Paris

Paris is one of the most visited

cities of the world, plenty of highlights known worldwide. Paris is a charming city with unique romantism. The banks of the River Seine are UNESCO World Heritage Site and provides stunning walks. The iconic Eiffel Tower, built for a world exhibition, is the most photographed monument in the world, is the main symbol of Paris. The views of Paris from the tower are stunning. The Louvre is the world’s most visited museum, its collections delight those who appreciate art, the biggest star is the Gioconda (Mona Lisa) painted by Leonardo da Vinci. There are a lot of museums in Paris as Musée d’Orsay, Espace Dali, Musée Rodin, Musée Picasso, Musée de Montmartre and Centre Georges Pompidou. It is a great city to walk, has beautiful views but if you get tired you can take a bus and explore the most beautiful places of Paris, the Route 38. Paris is a green city, there are many parks and gardens in the city like Jardin du Luxembourg, Jardins des Tuileries, Bois de Boulogne, the Parc de la Villette and Bois de Vincennes. There are many tourist spots to visit such as the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Elysees, the Sacre Coeur, the Rue de Rivoli, the Conciergerie, the Palais de Justice, the Hotel des Invalides, the Pantheon, the Church of St Etienne du Mont, the Sainte Chapelle, the Opera Garnier, the Opera Bastille, the Theatre du Châtelet and many others. The River Seine has two beautiful islands in the centre of the city, the Ile de la Citè and Ile de St Louis. Paris is also rich in famous neighborhoods like Rive Gauche, Faubourg Saint-Honore, Le Marais, L’Opera, Montmartre, Montparnasse, Forum des Halles, Quartier St Germain or the Quartier Latin. It is a city of overwhelming beauty that leaves visitors with a extreme will to return. Montmartre is one of the most charming neighborhoods of Paris, there is the Place du Tertre, where many artists lived among them Salvador Dali. Paris has other beautiful squares like Place de la Concorde, Place des Vosges, Bastille or Place Vendome.  There are much more tourist highlights in Paris like Church St Eustache, the Church of St Sulpice, the Sorbonne, the Hôtel de Ville, the Grande Arche de la Defense, the Maison de Victor Hugo, the Mosque, the Boulevards of St Germain and St Michel, the Crypte Archélogique, the Palais de l’Elysée, the Palais du Luxembourg, the Grand Palais, Petit Palais, Palais Royal, Moulin Rouge, Pont Alexandre III, Pont Neuf, Tour St Jacques or Church St German l’Auxerrois. Paris is also home from the best haut couture places mostly located at Rue du Faubourg St-Honoré and Avenue Montaigne. The Disneyland of Paris is one of the most visited places of the world. There are two famous cemeteries, they seem a museum due to the importance of the people buried there, the Montmartre and the Père Lachaise with Jim Morrison’s grave. Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world, there are two main airports Charles de Gaulle and Orly there is also a third airport located in Beauvais. The busiest rail station in Paris is Gare du Nord where most of the visitors arrive. In sports Paris has two big football stadiums, the Stade de France and the Parc des Princes.

Museums and galleries in Paris: Louvre; Musée d’Orsay; Musée Montmartre; Musée Rodin; Musée Picasso; Espace Salvador Dali; Centre Georges Pompidou;

Churches in Paris: Basilica of Sacré-Couer; Cathedral of Notre Dame; St Eustache; St Sulpice; Panthéon; St Etienne du Mont; Germain l’Auxerrois; St Chapelle;

Squares in Paris: Place de la Concorde; Place du Tertre; Place des Vosges; Place Vendôme; Bastille;

Avenues and streets in Paris: Champs Elysées; Avenue Montaigne; Rue du Faubourg St-Honoré; Rue de Rivoli; Boulevard St Germain; Boulevard St Michel;

Palaces in Paris: Grand Palais; Petit Palais; Palais Royal; Palais de Justice; Palais du Luxembourg; Palais de l’Elysée;

Important places to see/visit in Paris: Eiffel Tower; Arc de Triomphe; Hôtel de Ville; Hôtel des Invalides; Île de la Cité; Montmartre; Pont Alexandre III; Pont Neuf; Conciergerie; Disneyland; Opera National Paris Garnier; Opera Bastille; Quartier Latin; Rive Gauche; Theatre du Châtelet;

Other places to see/visit in Paris: Moulin Rouge; Montparnasse; Crypte Archélogique; Stade de France; Parc des Princes; Sorbonne; Tour St Jacques; Forum des Halles; Grande Arche de la Defense; Gare du Nord; Mosque of Paris; Ile de St Louis; Maison de Victor Hugo; Cimetiere Pere Lachaise; Cimetiere Montmartre; Route 38; Champ de Mars; Quartier Germain; Le Marais; Belleville; Catacombs of Paris;

Parks and Gardens in Paris: Jardin du Luxembourg; Jardins des Tuileries; Bois de Boulogne; Parc de la Villette; Bois de Vincennes;

Airports of Paris: Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG); Orly Airport (ORY);

Restaurants in Paris

Restaurant with at least one Michelin star

• Les Fables de la Fontaine
• Septime
• Benoit
• La Table d’Eugène
• La Table du 11
• La Truffière
• Saturne
• Garance
• Kei
• Le Clarence
• La Table de L’Espadon

Italian Restaurants

• Bar Italia Brasserie
• Ristorante al Caratello
• Nolita
• Ristorante lo Spaghetino sciuè sciuè
• Amici Mei
• Restaurant Il Gusto Sardo

Indian Restaurants

• Le Maharajah’s
• Lakshmi Bhavan
• Bollynan
• Gandhi Ji’s
• New Jawad
• Samrana

Greek Restaurant

• Les Délices d’Aphrodite
• Les Diamantaires
• Gallika
• L’Île de Crete
• Mavrommatis
• Taverne Grecque
• ZORBA

Japanese Restaurants

• Sanukiya
• Restaurant Japonais Benkay Paris
• Le Concert de Cuisine
• Guilo Guilo
• Takara
• Kinugawa Vendôme

Portuguese Restaurants

• Restaurant Saudade
• Churrasqueira Galo
• Chez Silvana spécialistés Portuguaises
• Comme a Lisbonne Tasca
• O Atlântico
• Paris Madère

Mexican Restaurants

• Candelaria
• Anahuacalli
• Luz Verde
• Distrito Francés
• El Guacamole
• Café Chilango
• Itacate saveurs du Mexique

Transports in Paris

Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG): It is one of the most busiest airports of Europe. The CDGVAL is a shuttle train that connects the terminals of airport, it’s free and fast. RER is the train the links the Charles de Gaulle Airport to the centre of Paris stopping in Gare du Nord. Adult ticket cost 9,5€ and the journey to Gare du Nord takes about 35 minutes.

Orly Airport (ORY): The second airport of Paris is also one of the most busiest of Europe, is older international airport and are used mainly for the domestic flights. Shuttles runs to/from Paris (10,75€).

Beauvais Airport (BVA): This airport is located north of Paris and is used mostly by the low cost carriers. Shuttles runs to/from Paris and the journey takes about one hour (17€).

Trains: Paris has several train stations with connections to many cities in Europe.

Gare du Nord – Trains to/from Belgium, Netherlands, Cologne (Germany) and UK (Eurostar).

Gare d’Austerlitz – Trains to/from Orléans, Limoges, Toulouse, Spain and Portugal.

Gare de l’Est – Trains to/from Luxembourg and Germany.

Gare de Lyon – Trains to/from French Alps, Lyon, Marseille, Dijon, Switzerland and Italy.

Gare de Bercy – Overnight Trains to/from Italy.

Gare St Lazare – Trains to/from Basse-Normandie and Haut-Normandie.

Gare Montparnasse – Trains to/from Brest, Rennes, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Spain.

Metro of Paris

Map of Paris

Where is Paris on Map of France