| As the second largest city of Western Europe, | | | | |
| Paris is known as the City of Lights for its | | | | For something more exciting for children and |
| well-lit displays in the late hours, which | | | | families, try the Centre Pompidou. It not |
| calls to visiting tourists from around the | | | | only contains a museum of modern art, but a |
| world. It is the home of the Eiffel Tower, | | | | bookstore and a library among other things. |
| the Louvre and many more vacationer | | | | The museum, featuring the works of artists |
| attractions. | | | | like Matisse and Picasso, holds one of the |
| | | | largest collections of cubist, surrealist and |
| What can you see in a weekend in Paris? If | | | | abstract art. |
| you're visiting Paris for only a short while, | | | | |
| try these suggestions on the top hot spots. | | | | Photo Opportunities for People Visiting Paris |
| You can't miss these! | | | | |
| | | | You don't need to be Catholic to appreciate |
| Visiting Popular Attractions In Paris | | | | the majestic architecture of Notre-Dame. Its |
| | | | construction was made to fit a monumental |
| Rising up over 300 meters tall, this steel | | | | scale, and plans were made to enlarge it even |
| structure, the Eiffel Tower, can be seen | | | | before the cathedral was completed. While not |
| throughout most locations around the city. | | | | the biggest, it is the most famous and one of |
| Elevators lift visiting tourists to the top | | | | the grandest cathedrals in the entire world. |
| to get a bird's eye view of Paris. As it is | | | | |
| lit up in the evening, it is one of the most | | | | Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, the Arc de |
| beautiful sights in the entire city. Guided | | | | Triomphe, it is engraved with the names of |
| tours add to the thrill as you get to peek | | | | the generals that commanded his troupes. It |
| into history on how it was made and what it | | | | now stands as a monument to the era and a |
| means to the French today. | | | | popular photo spot for tourists visiting |
| | | | Paris. The Arc also features an observatory |
| The opera building, Opéra de Paris Garnier | | | | to take in surrounding views. |
| started its history back in 1862 when its | | | | |
| construction began. It took over ten years to | | | | If you're still looking for something that |
| complete, because an underground lake was | | | | will arouse the attention of the entire |
| discovered under the location and was | | | | family, try the Jardin du Luxembourg, a |
| completed in 1875. Tours and shows continue | | | | 224,500 square meter park. An octagon pond |
| to operate through this attraction for those | | | | called the Grand Bassin is located in the |
| visiting Paris, though now mainly used for | | | | center of the park. It is here that children |
| ballet performances since the construction of | | | | can rent toy motorboats for a fun afternoon. |
| Opéra de Paris Bastille, another | | | | You can also check out the puppet shows, |
| distinctive entertainment tourist spot. | | | | chess games, it's many statues and it's two |
| | | | famous fountains, the Fontaine de Medicis and |
| Visiting Museums In Paris | | | | the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, at the north |
| | | | and south ends of the park. |
| One of the largest and most famous museums is | | | | |
| the Louvre of Paris, and visiting it is none | | | | Obviously, these are not the only tourist |
| other than an opportunity of a lifetime. With | | | | spots, but upon visiting Paris, these are the |
| over 300,000 wonderful artistic works, you | | | | most popular and are certainly not to be |
| simply cannot see all of it in one day. An | | | | missed. Most of these locations offer regular |
| entire weekend could be spent simply gazing | | | | guided tours, some at little to no cost. Call |
| at the thousands of painting, including | | | | your travel agent and make arrangements to |
| Leonardo da Vinci's world famous Mona Lisa. | | | | visit these locations. |