Pairs, famous for romance, fashion, the arts, and soccer. Take a cruise on the Seine river, do some shopping, hit a museum or two, wander the streets, visit a cafe, and be sure to see a soccer or rugby match in the 80,000-seat Stade de France.
Paris Saint-Germain FC is the leading soccer team while the rugby union club Stade Francais is also popular. The basketball team Paris Basket Racing is another option although who goes to Paris for the basketball?
Recognized around the world and comparable to Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Champs-Élysées in Paris is an avenue of distinction. The name comes from Greek mythology, the Élysian Fields, a place of the blessed, or where heroes come to relax. Visitors stroll this famous promenade, known as la plus [...]
Les Invalides is a collective name for a huge complex of buildings located in the 7th district of Paris. Construction began in 1671 in the reign of Louis XIV, with money levied over a period of five years on the pay of soldiers serving in the French Army. Architect Liberal Bruant [...]
The National Art Museum of France is located on the 4th and 5th floors of the Centre Georges Pompidou (French president from 1969 to 1974) in the Right Bank neighborhood of Beaubourg. The group commissioned for the project included Italian architect Renzo Piano, British architects Richard and Sue Rogers, British engineer [...]
Located about 20 miles from Paris in Marne la Vallée, Disneyland Paris opened on April 12, 1992, the second Disney resort outside the U.S., Tokyo being first. Operating under the name of Euro Disney, the park gained little revenue with declining attendance and hotel occupancy in the early years. By 2002, however, the name was [...]
The second home of Paris opera is known by several names including Palais Garnier, Opéra Garnier, and often referred to as the Paris Opera. Located in the Place de l’Opéra, the opera house is believed to have been the inspiration for the novel, “Phantom of the Opera,” written by Gaston Leroux. Designed by Charles Garnier, [...]
The cornerstone for “Our Lady of Paris” was laid in 1163, at the direction of Bishop Maurice de Sully, on the Ile de la Cité, one of two islands in the Seine that divides the city’s Right and Left Bank. Bishop Sully, a peasant by birth, became wealthy and powerful through his scientific genius [...]
One of the most famous attractions in Paris is the Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel. Standing on the banks of the Seine, it is the tallest structure in Paris and one of the most visited monuments in the world, with an estimated attendance of over 7 million people last year (2006), and over 200 [...]