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Paris Overview

It's hard to picture a city more iconic than Paris. With an astounding collective love of art, architecture and good old fashioned romance - as well as a heady new rap scene - the city has so many dimensions that you're going to have to prioritize. Luckily for you, you'd have to make a real effort not to see something a bit more special than your everyday city. The French capital is intellectual and classy, home to arguably the world’s most prestigious cuisine, and spattered liberally with instantly recognizable landmarks and strikingly memorable sites.

The Eiffel Tower (and read moreit’s heady restaurant) and Notre Dame have been at the centre of so many pieces of writing it seems almost superfluous to describe them; just go. That’s far from your lot, though. The newer museums like the Musee de Quai Branly, where you’ll find indigenous relics and a café with great Eiffel Tower views, or the Sainte Chapelle and its fantastic stained glass, widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful churches.

The twin, contrasting banks of the Seine (and the chance to dance and snack your way along them) are almost as notorious as the surrounding architecture. The astounding cruise along the river offers a real taste of what it is to be Parisian.

Sample the snails and frogs' legs, but don’t disregard the nearly raw steak, freshly cooked baguettes and phenomenal selection of high-class wines, either.

Of course, Paris is known for being a tad pretentious, and you might find that waiters and hotel staff are not quite as helpful as you would expect. You’ll soon be laughing about it, though: this phenomenon is so French it’s painful, and will stick amongst the memories of your holiday as much as the guy in the side street wearing a striped shirt with garlic draped around his neck, or the artist in a lopsided hat gently sketching the Moulin Rouge. Get in amongst the Pompidou Centre for that intense cultural glance, or drift around The Marals at night and enjoy the wine-heavy, very Parisian nightlife.

It’s all very edgy, and if you have any artistic leanings whatsoever you’ll be in your element, not to mention the colossal draw for food lovers. Peruse the sites, explore the equally compulsive back streets, and go home wishing that your hometown had this much intense, unforgettable class.

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I really loved this hotel. I picked it based on reviews I read on travbuddy and other sites. The price I paid for a triple was a lot less th…

A great hotel if you want to stay at the centre of Paris. Price is not too high and it is distance walking from Louvre and other attractions…

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I had stayed in the Rue Cler area of Paris before and found it to be lovely. Since this was Doug's first visit to Paris I wanted to stay in …

The Eiffel Tower
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I got to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower on New Year's day this year! And it was absolutely amazing! The push of the wind was so strong at…

Les Catacombes
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This was one of the things I really wanted to do when I visited Paris. Its location is not hugely visible, but you can tell from the long li…

Notre Dame
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Notre Dame de Paris (which means ‘Our Lady of Paris’ in English) is a huge cathedral on the eastern side of the Île de la Cité (island…

Pont Alexandre III
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There are many wonderful bridges in Paris but one of the most decorated and most beautiful is the Pont Alexandre III, which was built more t…

Amorino's glace is seriously one of the best I've ever tasted. I've never tried anything so unique! They're everywhere in Paris and all over…

Just next to the impressive and beautiful grand old hotel; the Hotel du Louvre you can find this little pearl of a café; Café de la Comedi…

Pavillon du Lac
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We had walked around the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont and wanted both to rest our legs and to enjoy a nice glass of wine. There are three restau…

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Paris is a beautiful city, known as 'City of Lights' and of course, city of romance. Well, yes indeed. Having to live in Paris for almost ha…

Gare du Nord
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Be very careful at the Gare du Nord (GDN) in Paris. GDN is a huge sprawling train station with fast trains to Belgium, regional (RER) trains…

I went to France with my school a couple of years ago and most of the kids were in French Immersion and didn't really know what they were ta…

Cinema Accattone
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I was in the mood for something different and unique in Paris one day and thought to myself, why not see a film. Mind you, I didn't want to …

Second night in a new city, were not likely to know the best hangout already so weve decided to take the easy way out: Pubcrawling. Good t…

Like the name says, but boy are they successful at creating the right concoctions. I definately recommend starting your night off right by g…

The Highlander
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The Highlander is one of those places you'd never find unless you knew about it. The Rue de Nevers is about 100 meters long and is hidden u…

In short: perfectly fine hostel in which I would never stay again. St. Christopher’s Inn is a hostel unlike many hostels, in that it is…

If you are looking for a hostel this is an awesome bet. This is in my top 5, maybe my 2nd favorite. First I have to say that this place…

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After the first World War, this park has 38 mansions dedicated to mostly different countries but some are dedicated to Universities and othe…

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