Besides the castle, many houses in town are also built ... Take a boat up and down the Seine from La Roche-Guyon to other nearby villages, such as Vernon or Giverny, home to the famed gardens ...

For one summer month in Paris the Seine becomes an urban Riviera, an ebb and flow of beach-volleyball players; sand-castle engineers; samba, tango, and break dancers; rock, jazz, soul musicians ...