Île-de-France
Departments in this region: Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Val-de-Marne, Yvelines
Chateaux of Île-de-France
Île-de-France
Château de Breteuil
Île-de-France
Hôtel Claude Passart
Built in 1620, during the reign of Louis XIII, the hôtel Claude Passart stands at 4 rue Chapon, in the heart of the Marais. It is sometimes called the hôtel de Jean Bart, though the famous privateer never actually lived there. Built for a financier close to the halls of power, it illustrates the…
Île-de-France
Château de Dampierre-en-Yvelines
Designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for the Duke of Chevreuse, Colbert's son-in-law, then reworked in the 19th century by a Duke of Luynes who was a patron of Ingres, Dampierre shows the power of a family close to the throne. Set deep in its valley west of Paris, this brick and stone château looks…