What You Need to Know Before You Travel to Paris

Paris Traveler’s Guide to Make the Most Out of Your Trip

Paris spirals outwards like a snail, its shell split into twenty arrondissements, (city districts) each section with a distinct and different color and character. You can begin with the famous and the familiar, scaling Paris's gracefully symbolic iron-lattice, the Eiffel Tower, before ending up in a street-art adorned bar in a suburban neighborhood, and spying art nouveau relics. Here, you can wander into a flagship haute couture house, hop on the metro and be deep within Bohemia at a boutique pop-up shop in a heartbeat. Or bustle through the glorious maze of food stalls in the Marais, following the surging crowds and your nose to fresh fluffy bread, savory cheese and sweet macaroons before retreating to the lungs of Paris, the lush green spaces of Jardin des Plantes or the privacy of a ZZZ box.
You might fall in love with Paris because it's a mad and quintessential mixture of what is sacred to Europe, and yet there are still surprises to uncover after a lifetime's worth of visits. Immerse yourself in the iconic and order a latte at Café de Flore, the hub of intelligentsia intrigue where the likes of Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre spent hours contemplating the futility of existence – whilst perhaps picking idly at a croissant. Yet you'll be surprised by the patchwork of idiosyncrasies and untold secrets which make a visit to France's capital city such an unforgettable experience, leaving you with memories strong enough to seduce you back time and time again.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE:

Sample Itineraries Cafes and Restaurants When to Go to Paris Travel Costs, Organizing and Budget Getting Around Paris Paris' Nightlife History of Paris The Center of the City The Islands Le Marais The Latin Quarter Saint-Germain-des-Prés The Eiffel Tower The Champs Elysées Opera Garnier to the foot of Montmartre Les Gares & Bastille Paris South Paris West Side Montmartre Paris East Side