Mary Winston Nicklin

Paris lures millions of visitors every year, but day trips are a perennially popular diversion. The Chateau of Versailles, mind-blowing in its grandeur, has instant name recognition all over the world. The Chateau of Fontainebleau coddled eight centuries’ worth of French monarchs, and its forest was where the world’s first-marked hiking trails were born. And Chantilly, equestrian epicenter renowned for its racetrack, is home to France’s most important antique art museum, after the Louvre.

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