The 10 Best Day Trips from Paris (Updated 2025)
"Built in 1560 by the Montmorency family and about an hour from Paris by car, Château de Chantilly sits amid roughly 8,000 hectares of forest and has been carefully restored after damage during the Revolution. I loved the peaceful grounds—waterfalls, canals, fountains, flower and Chinese-style gardens, and many outdoor sculptures—and the cultural draw of the Musée Condé, which houses over 1,000 paintings, 1,500 manuscripts, 2,500 drawings, and a 30,000-volume library. The site is open daily 10am–5pm, and admission is 9 EUR for the park or 18 EUR for park, château, and stables." - Matthew Kepnes
