100 Must See Places: Yvelines

Over the years, the Yvelines département has been enriched by an impressive cultural heritage. In the Chevreuse valley, nestles the Vaux de Cernay abbey, a Cistercian ruin preserved by one of France's most illustrious families. Departing from Chatou Island on the Seine, the tour continues aboard one of the first steam boats, as in the Impressionist era.