Paris Things to Do

 717 Reviews   Basil Sacre Ceur is visible from any point of the city as it is placed at the top of the hill La Butt in area of Montmartre. It was erected in 1876 in the Romanian-Byzantian style. The ladder... 

 927 Reviews   It is not clearly why, but Frenchmen "guessed" to make an entrance to the museum of the glass pyramid which is situated in a court yard. Such "innovation" offered and won a competition an American... 

 856 Reviews   The last architect of the Cathedral - Viollet-le-Duc gave vent to his imagination in the middle of the XIX-th century. He created the irreal world of chimeras - the demons looking ironically and... 

 592 Reviews  The Arc de Triomphe or the Triumphal Arch, a triumphal arch and one of the famous landmark of Paris, in the 8th arrondissement. The building stands on the Place Charles de Gaulle, one of the busiest... 

 95 Reviews  "Rive gauche", the left bank, is slightly different from the other side, dominated by students and cultural activities. Of course, shopping is the "cultural activity" for many people (no, I'm not... 

 266 Reviews  It's one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in that time period. The chateau is ornate and the designs and gardens exemplified symmetry and precision. The history of this edifice is... 

 227 Reviews   Well-known av des Champs-Elysees begins to the east from place de la Concorde. Now it is the central highway of Paris. That means "paradise fields " as elisium means in Greek "paradise". The... 

 195 Reviews  We first thought we wouldn´t go to Disneyland, that we are too old for that. But then at the tourist info I started to read about it and noticed that there is that new thing, the Disneyland studios.... 

 317 Reviews  Given my well documented love of railway stations and enjoyment of 'popular' (some would venture 'middlebrow') art, there was never really any doubt that I was going to enjoy the Musée d'Orsay. What I... 

 270 Reviews   The Hotel of Invalides was constructed in classical style in 1679-1709. Its dome decorated by a gold ornament with a graceful small lamp at a spike in height of 107 m. The ashes of Napoleon... 

 145 Reviews  in FRench but the dates and hours can be read i think, from the Senate site official jardin du luxembourg, as I worked off montparnasse go there everymonth now. You will be able to see the closing... 

 156 Reviews   One of the most beautiful impression in Paris is Sainte Chapelle! This chapel was constructed under the order of the Lui of the Ninth (Sacred) for storage of a relic of Passions Dominical - the Crown... 

 135 Reviews  magical area with a huge shopping center, lots of restos and bar ,a gorgeous modern arche, and great views over the other arc and the Champs-Elysées. line 1 metro takes you there and out, plus bus 73... 

 161 Reviews  Opera Garnier, also known as Palais Garnier, is an opera house in Paris, built between 1861 and 1875. Opera Garnier in 1861, designed by architect Charles Garnier, commissioned by Napoleon III. The... 

 101 Reviews  Though this is one of the most touristic spots in paris, it is located in the red light district. No problems with that, but it looks as a grimmy cabaret in a nasty quarter. We had to jostle to take a... 

 199 Reviews   Pompidou's Center. You are amazed with boldness of Frenchmen to build such, silly at a first sight, buildings-constructions. But once the same absurdity seem to all Tour d'Eiffel in the end of the... 

 60 Reviews  On my last trip to Paris, I had worked out that I'd have a couple of spare hours after having visited Musee d'Orsay, and posted a question on the Travel Forum to solicit suggestions on how I could... 

 117 Reviews  On the hill of Sainte Genevieve Lui XV constructed in 1789 the church of Sainte Genevieve in honour of the healing from heavy illness. But it operated not for long time. During the revolution the... 

 194 Reviews  The Place de la Concorde (Dutch: Eendrachtsplein) is a historical square in Paris's 8th arrondissement of the city center. It covers more than 8 hectares. Architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel designed the... 

 102 Reviews  They used to be the backyard where the king strolled when staying at the Louvre. It is a nice park today, with lots of statues, ice cream stands and shaded tables where you can sit and have a quick... 

 145 Reviews  Although I would argue that the Musée Rodin is excellent value for money (and, interestingly enough, the only French national museum that is entirely self supporting in a financial sense), there is no... 

 77 Reviews  In September 2011 I paid all of five Euros and got the next-to-last standing room ticket for the premiere of the opera Salomé by Richard Strauss (1864-1949). This was the first performance of the... 

 79 Reviews  Louis XIII (1601-1643) has not gone down in history as one of France’s outstanding kings. He was not a popular swashbuckler like his father, Henri IV, nor was he an awesome long-lived Sun King like...