Christmas is a holiday of wishes and wonderful moments celebrated throughout the world. It’s a truly magical season bringing families and friends together to share the much loved and appreciated customs and traditions and promising new emotions and feelings. And if you are still thinking over your ‘magic miracle’ of Christmas, hurry up, Paris is [...]
Compared to many other mass transit systems throughout Europe, the Paris Metro is particular for several reasons. Second only to Moscow’s transit system in terms of number of humans moved annually, the Metro is an incredibly dense network of lines that allow anyone to get virtually anywhere throughout the city and the surrounding suburbs. This [...]
Paris is served by two major international airports — Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly, administered by Aéroportos de Paris Group. Both airports come with free shuttle services between terminals, above-average services and amenities, like world-class duty-free and luxury shopping, children playgrounds and great dining opportunities, add to this free Wi-Fi in some terminals. [...]
Rare is the region of Western Europe that was not once occupied by the Romans. The city of Paris is no exception. While the site along the river Seine was settled by the Gauls hundreds of years prior, it wasn’t until the Gallic Wars of Julius Caesar and the subsequent Roman domination of present-day France [...]
Grouped in the form of a clockwise spiral with the first in the city center, Paris Arrondissements, numbered from 1 to 20, split the city into various subdivisions. In our previous posts we have introduced the first fifteen arrondissements and their attractions separately, and now, it’s high time that we speak about the 16th to [...]
We have already posted two articles about Paris arrondissements, representing 1th to 5th districts and their most highlighted attractions in Part I, and 6th to 10th districts in Part II, and now we are going to speak about another five neighborhoods and what they have to offer. 11th Arrondissement of Paris With a unique diversity [...]
In our previous post we gave a thorough description of Paris arrondissements, particularly introducing the first five, and now it is high time to get acquainted with the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th neighborhoods and their most popular attractions. 6th Arrondissement of Paris – Luxembourg Also called St. Germain de Prés, the 6th Arrondissement [...]
Like most large cities in the world, Paris is made up of various neighborhoods that are referred to as ‘arrondissements’ (municipal or administrative districts). In Paris there are twenty of them with the 1st arrondissement located in the historic center, near the left bank of the River Seine, and the others arranged around the city [...]
Paris boasts one of the world’s safest, easiest and most efficient public transportation systems that at first sight may seem intimidating to new visitors. Run by the RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens or Independent Paris Transport Authority), Paris public transport includes buses, night buses, trams, RER trains, métro (underground), Montmartrobus and the Montmartre funicular [...]
Romantic, luminous, fashionable and awe-inspiring, Paris is one of the world’s leading vacation destinations blessed with original old world charm, sophisticated culinary tradition, year-round temperate weather and an amazing list of sights to see and activities to enjoy! Best of Paris Fantastic restaurants, a vibrant and varied nightlife, live music and dance venues, upscale shopping, [...]
