5 great places to stay on a Paris side trip, from the countryside to seaside
From countryside inns serving amazing food to wine excursions and Instagram hotspots, add a stay at one of these to your next Paris trip
Between hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, reopening the doors to Notre-Dame Cathedral and marking 80 years since the Normandy landings, 2024 was a banner year for tourism in France.
More than 100 million travellers visited the country, spending a record €71 billion (US$84 billion) – 12 per cent more than in 2023. And the bulk of them, unsurprisingly, spent considerable time in Paris.
But there are always reasons to tack on a stay outside the city, either within the Ile-de-France region that surrounds Paris or slightly further afield. Here are five countryside and seaside properties that can be easily added to any Parisian sojourn.
1. Le Doyenné
Travel time from Paris: 45-60 minutes by car or 35 minutes by train from Gare d’Austerlitz.
If you only have a night to skip town, use it wisely and take the train 40km (25 miles) south of Paris to the village of Saint-Vrain.