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The Ile de France region attracted the likes of Charlemagne, Saint-Louis, Joan of Arc, Louis the XIV, Voltaire, Pablo Picasso and Napoleon Bonaparte. It’s hard to miss the impact these visitors left in the area, with artistic colonies and museums, stately monuments and palaces, stunning cathedrals and medieval abbeys. Visitors to Paris soak in all the magnificent monuments, art and culture, while others prefer more off-the-beaten-path excursions through the French countryside, where crops are grown, wildlife flourishes, 16th-century chateaus remain in tact, and wine and cheese are made.

The Ile de France is world renowned for having some of the best food in the world. To partake in local cuisine, visitors should order bouchées à la reine, navarin of lamb, potage St. Germain, beef mironton, tête de veau vinaigrette, pot-au-feu, fricassee of rabbit, or French onion soup. Paris is also famous for its locally grown mushrooms, asparagus and beans, as well as fruits like Groslay pears, Faro apples, and Montmorency cherries. Cheese is a popular food produced locally, with the most popular varieties consisting of brie de Coulommiers, brie de Meaux, brie de Melun and brie de Montereau. To go with that cheese, red wines from Argenteuil and Butte Montmartre should be sampled. People with a sweet tooth can try: the Paris-Brest, the Saint Honoré, Parisian king cake, chouquettes, Nanterre brioche, Parisian brioche, the Bourdaloue tart, the Moka, puits d’amour, the Opera, mille feuilles, the savarin, and Parisian flan. Guests staying in Paris Hotels often eat like kings!

Once a weary traveler settles into a Paris hotel, the hunger pangs set in. There are many wonderful places to eat in the Ile de France. Fodor’s travel magazine recommends trying Moulin de Ponceau. Set next to the River Eure and a cathedral, this converted 16th-century water mill offers everything from rabbit and trout to scallops and foei gras. At Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, guests can eat squid bonbons, crispy green vegetables, poached Landes chicken in Albufera sauce and chocolate-covered raspberries in this intimate Hyde Park restaurant. Bistros with regional dishes include Les Caves Solignac, Chez Maître Paul, Au Trou Gascon and La Truffière. In France, world-famous celebrity chefs serve up dishes at Mon Vieil Ami (Antoine Westermann), Les Bouquinistes (Guy Savoy) and La Table de Joel Robuchon (Joel Rabuchon).

The most popular destination in Ile de France is obviously Paris, with the Louvre Museum, the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe and countless other wonders. Yet, this region also encompasses the castle of Versailles, the Chantilly horse racetrack, the Marne guiguettes, medieval Provins, the rocky Roche-Guyon valley and the Seine River. There is much to this region of France, so travelers are advised to ask their travel agents about other activities outside of Paris or visit the website www.new-paris-il-de-france.co.uk.

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