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ParisParis is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, in northern France. Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world. Paris is the essence of all things French and it is impossible not to fall in love with the city. Musée d'Orsay situated in a railway station has a vast collection of works from the 1848 to 1914. Orsay is known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. The collection is arranged chronologically and contains works by Monet, Manet and Courbet. The famous painting by Gustave Doré entitled L'énigme and Henri Chapu's marble statue of Joan of Arc in Domrémy is on permanent display. |
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| The world's largest triumphal arch, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile is a must see, it has names of victories and less important victories as well. The Jardin des Plantes is France's main botanical garden famous for it’s a maze called the Labyrinth which was added. Paris is not only known as the City of lights but the city of music, melodies, dance, sound, potpourri of fantasies like romance, love, fashion, clothing, perfume, and jewellery. | |
ShoppingParis is a shopper's dream. Visitors should definitely shop at the Haute Couture shops on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and Avenue Montaigne. You can find quality shoes, bags and leather goods. One of the most well-known places in Paris is at the flea market. Paris has three main flea markets. Supermarkets are located in tourist neighbourhoods; pick up coffee, designer chocolates, mustards try Maille or Meaux brands. Shopping in Paris is great fun as you can buy fashionable clothes, accessories, books, antiques and perfumes. There are high-end streets in Paris that have French as well as international brands.Visitors can visit shopping streets like rue de Seine, rue du Bac and rue Jacob to buy antiques and art items. Val d’Eulope is a shopping centre that has small boutiques, a supermarket-Auchan, an electronic store-Darty, also enjoy the cinema, restaurant and exhibitions of the shopping centre. |
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RestaurantsParis is one of Europe's culinary centres. Paris isn't considered the culinary capital of France; people prefer the French cooking found in small rural restaurants, outside of the city. Paris is a great place to try moules frites-steamed mussels and French fries, oysters and sea snails. Meat like venison (deer), boar and French favourites like lamb, veal, beef, and pork should also be tried here in Paris. L'Ardoise is s famous restaurant serving French cuisine. L'Astrance uses only the freshest, in-season ingredients and the outcome is creative, classy and mouth-wateringly tasty. Buddha Bar offers a variety of variety of Japanese-Californian cuisine. |
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AttractionsGustave Eiffel, the architect of the Eiffel Tower would never have guessed that the tower would have become Paris's signature sight. It was built to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution. It was considered a blemish and there were petitions to pull it down. It was saved because it had become a vital antenna for telegraphy. Until 1930 it was the world's tallest building. Notre-Dame- the Cathedral is considered one of the of the world's Gothic masterpieces. The 387-step climb to the top is worth the effort for the panoramic view of the city and close-up views of the gargoyles. The tower also has the great bell that was rung by Quasimodo, the fictional hunchback. There is a museum that displays the Cathedral's history. One of the world's great art museums, the Louvre has an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures and antiquities from all over the world. The best-known attraction is Leonardo da Vinci's mysterious Mona Lisa, protected by bullet-proof glass in its own room. |
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