Paris first of all is about history. Thanks to the richness of its incomparable heritage, Paris is often considered to be the most famous museum city in the world. But that doesn’t stop you going out and enjoying the numerous opportunities for leisure and relaxation.

Born from a river which today unfolds a superb panorama of prestigious monuments, Paris, with its most beautiful avenue, the Champs-Élysées, and its lively boulevards, is also the city that belongs to the people who live there, who cross it, who work there, who study and go out there. But Paris can also be more intimate, unveiling the charm of its neighbourhoods to all who stroll by.

When you set off to discover this popular and refined city, it will never cease to surprise you. Entrancing Paris, with its power to make your heart leap.

• Champs Elysées
• Arc de Triomphe
• Eiffel Tower
• Trocadéro
• Louvre Museum

• March: Agricultural Show.
• April:  Paris Marathon.
• April - May: Paris Trade Fair.
• May:  Victory Day 1948 (8 May), French Open Tennis Championships at Roland Garros.
• June:  Paris Air Show at Le Bourget.
• 21 June: Music Festival.
• 14 July: Bastille Day.
• Last weekend in JULY: Tour de France cycle race.
• July - August: Paris-Plage.

• Explore the catacombs: Warning! Sensitive souls abstain! The Catacombs of Paris is a municipal ossuary which dates back to the late 18th century. It holds about 6 million skeletons! The section which is open to the public represents only 0.5% of the Paris catacombs... Incidentally Jean-de-la-Fontaine’s remains are there.
   
• Fly over Paris: If you want to enjoy a magnificent and unique view of Paris and have a thrilling experience, go to the Parc André-Citroën, climb aboard a gas balloon and fly over the capital at an altitude of 150 metres.

• Paris Tourist Office
• Roissy-en-France Tourist Office
• Paris Airports
• Minister of Foreign Affairs