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Paris is an hour or two from just about anywhere in Europe by air making it an easy choice for many people looking for a weekend break. Of course its convenient location is not the main attraction. ‘Paris the City of Light’ is the attraction unlike just about any other city its sights and culture are common knowledge to millions who have never even been there.
Think of Paris and they all spring to mind in an instant the Eiffel Tower which has been visited by a staggering 200 million people, Notre Dame the world renowned Cathedral, the Champs Elysees perhaps the best know road in the world, The Louvre housing among the others the Mona Lisa easily the worlds most well known painting.
Paris is indeed a culture vultures delight but it also has many other enticements for visitors to this ultimate city of love, the nightlife is exiting with so many classic French sidewalk cafes and bars, not to mention its more famous night time delights of the famous Moulin Rouge or the Folis Bergere still has shows nightly after 140 years in business. There are numerous well known jazz clubs and music venues dating back decades as well as state of the art nightclubs.
Shopping that is another word that springs to mind when thinking of Paris, fashion and style are an art form and the stores and boutiques entice passers by with all the very latest in fashion must have’s from absolutely every world renowned designer and labels as well as the little stores of yet to be discovered fashion creators.
Then finally there is the other French obsession food, top quality delights in a perfect Paris eatery is an experience in itself. To the French cooking is an art form, eating is something to be savoured and enjoyed, unlike in other cities in Paris a meal is never hurried it can be a three or four hour affair involving the total enjoyment of every mouthful of the best culinary delights in the world.