinations. Here are 10 that you can do in a day from the city.
1. Versailles
Sun King’s palace + Hall of Mirrors + 800 hectares of gardens
2. Giverny
Monet’s home + gardens + lily pond (April-October only)
3. Reims
Coronation cathedral + champagne house tours
4. Mont Saint-Michel
Tidal-island abbey on the Normandy coast
5. Chartres
Gothic cathedral with original stained glass + medieval old town
6. Fontainebleau
Royal hunting palace + 130 km² of forest
7. Loire Valley castles
Chambord + Chenonceau + Amboise (long but rewarding)
8. Disneyland Paris
European version of Disney + Walt Disney Studios
9. Champagne tour
Veuve Clicquot, Moët, Taittinger + tastings
10. Vaux-le-Vicomte
The chateau that inspired Versailles (less crowded)