The beauty and other Paris, France Things to Do Tips

The Tower structure was built between year 1887 and 1889 as entrance for the Exposition Universelle.

The structure, made in metal, weighs 7,300 tonnes, and the entire tower is about 10,000 tonnes.
Depending ont he ambient, the temperature, the tower top could shift away from the sun by up to 18 cm (this because of thermal expansion of the metal).
Just to have an idea, if the 7300 tonnes of the structure in metal were melted down, they would fit the 125 square meter base to a dept of 6 cm.

First and second level are accessible through stairways and lifts.
Ticket can be pourchased at the south tower base.
At the first level the stairs continue up for the east tower and the last level (the third) is only accessible by lift.

From both the first or second level, the stairs are open for everybody to ascend or descend, doesn't matter if you pourchased a lift or stairs ticket.
The total amount of stairs is 328 to go to the first level and 340 to go to the second level, then 18 steps to the lift platform on the second level.

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Address: Trocadero
Directions: In front of the Trocadero, can't miss it :)
Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/

Whenever you have the chance, for example if you have dinner outside, try this typical drink from France.

Cider is an alcoholic drink made from fermented juice of apples, but also pears can be used.
Different kind are from cloudy with sediment to complete cristal clear.
Different colours can even be from light yellow through orange till brown.

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Now, this is really something you should try when visiting.
Crepes, very thin cooked pancake made from wheat flour.

They can be of different kind, from sweet to salty to both of them, and you can have them with almost everything inside.

You won't regret it

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Before really entering the Disney Park, there's a parking fee to pay.
For cars, it doesn't matter how many people you are inside, the fee is 8 EUR.

The main entrance to the parking place seem to be like a big highway toll road with cabins in at the entrance, but don't be scared about the line of cars you can be into, the line goes forward pretty fast.

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Website: http://www.disneylandparis.com/

There are different kind of entrance tickets, from 1 day access to all parks, 2 days 2 parks, etc...

Honestly i had just one day to visit all the resort so i decided to buy 1 ticket full access to all the parks, both the Resort and the Disney Studios.
The entrance fee was 59 EUR for the whole day.

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Website: http://www.disneylandparis.com/

This archeological crypt is located under the Parvis de Notre Dame and it was built to protect all the ruins discovered the the excavations on 1965 began.

The crypt has been opened back in 1980 with the meaning of presenting elements from ancient times back in the 19th century.

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Address: 1 place du Parvis Notre-Dame
Directions: Outside, right in front of the Notre Dame Church you have the stairs that will bring you under-terrain to the crypt.
Website: +33 01 55 42 50 10

This is really something particular, you expect to find such a museum in Amsterdam instead in Paris, but when entering you will be amazed.

This museum is all about eroticism, from toys back in the ancient, to paintings, books, etc...
There's a permanent exibition that goes from Sacred Art, Brothel, Contemporary Art, to Popular Art.

The exibition takes place on 7 floors and there's really a lot to see at a really cheap price.
Must say tho that there are some really explicit pictures and video that you might not like.

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Address: 72, boulevard de Clichy , Paris
Website: http://www.musee-erotisme.com/

Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Cathedral.

Still used as a Roman Catholic Cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Paris.
Is also considered one of the best examples of French Gothic Architecture.
The Cathedral has been restored and rescued from destruction by Viollet-le-Duc, one of the French most famous architects.

The name means "Our Lady" in French and is was one of the very first Gothic Cathedrals in the country.
It was also one of the very first buildings in the world to use flying buttress, originally it wasn't meant to have the flying buttresses included around the choir and the nave.

Notre Dame suffered desecration during the French Revolution phase in the 1790.

Below a little timeline of the construction:

1160 Maurice de Sully, later named Bishop of Paris, has ordered the Cathedral to be demolished
1163 The construction begins the Cornerstone has been laid
1182 Apse and choir have been completed
1196 Nave has been completed
1200 The western façade begins to be built
1225 The western façade has been finished
1250 Western towers and north rose window finished
1250-1345 Last elements are completed

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Address: Place du parvis de Notre Dame , 75004
Directions: Métro: Cité; RER: Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint Michel-Notre Dame
Website: http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/

Take your time, even 1 entire day to visit the museum.
The line to enter isn't that bad at all and ticket are sold internally at the various automatic machines where you can choose which ticket you want to buy.

Inside it's really crowdy, people everywhere, since this is a very very big museum and there's a lot to see, from Egyptian history, Paintings, etc... and you can't miss the Monna Lisa painting, well if you want to see that, take even more time, there's a lot of people there waiting to take a picture of the painting.

Here's something you will find inside the museum:

Egyptian antiquities
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman
Islamic art
Near Eastern antiquities
Paintings
Prints and drawings
Sculptures

The whole Louvre collection has about 35,000 pieces shown on over 60,000 square metres.
The Louvre structure has been originated as a fortress and as well as a residence under the reign of Philip II.
Louvre has been opened to public only after the French Revolution, at that time it was intended as a symbol of the progress of Freedom.

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Directions: Métro: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre

This fantastic Basilica has been built with travertine stone quarried in Château-Landon (Seine-et-Marne), this kind of stone constantly exudes calcite which makes sure that the building remains of a bright white color.

Sacre Coeur host a large, made of four manuals and pedals, 90 speaking stops, and great organ.

Back in year 1873 the city council has approved to start building constructions in Montmartre for the Basilica construction.
Paul Abadie was the architect of the basilica after winning the competition between over 77 other architects.

The foundation stone was laid on June 16, 1875.

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Website: http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/