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Ride The Big Wheel or grande roue on Paris' Place de la Concorde. Bring the kids during the day or visit after dark for a romantic ride à deux enjoying sweeping views over the City of Lights.
Ride The Big Wheel or grande roue on Paris' Place de la Concorde. Bring the kids during the day or visit after dark for a romantic ride à deux enjoying sweeping views over the City of Lights.
Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris
Almost 600 years after its completion, Notre Dame de Paris continues to inspire the masses that flock there annually. Begun in 1160 by Bishop de Sully, the cathedral was completed in 1345, the…
A city in itself, the iron-work Eiffel Tower on the Left Bank has shops, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a café and sweeping panoramas over Paris. At night, watch in wonder as it sparkles on…
The Catacombes, in Denfert-Rochereau, are a labyrinth of quarried tunnels - the final resting place of 6 million Parisians whose bodies were moved here from overcrowded graves in 1810. Dare…
The neo-byzantine white domes of the Sacré-Coeur, in Montmartre, are a Paris icon. Admire the sweeping vistas from its steps. Visitors climb up to the domes to see the mosaic of Christ inside…
Napoleon's grand symbol of military victory has ironically twice been a ground for a crushing French defeat: in 1871 by the Prussians and in 1941 by the Germans. Nonetheless, it proudly crowns…
Venice has the Bridge of Sighs and Agra the Taj Mahal. Paris has its own monument dedicated to love and peace - The Wall of Love (Le Mur des je t'aime), situated in dreamy Montmartre.
Children of the World is Rachid Khimoune's lifework - a giant sculpture consisting of 21 monumental images of children of all races, colours and creeds (each over 2 metres high), holding hands…
Tours of the Paris Observatory
Paris' Observatory, renowned centre of astronomy, opens its doors to a select few each week. Tours are organised in groups of 20-30 - you need to ring in advance to see if there are sufficient…
The meeting point for Paris' Muslim community, the Mosquee de Paris is made up of various courtyards and buildings, many open to the public. Visit the Islamic library and hammam, then sip mint…
Ever faithful to the spirit of 1968, Paris has a new set of revolutionaries: they are not squatters but "squarters". Due to the extremely high rent prices in Paris many young artists have…
Strictly speaking, Eglise Saint Germain des Prés is Paris' oldest church although in fact nothing remains of the original 6th-century structure. Set on the Place St Germain, the church offers…
The immense classical St Sulpice church puts the designer boutiques nearby firmly in the shade. The result of more than 120 years of work from six different architects, it is still not wholly…
