The city of love and lights, Paris has a timeless familiarity for first-timers as well as frequent visitors alike. The awe-inspiring, French capital is super-sized, crowded, and fast-paced, which might overwhelm the non-locals. A fun fact – Paris has 6,100 streets, sure to get you puzzled about how to go around this city.
Here's a quick guide which will help you plan a trip for Paris – Iconic architecture, couture right off the ramps, artistic treasures and sublime culinary form the essence of Paris. The spirit of the city will have you captured as soon as you touch down, but to get the actual real Parisian vibe, nothing can beat the Eiffel Tower tour!
It’s a great idea to start your Paris venture with this one. Three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second ones, the top floor will give you the magnificently renowned view of La Ville Lumière. 6,917,000 visitors visited the tower in 2015, and 7.1 million in 2014, obviously this place is heavily visited! ‘Skip the line passes’ throughout the city is a great concept to ditch the crowd and save up on time. These passes are available for the major attractions of the city – The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Palace of Versailles, Notre Dame de Paris and a few more. But the mentioned ones are the top attractions.
With a forte in fashion, Paris has some great luxe, street style and couture shopping, both high end as well not very high end. There are some great boutiques too at the rue de Charonne and the rue de Marseille.
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For some gastronomical delights, indulge at the amazing restaurants and cafes spread throughout the city. Fine dining restaurants sure have created a niche for themselves, but the café culture in Paris is big too! A fine dining date with your lover at the Le Meurice for food cooked by classical Escoffier vintage culinary technique (green ravioli with a fricassee of snails and wild garlic, is a must!) or the Thoumieux for chef Jean-Francois Piège’s foodgasmic food at his very intimate restaurant, is a great idea for a Parisian dinner with the family. Quick grubs and taste of the authentic café culture can be experienced at the Le Bar du Marché for its sophistication and vintage vibe and the Café de Flore to savor exquisite hot chocolate while soaking in its intellectual heritage!
Paris is aplenty with accommodation options, from boutique hotels to hostels, choose your pick!
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