RER line B. Another marvellous creation by the prolific 17thC garden designer André Le Nôtre, the near 500-acre spread of the Pare de Sceaux encompasses all its architect’s favourite devices from manicured lawns and broad tree-lined avenues to dainty topiary, colourful geometric flowerbeds and water features. In its midst, Château de Sceaux, a 19thC building in the late Renaissance style, houses the engaging Musée de l’lle-de-France (closed Tues). An enormous map in the entrance hall describes the royal hunting grounds of lle-de-France and the museum itself is devoted to the history and people of the region. Collected here are paintings and tapestries, furniture and china, plus an eclectic collection of day-to-day knick-knacks including costumed models, grainy photographs and antique conveyances from early bicycles to Métro memorabilia.