This is the Arc de Triomphe, a 16-story war monument conceived by Napoleon, designed by architect Jean-François Chalgrin, and built at the top of the avenue des Champs-Elysees. It was constructed between 1810 and 1836. It is possible to reach the roof of the monument by climbing nearly three hundr[...]

Notre Dame de Paris ('Our Lady of Paris' in French) is a Gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west. It is the cathedral of the Catholic archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains t[...]

The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, /tuʀ ɛfɛl/) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel T[...]

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- Museums

Built for the World Exhibition of 1900 (stone, glass and steel architecture). The national galleries of the "Grand Palais" present great temporary exhibitions organized by the French National Museums Associations. Renovation works started from autumn 2000 until 2006.[...]

The Army museum, created in 1905, is housed in the prestigious setting of the "Hôtel National des Invalides". It is a result of the merger of the musée d'Artillerie(1796/97) and the musée historique de l'Armée created 100 years later following the World Fair. It comprises a museum and two church[...]

Formerly the residence of the Kings of France, the Louvre is one of the French capital’s most renowned sites. With its rich past and collections, it is one of the world’s greatest museums. Its exhibition areas are divided into eight major sections: Near Eastern Antiquities; Egyptian Antiquities;[...]

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- Food and Restaurants

This legendary hangout for the sophisticated residents of St-Germain-des-Prés becomes a tourist favorite in summer. Visitors monopolize the few sidewalk tables as the waiters rush about, seemingly oblivious to anyone's needs. Regulars from around the neighborhood reclaim it in the off season. Les D[...]

Next to the all-pedestrian plaza of the Centre Pompidou, this is a trendy cafe with soaring concrete columns and a minimalist decor. Many of the regulars work in the neighborhood's eclectic shops and galleries. You can order salads, omelets, grilled steak, chicken cordon bleu, pastries, and daily pl[...]

Opened in 1896, this unpretentious fin-de-siècle restaurant is now an official historic monument featuring a whimsical mural with trees, a flowering staircase, and an early depiction of an airplane (it was painted in 1929 by an artist who traded his work for food). The menu follows brasserie-style [...]

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- Places to go

With its comfortable, luxurious, and oh-so-British interior (wood paneling, leather armchairs, a library), the Hemingway Bar will comfort you further with its selection of pure malt whiskies, vintage portos, exotic foreign beers, and pricey cocktails dear to the famous writer (the Dry Martini among [...]

So-trendy-it-hurts restaurant bar on the top two floors of the LVMH building above the Kenzo store. As the name suggests, its South East Asian-inspired, with bad boy designer Philippe Starck bringing typically brash touches like a green florescent stairway and seats with female face prints on them t[...]

This bar, which has become the most "unmissable" bar on rue Oberkampf, is also one of the most beautiful on the street. Many people come to the Café Charbon to read, to write, or quite simply to watch the afternoon passerby from a comfortable vantage point. The breakfasts and Sunday brunches are ex[...]

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- Shops

Colette concept store is the Paris' shoppers' paradise for fashionable luxury goods still manages to retain a certain elegance in spite of its flashy, state of the art decor. You will find style design art food beauty party and much more at Colette.The store's aim is to bring together the most beaut[...]

The choice at this auction-house supermarket is immense. Everything from furniture to art to wine is on offer here. For the convenience of buyers, viewings are held before the sale begins. Other things that go on auction include jewelry, musical instruments and antique watches. There is so much to s[...]

Five floors dedicated to fashion and beauty. But also a section reserved exclusively for the young with a café-restaurant and Dj. Another, more sophisticated, reserved only for men…The Galeries Lafayette even puts a personal shopper at your disposal to help guide you in your choice. Allowing you[...]

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- Shows and Events

Opéra Bastille is a modern opera house in Paris, France. The architect was Carlos Ott. The building was inaugurated on July 13, 1989, on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. However, it did not see its first performance until March 17, 1990, with Berlioz's “Les Troyens”. The b[...]

Moulin Rouge (French for Red Windmill) is a cabaret built in 1889. Close to Montmartre in the Paris red-light district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the facsimile of a red windmill on its roof. The Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace[...]

The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2,200-seat opera house. A grand landmark designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time. Upon its inaugurati[...]

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- Surroundings

Disneyland Resort Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. The complex is located 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the centre of Paris and lies for the most part on the territory of the commune of Chessy. Disneyland Resort Paris fea[...]

Situated in the-depths of the forest, Parc Astérix promises you an unforgettable day out with your family. It has rides which will take your breath away, imposing sets and shows which are unique in France. Discover the humour of your favorite heroes within the exciting atmosphere of a cartoon stri[...]

The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, it is known as the Château de Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French capital. From 1682, whe[...]

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- Unusual Tours

The Catacombs of Paris or Catacombes de Paris are a famous underground ossuary in Paris, France. Organized in a renovated section of the city's vast network of subterranean tunnels and caverns towards the end of the 18th century, it became a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early 19th ce[...]

The planted gardens are a veritable refuge in the centre of the city. Constructed by an architect and a landscape designer, the promenade runs for 5 km along an abandoned railway line. From the Bastille to Saint-Mandé, by bicycle or on foot, you can peek in the windows of typical Parisian flats. [...]

Bateaux Mouches are open excursion boats that provide visitors to Paris with a view of the city from along the river Seine. These boats are popular tourist attractions in Paris. Many seat several hundred people, often with an open upper deck and an enclosed lower deck; some have sliding canopies tha[...]

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