Paris at a Glance

Paris is not only the capital city of France, but also the capital city of world's mode and fashion. One of the world's leading business and cultural centres, this city is located along the River Seine at the heart of the Île-de-France region. If you want to visit this remarkable city, there are many hotels in Paris city centre with swimming pool to book. According to a survey which was conducted in 2010, Paris is the most expensive city to live in the world, but its status as one of the world's major global cities is remain unchanged.

As one of the most popular tourist destination in the world, this city is visited by 45 million tourists annually, more than half of them are foreign visitors. There are many landmarks, international organizations and popular parks worth to visit while you're in Paris. UNESCO, OECD and ICC are some institutions which can be found in this city.

Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower are three of the most famous landmarks in Paris. Actually, the Eiffel Tower was built temporarily for the 1889 Universal Exposition, but it was never ruined and became the main symbol of Paris. The tower has visited by more than 200 million people since its opening. Another must to visit place is Musée du Louvre which is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. The museum is visited by more than 8 million visitors annually, the most visited art museum in the world. Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci is one of many reasons why this museum is worth to visit.

If you visit this city with your family, then Disneyland Paris is the best place to visit. In 2007 alone, it was visited by 14.5 million visitors, not only for visitors to Paris but for visitors to the rest of Europe as well.