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[Turisto]

What places would you recomend to visit in Paris?
Thank you.

[Tom]

Hm..
The Eiffel Tower
The Grevin Museum
The Louvre and surrounding attractions

[Travis]

Marais, Les Halles, Pompidou Center, Hotel de Ville, Place des Vosges, and Place de la Bastille

[Guest]

Landmarks

* the Eiffel Tower (Tour d'Eiffel) (7th). One of the most famous (and tallest) landmarks in the world.
* Père-Lachaise Cemetery (20th). See the grave of Jim Morrison amongst many others.
* Catacombs (6th). Used to store the exhumed bones from the overflowing Paris cemetery.
* Arc de Triomphe (8th). The grave of the unknown soldier is under the arch.

Notre Dame de Paris

* Notre Dame Cathedral (4th). Impressive Gothic cathedral that was the inspiration for Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
* Sacré Coeur (18th). A church perched on top of the highest point in Paris. Behind the church is the artists' area, in front are spectacular views of the whole city.
* Sainte Chapelle (1st). Far more beautiful than the famous, but gloomy, Notre Dame.
* Pantheon (5th). Underneath, the final resting place for the great heroes of the French Republic; above, a marvellous view of the city.
* Chateau de Versailles (Versailles). On the outskirts of the city, the "must see" home of the Sun King Louis XIV.
* Grand Arche de la Defense (La Defense). A modern office-building variant of the Arc de Triomphe. Has a viewing platform.


Museums and galleries

* The Louvre (1st). One of the finest museums in the world of art, art-history, and culture through the ages.
* Musée d'Orsay (7th). home to the great artists of the 19th century (1848-1914) - Impressionists, post-Impressionists, and the rest...
* Centre Georges Pompidou (4th). the great museum of modern art, the building an attraction in itself...
* Picasso Museum (3rd). Contains the master's own collections.
* Rodin Museum (7th). His personal collection and archives, in a charming hotel and sprawling garden.

[ParisFashion]

What about Disney Land? Is it not a nice place to visit?

[Elis]

It is ok. But not that good as the US version

[Maximus]

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La Conciergerie - nice place. Used to be a part of the Royal Palace.[/img]

[tulaka]

Hi Turisto, your nick sounds as Italian. So if you're an Italian you may visit a pizza place
http://www.pizzaartisanale.com/

[mixi]

The indian district is something specific

[Cold_as_ice]

If you go to Paris you should obviously visit the Notre Dame cathedral It's actually the first culture place that must be visited. By the way, it's on an island on Seine, so you will have a rest and also take pictures of nice art in that cathedral

[road-finder]

You should visit The Grevin Wax Museum, The Galeries Lafayette, the Sacre Coeur Church and the Notre Dame cathedral, of course...

[road-finder]

you could look through some photos of the Notre Dame cathedral just right here http://www.worldwalk.info/en/catalog/82/

[dww]

Here are the Museums I visited from April 26-May 1, 2009 and hours I was there. In order of preference. Best to get Museum Pass to visit this many. It helps avoid some lines, but you still have to wait in security lines. By the way, there aren't any drinking fountains in any of the museums.

1. Louvre - 16 hours. I saw most of the incredible museum.
2. Musee d'orsay - 8 hours. If you get there early I suggest you go to the top floor first to beat the crowds. It's where the best collection of Impressionist Art is located
3. Musee Marmottan - 2 hours. Very much worth the metro trip. Beautiful park nearby.
4. Rodin Museum - 3 hours. Wonderful museum grounds.
5. Musee d' l'Orangerie - 1 hour. Between the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay. It contains Monets circular paintings. Bottom floor (basement I think) has excellent collection.
6. Centre Pompidou - 3 hours. Confusing esculators. Sometimes you need to go down a floor to go up a floor.
7. Musee Picasso - 1 1/2 hour. No photos allowed, even without flash.
8. Musee Delacroix - 1/2 hour.

Other excellent places to visit -
Fontaine des Innocent - Near Centre Pompidou. Very pretty fountain.
Hotel des Invalides/Napoleons Tomb - Near Eiffel Tower.
Rue Cler - good to stroll and get crepes at Ulysse en Gaulle. There are other wonderful strolling areas between the Centre Pompidou and Ille de Cite.

I took the Open Tour bus for four hours. Opera was closed or I would have visited it. It was great to rest my feet on the bus and see other locations. The audio guide was good also. Metro was easy. I just purchased only the tickets I needed. Best to have euro coins available to purchase from machines in Metro tunnels

I'd love to go back to this wonderful city. All of the people I talked to were very helpful and friendly. They spoke enough English to get by. And my impression was - they prefer you don't speak French unless you speak it well. Which is fine with me since I love the language.

[Tamy]

there is a new great website with plenty of infos and advices from other travellers : wisertrip

[Tessa]

I have been to Paris last year, and we just bought a travel guide in advance and picked out everything we wanted to see. This is very handy, and most of these guides have maps in them (for people like me, who cannot even find their way in their hometown ) We have not gone to museums a lot though, because I myself am not very interested in Art and most museums are quite expensive.

Of course the Tour Eifel is a must-go, certainly at night. When it gets dark outside, the lights on the tower go on and it is fantastic to sit on the grass behind the tower then. When it is warm outside, bring something to sit on and a bottle of wine to have a delicious evening!
Besides that, the famous Arc de Triomphe and the Notre Dame are really worth visiting. The Arc de Triomphe is very impressing when you know a bit about the history of Europe (German-French wars for example) and the Notre Dame is very beautiful, on the outside as well as on the inside.
The Sacre-Coeur is even more beautiful, though less well-known, than the Notre Dame. It is quite a walk, all the stairs, but when you are up you have an astonishing view!
Not far from the Sacre-Coeur is the Moulin Rouge. If you liked the film, you should definitely go and see this. In the entrance there are a lot of photographs with the entire history of the Moulin Rouge written beside it, but you cannot come in any further than that. You can buy tickets for a dinner and show there, but it is really expensive.
When you walk towards the Louvre, you walk through a parc, which is quite beautiful. There's a great fountain, and when the weather is good it is really nice to sit there (there are lots of chairs around the fountain). Also the square in front of the Louvre is nice to sit and just look at all the people passing by.

Have a great stay!!

[lsea_717]

There are a lot of places to visit in Paris! And i mean A LOT! on top of your list of course would be the Eiffel tower, after that never miss to visit the museums as well. The best museums are the Louvre, Pompidou, Orsay and even the Carnavalet. Some not to miss religious places are the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Saint Chapelle. And if you want a freaky and experience you should also not miss to visit the Catacombs and even the Pantheon as well. There are a lot of sites that you can visit online that will also give you even more places to visit! Once you're there I'm sure you'll feel the same way as i do that there are so many places to go but so little time! Have fun though!

[dpinparis]

I would definitely recommend the Marais. You are not going to be short of places to visit, that is for sure. Do a search for:

Marais
sait-germain-des-pres
eiffel tower
pompidou centre
hotel de ville
batobus (this is great, like a bus on the river that has 8 stops, each a cool place to look around)


Definitely make time to look around by night too, as paris is even more beautiful when the sun goes down.

[lsea_717]

obviously there are a LOT of places to visit in Paris! there are a lot of historical sites, great architecture, parks, and museums that all offer a great touring experience. the Eiffel is a given place to visit, but Paris is more than the Eiffel tower! My personal favorite would be the Catacombs.. It's a weird choice but more than the incredible and creepy site, it is also a humbling experience for me. I mean to be in a place where both the rich and the poor are together and the history that goes with it.. makes it a must visit for me.. Hope you can get to visit it too!

[travelguideparis]

the effiel tower

[bryan]

I would recommend the Disneyland in Paris. Their own version is good, although not as good as the US style but the thought of having a similar amusement park is worth visiting.

[thinkbizindia]

What places would you recomend to visit in Paris?

Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel): Eiffel Tower is the symbol of Paris and likely the most recognizable landmark of the city.
La Conciergerie: Located by the Seine on Ile de la Cite, La Conciergerie was originally part of the Royal Palace.
Musee du Louvre: The Louvre is the world's largest museum and one of the world's greatest art collections in the world.
Sacre-Coeur: Like many other buildings in Paris, this one was controversial with people loving it and hating it with the same passion. The basilica was finally consecrated in 1919. Because of the location and size its effect is grand. The inside has beautiful mosaics.
Sainte-Chapelle: It was built in 1248 by Louis IX to house what was believed to be the crown of thorns from Christ's crucifixion and fragments of the true cross.

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[apriljune]

i always see an answer that Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognize place in parish, can you share more spot in parish
which is romantic?