PARIS

The Louvre and Orsay museum, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, Notre Dame and the popular Montmartre neighborhood are just a few of the top things to enjoy in the beautiful City of Lights.

The Cathédrale was built in French Gothic style on top of the ruins of two previous churches. Construction begun in 1160 and was completed around 1260 with several additions over the next 100 years. The Cathédral was under current refurbishment for a while due to the fire of 2019 with limited to no access.

What was meant to be a temporary fixture to the city of Paris is now an icon of the city standing nearly 320 meters tall and weighing almost 11 tons. It was designed by the engineer Gustave Eiffel and built for the 1889 Worlds Fair.

French Statue of Liberty

There are several replicas of the Statue of Liberty in Paris. This replica is located on the Île aux Cygnes, a man-made island in the Seine River. It was inaugurated on July 4, 1889, to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution. The statue originally faced towards the east to face the Eiffel Tower. However in 1937, it was turned towards the west to face the original Statue of Liberty in New York. The original Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France.

The Louvre was originally constructed as a fortress in 1190 but was reconstructed in the 16th century as a royal palace. In 1793 it was established as an art museum and is presently considered the world's largest art museum.

The Musée d'Orsay was once a railroad station. The Orsay art museum hosts some of the best Impressionist paintings in the world.

The Château De Versailles is the former royal residence of France from 1682 until the start of the French Revolution in 1789.

The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, located at the summit in Montmartre is a Roman Catholic church with its construction starting in 1875 and completed in 1914. The basilique was consecrated in 1919 at the end of World War I.

is a historic and artistic neighborhood located on a large hill which offers some of the best views of Paris (when it's a clear day) and has a few great bakeries. And of course we can't forget the delicious fresh squeezed orange juice machine.

Moulin Rouge, the most famous cabaret in the world is a popular tourist attraction which hosts dinners and a cabaret shows.

Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and inaugurated by King Louis-Philippe. The Arc honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Champs-Élysées is 1.9 kilometers long and is one of the most recognizable streets in the world lined with high-end shops, cafés, buildings and beautiful trees.

Place de la Bastille is a square where the Bastille prison once stood before it was destroyed during the French Revolution.

Palais Garnier is a 1,979 seat Neo-Baroque style opera house which was built from 1861 to 1875 and used as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera.

Formerly known as the Luxor Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle is located in Place de la Concorde in the center of Paris. The Egyptian obelisk was one of two originally located at the entrance to Luxor Temple in Egypt with the other obelisk still standing in front of the first pylon of the temple. The Place de la Concorde also marks the place where the guillotine stood during the French Revolution.

Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle and now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts. The Grand Palais is an exhibition hall and museum and was also built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle. The Petit and Grand Palais are located across the street from each other.