Paris

Discover Paris!

   Like all the world's great capitals, Paris lives at a fast pace, by day and night. It is divided into 20 districts that spiral out like a snail shell from the first, centered around the Louvre. Enjoy a stroll through Paris while on vacation and soak up the "art de vivre", it will feel as if you are walking through an open-air museum. Admire the city's regal buildings, gardens, fountains and places which have witnessed so monumental events & so fascinating history.

   Paris is a place of iconic architecture, with its famous cloud-piercing Eiffel tower, Arc de Triomphe at the end of the most famous avenue of the world, les Champs-Elysées. Notre-Dame and its gargoyles, old bridges and Art Nouveau cafes are famously part of the City. Always evolving, the City now proudly shows the contemporary Centre Pompidou and the Musee du Quai Branly and its vegetable wall.

   Paris is also famous for its cuisine. Anywhere from cozy bistros to three-star Michelin stars, you'll be able to find quality produces, with excellent presentation and preparation, always served with wine. Stop at the cheese shops, boulangeries, patisseries for top produces to take to a picnic in the city's parks and gardens. Lastly, browse designer boutiques, flagship haute couture stores, concept stores to find the perfect dress. Wander in vintage shops and flea markets, original bookshops and bookseller on the banks of the Seine, antique dealers, gourmet food and wine shops galore!

PANORAMIC TOUR OF PARIS

Full-day excursion. Enjoy a panoramic tour of Paris, including a stop off at the Trocadero, from where you will admire the Eiffel Tower. Continue to the Arc de Triomphe and drive down the Champs-Elysées. In the afternoon, continue on to the artistic area of Montmartre.

9:00 am: Be met in the lobby of your hotel for a panoramic and walking tour of Paris which will give you the opportunity to view the most famous monuments of this beautiful city.

   Enjoy a stop around the Trocadero, from where you can admire the spectacular Eiffel Tower. At the time of its construction in 1889, the tower was the tallest structure in the world, a title it retained until 1930, when New York City's Chrysler Building was completed. The tower is the second-highest structure in France and the highest structure in Paris.

   Continue to the Arc de Triomphe and drive down the Champs-Elysées, “the most beautiful avenue in the world.” View the obelisk on the place de la Concorde and continue to the Opera district where you can have lunch at leisure. We suggest a typical Parisian lunch in one of the charming brasseries of the city.

   In the afternoon, continue to the charming Montmartre, a hill in the north of Paris, primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Coeur on its summit. The Sacré-Coeur is built of travertine stone. This stone constantly exudes calcite, which ensures that the basilica remains white despite the weather and pollution. Most of the views of Paris seen in the movie “Amelie” were filmed from this hill! Enjoy a walking tour of the district.

   Finish the afternoon at Notre Dame de Paris, often known simply as Notre Dame in English, a Gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité. Notre Dame is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.

5:00 pm: Return to your hotel in Paris.