France: Paris
Areas in the city:
- Bastille and Oberkampf
- From Montmartre to the Batignolles
- From Saint-Germain to the Latin Quarter
- From the Champs-Elysées to Opera Garnier
- From the Halles to the Marais
- Butte aux Cailles, Chinatown, and the French National Library
- Villette, Belleville-Ménilmontant and Saint-Martin Canal
- The Louvre
- Montparnasse
- Nation and Bercy
In a nutshell...
Paris can be discovered in many different ways. Sightseers can visit the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Cœur, the Montparnasse Tower and the Arc de Triomphe Cultural visits of Paris include the Louvre, the Pompidou Centre, the Grand Palace and the Orsay Museum. Whichever sights you choose, the capital abounds with visual delights.
Fashion capital of the world, Paris also presents style and luxury from the Champs-Elysées to the Rue de Rivoli, where you can visit the Baccarat Museum or the Museum of Fashion and Fabric.
Paris is also every man’s town and quarters such as the old Montmartre or unusual Belleville with their bistros and traditional festivals are symbolic of the village spirit that can be found within this metropolis.
Finally, Paris is a city of fine food where well-known chefs such as Fauchon and Lenôtre are well-established on the Place de la Madeline.
A city to visit, explore and relish!
Paris : Walks
Few hours in cultural Paris
At the heart of Paris, both figuratively and literally speaking, culture and fashion go hand in hand. In the chic rue Saint-Honoré, high culture and(...)
Few hours along the river Seine
The path of rue de Rivoli (formerly known as rue Impériale) wasn't formally decided upon until 1801 and its construction took up the better part of(...)
Few hours in Châtelet - Les Halles Quarter
The Change Bridge which adjoind Chatelet place used to be called Grand Bridge. Historically, this was the first bridge of Paris to join the Ile de(...)
Few hours around Denfert-Rochereau place
Originally, Denfert Place was called Place d'Enfer (Hell); even if the name of the famous Belfort defender has replaced this description, Hell might(...)
Few hours on "Ile de la Cité" and surroundings
For a first visit to Paris, certain monuments are a must on your "to do" list. Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie are all located on(...)
Few hours in the unusual Marais Quarter
After having seen a bit of the rich history to be found in the former private residences of the Marais (some of which have been turned into museums),(...)
Few hours around Beaubourg
Rue Rambuteau,laid in order to ease congestion between Bastille, Saint Eustache church and the Marais, was named in honor of a prefect of the Seine(...)
Few hours around Trocadéro
Artists and partiers alike have begun to occupy the west of Paris. The Palais de Tokyo serves as a headquarters of convergence for these two(...)
Few hours around Bastille place
Since the 1989 inauguration of the Opera at Bastille which François Mitterrand decided to have built, music has become a central part of life in this(...)
