FOR PROBING THE PAST

MILLY-LA-FORÊT

A favored place for millennia, Milly-la-Forêt memorializes its past by preserving historic edifices and maintaining a flourishing commerce in medicinal and culinary plants. Neighboring Fontainebleau became the first National Forest in the world thanks to artists who successfully petitioned Napoléon III with their painted tributes to its natural beauty. These south-of-Paris woodlands also give rare views into Europe’s hidden past.