Paris

Paris is known as The City of Lights and it absolutely deserves this name. But Paris is much more than just the City of Lights. Paris is one of the best travel destinations in the world as it offers everything a traveler could possibly hope for. Unlike most major cities traveling in and out of Paris by plane is relatively simple due to the accessibility of  Charles de Gaulle International Airport. A stay in Paris should always include at least three of the most popular Paris activities for visitors including: a visit to the Louvre, one of the most impressive and well known museums in the world, a climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower, and a climb to the top of Notre Dame Cathedral. If you have time, you should also climb the steps to the Sacré Coeur in Montmartre, stroll around the Place du Tertre, and visit the saucy Pigalle district. Below is a list of the most famous sites and destinations in Paris.

Most Popular Attractions in Paris

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• 1. Eiffel Tower
  Built for the 1889 World’s Fair, the Eiffel Tower is considered an architectural wonder and attracts more visitors than any other paid tourist attraction in the world.
•   2. Notre Dame Cathedral
  This historic Catholic cathedral, is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world.
  
• 3. Louvre Museum
  With nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century, the Musée du Louvre ,national museum and art gallery of France, is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument.
  
• 4. Arc de Triomphe
  The Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the "Place de l'Étoile". The most monumental of all triumphal arches, was built between 1806 and 1836.
• 5. Sacré-Cœur Basilica
  The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
• 6. Avenue des Champs-Élysées
  Probably the most famous avenue in the world. This impressive street stretches from the Place the la Concorde to the Place Charles de Gaulle, the site of the Arc de Triomphe.
• 7. Centre Georges Pompidou
  Originally designed to accommodate some  5,000 visitors per day, the Centre Pompidou has been welcoming over 25,000 visitors per day making it one of the most visited attractions in Paris.
•   8. Montmartre
  Montmartre is a hill in the north of Paris. It is 130 meters high and gives its name to the surrounding district. The word Montmartre is translated to mean "mountain of the martyr".
• 9. L’église Saint-Eustache
  The church is an example of a Gothic structure clothed in Renaissance detail. Construction began in 1532 on the site of an old chapel, but not completed until 1637.
• 10. Petit Palais
  Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, it became a museum in 1902 and it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts.
• 11. Panthéon
  The Pantheon is a building in the Latin Quarter of Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, but after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens.
• 12. Château de Vincennes
  The Château de Vincennes is a fortress that was erected between the 14th and 17th centuries. It is the most extensive French royal castle still in existence.
• 13. Grand Palais
  A masterpiece of Classicism and Art Nouveau, this Beaux Arts structure, built between 1897 and 1900 for the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
• 14. Les Invalides
  Les Invalides is a complex of buildings containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose.
• 15. Hôtel de Ville
  The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) is situated on the right bank of the river, just across from the eastern end of the Île de la Cité. It contains the official apartments of the mayor of Paris.
• 16. La Conciergerie
  Former royal palace and prison is a part of a larger complex known as the Palais de Justice, which is still used for judicial purposes.
• 17. Galeries Lafayette
  Famous department store, founded at the end of the 19th century. Every year, millions of shoppers visit its main store at the Boulevard Haussmann.
• 18. Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
  Located on the left bank of the river Seine, this church contains the shrine of St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris as well as the tombs of Blaise Pascal, famous French mathematician.
• 19. Pont Neuf
  The Pont-Neuf is in many respects the first of the modern bridges and the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine.
• 20. La Sainte-Chapelle
  A royal medieval Gothic chapel, located on the Île de la Cité (the island in the river Seine) in the center of Paris.
• 21. Rodin Museum
  The Rodin Museum in the 7th district of Paris, is a museum that was opened in 1919, dedicated to the works of Auguste Rodin. He was a French sculptor who lived from 1840 to 1917.
• 22. Opéra de Paris Garnier
  The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. The Palais Garnier is probably the most famous opera house in the world.
• 23. Musée d'Orsay
  Located in the center of Paris, the Musee d'Orsay was originally a railway station. It was inaugurated after two years of construction for the World Fair on July 14th, 1900.
• 24. Père Lachaise Cemetery
  Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris and is notable for being the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery.
• 25. La Défense
  Europe's largest purpose-built business district near Paris, with 560 hectares and 3.5 million square meters of office space.
• 26. La Madeleine
  The Madeleine Church was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army. It is built in the Neo-Classical style and inspired by the Maison Carrée at Nîmes.
• 27. Jardin des Plantes
  The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden as well as a botanical school which trains botanists, constructs demonstration gardens, and exchanges seeds to maintain biotic diversity.
• 28. Jardins de l'Observatoire
  This long park connects the Jardin du Luxembourg with the Observatory of Paris. The north area of the avenue has two gardens: The Jardin Robert Cavalier de la Salle and the Jardin Marco Polo.
• 29. Jardin du Luxembourg
  The Luxembourg Garden is the second largest public park in Paris. A 22.5 hectares park known for its extraordinary public amenities, including fountains, sculpture, ponds, flowerbeds, tennis courts and more.
• 30. Tour St-Jacques
  This 52-meter Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ("Saint James of the butchery"), which was destroyed shortly after the French Revolution.
• 31. Jardin des Tuileries
  The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
• 32. Pont Alexandre III
  The Alexander III Bridge with its many sculpture works, can be regarded as the most elegant bridge in Paris and a prominent engineering work of the 19th century.
• 33. Place de la Bastille
  The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where once the Bastille prison existed. The notable feature of it is the July Column (Colonne de Juillet) which stands at the center of the square.
• 34. Place de la Concorde
  The Place de la Concorde is the city's largest square. The center of the square is dominated by a large 3.300 year old Egyptian obelisk and two large fountains at each side.
• 35. Moulin Rouge
  A cabaret close to Montmartre, marked by the red windmill on its roof. Moulin Rouge, opened in 1889, is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance.