Paris area hotels collection

Royal, Impressionist, or altogether wilder gardens: the nature bordering the capital's outskirts conceals as many residences of famous figures as it does tree species, their forms ranging from the modest to the monumental. From the gigantism of Versailles, once a mere hunting lodge, to the fields of Auvers-sur-Oise painted by Van Gogh or the centuries-old history of Fontainebleau, which now rubs shoulders with hiking trails through the woods and climbing routes: a day beyond the capital, rich nonetheless in pursuits of every kind.