Paris the City of Lights
City Overview
Lingering over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk cafe, relaxing after a day of strolling along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness with enough time to savor both an exquisite meal and exhibits at the Louvre.
Paris has many nicknames, but its most famous is “La Ville-Lumiere” (“The City of Light”) direct translation is ” The City of Enlightenment”, a name it owes both to its fame as a center of education and ideas and its early adoption of street lighting.”
Favorite Sites
The Official Paris Tourism Site
Guide to the Arrondissements of Paris
Trip Advisor Paris
Devour Food Tours In Paris
Welcome to Paris Travel Guide
Airport to Central
Arriving at Charles de Gaulle
Airport Maps….
Nice overview after a long flight…
Train to Central… Transfer from CDG Terminal 1 to the main rail hub – and then into Paris. If you are coming from Terminal 3 you do not need to take the shuttle which is in the first part of the video. If you are coming Terminal 2, you can walk to the train station and then take RER B into Paris.
Metro
Pro Tip—- Address Help Letter—-Print Before You Leave Home—With a sample map from Rome2Rio..
I like to use Moovit on my mobile phone to move around on foot or metro.
Where to Stay
Most popular areas to stay :
- Le Marais – 4th Arrondissement. Classic Paris. …
- Champs-Elysees – 8th Arrondissement. …
- Montmartre – 18th Arrondissement. …
- The Latin Quarter – 5th Arrondissement. …
- The Louvre – 1st Arrondissement. …
- Saint-Germain-des-Pres – 6th Arrondissement. …
- Monteparnasse – 14th Arrondissement.
Where to Eat
I recommend starting with a food tour in the first few days and getting oriented to your area and finding the places you want to go back to in the coming days. I have had great success with Devour Food Tours in several European cities and highly recommend them. They meet in the 3rd Arrondissement(Near the Louvre).
Devour Food Tours In Paris
111 Rue de Turenne111 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris
Popular restaurant areas in Paris…
- Montmartre. …
- Champs-Elysees. …
- Belleville. …
- Saint-Germain-des-Pres. …
- Grands Boulevards. …
- Le Marais. …
- Oberkampf and Republique.
What to See
Free Mobile Phone Apps….
- Mr Good Beer
- Velib …
- Visit Paris by Metro. …
- The Fork. …
- Museums in Paris. … Apple Only
- City Gardens. … Apple Only
- Paris Bouge
- Rick Steves
- SNCF
- All Bikes Now
- Secrets de Paris
Post Script
It is incredibly difficult to write a quick guide for this city. 1, 3, or 5 days is never enough time.
More of my favorite travel places check out my TripAdvisor page.
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