"Paris, my favorite city ever! - 16 visits so far" Paris by Pieter11

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The heart of France

The city of Paris really is my favorite city. No where in Europe you can find such a variety of monuments, beautiful buildings and such a pleasant atmosphere. L´Arc de Triomphe, Le Tour Eiffel, La Sacre Coeur, La Notre Dâme, Le Louvre, Versailles... There is no ending of the list of things you have to see. However, seeing is not the right word to describe Paris. You have to experience the city. Paris!!!

My tips are all organised according to the arrondissements of Paris, starting in the first arrondissement. Want to know more about these arrondissements? Check out my general tips about Arrondissements.


Paris: Modern and old

Paris has a lot of impressive modern buildings, presented in the way you only see in Paris: with great pride and feeling of space. Some places where you find these modern buildings:

- La Défense
- Centre Pompidou
- Institut du Monde Arabe
- Stade de France

And of course Paris has some of the greatest old building in the world, scattered all over the city:

- Notre Dame
- Sacre Coeur
- Palace of Versailles
- Hotel des Invalides


Paris: Day and night

Paris is beautiful 24 hours a day, and it´s alive 24 hours a day. Some of my favorite places to hang out at daytime:

- Jardin de Luxembourg
- La Défense
- Canal Saint Martin
- Jardin des Plantes

And at night you really should see some of the following spots:

- The Seine near the Ile de la Cité
- Place des Vosges
- Place des Pyramides
- Champs Elysées


Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Paris has everything a great city should have: everything!
  • Cons:Unfortunately a lot of people think like this, so it can be crowded sometimes.
  • In a nutshell: Warning: THIS CITY IS ADDICTIVE *
  • Last visit to Paris: Nov 2012
  • Intro Updated Nov 29, 2012
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  • Nemorino's Profile Photo
    May 11, 2009 at 2:28 AM

    I enjoyed reading your first thirty tips on this addictive city -- I'll be back some other time for more.

  • hunterV's Profile Photo
    Apr 14, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    This city would be my favorite destination too, I'm sure...

  • Nov 14, 2008 at 3:26 PM

    The plan of getting off at the next stop was what we used on our French exchange trip. Luckily we never used it!

  • sylina's Profile Photo
    Sep 2, 2008 at 8:05 PM

    Really informative & helpful page wid wonderful pix! I took a lot of note from it. Will be in Paris soon. Love d pic of Notre Dame through apple tree. Will try to find d scene. Thanks for sharing! Btw, we got a lot of jigsaw-puzzle-trees over here. :))

  • b1bob's Profile Photo
    Jul 18, 2007 at 11:32 AM

    Nice restaurant tips. I went to the Capucine and, at 16, I impressed the maître d'hôtel with my French and the fact that I'm an American willing to try escargot.

  • Marpessa's Profile Photo
    Apr 18, 2007 at 7:17 AM

    Have just booked a hotel for my friends and I for when we'll stay in Paris for a couple of nights in August - right near Sacre Coer!

  • littlesam1's Profile Photo
    Mar 6, 2007 at 7:04 AM

    Fantastic page on my favorite city.

  • shutterlust's Profile Photo
    Jan 29, 2007 at 7:59 PM

    brilliant paris page! definitely a top 5 in my book. :-) I especially love that sparrow-on-the-table picture...no idea why, just cute. :-)

  • Dec 11, 2006 at 3:46 PM

    The "Love Birds" pic is so wonderful. Made me smile. Thanks for putting that on your page.

  • RedMoon's Profile Photo
    Nov 23, 2006 at 11:59 AM

    Hi there! Very nice pages of Paris One of my favourite cities too.(getting inspired for to do my page of Paris! ;)) Greetings from Lisbon. Ana

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