5 reasons to visit Paris :

- Culture & events:
Paris is a majestic city, a city of culture, romance, design and fashion. It is also a city on the move, a city of daring. With the opening of new museums, world-class sporting events, festive and popular urban happenings like ‘Nuit Blanche’ and ‘Paris-Plages’, Paris is a capital that never sleeps. Whether you are a newcomer or already familiar with the Paris scene, there is a vast choice awaiting you: over 1,800 classified monuments, 157 museums, 145 theatres and 380 cinemas. Some of the cultural sites of the capital are absolute ‘musts’ and among the most visited monuments in the world.

- Gastronomy:
The world of gastronomy is bubbling over with excitement. In the capital, activity is reaching new heights with celebrated chefs directing starred or prestigious restaurants while at the same time opening Parisian bistros at friendly prices; today’s generation of young chefs are constantly conjuring up new dishes. Some chefs are experimenting with another style of cooking while others are reinventing the art of the sandwich or the pizza! From traditional gastronomy to world flavours, from regional cooking or seafood, at the museum, with a view, Paris has something to delight all gourmets and is a world class gastronomical capital.

- Shopping:
The art of shopping. Destination shopping? Paris, of course! The capital offers something for everyone’s tastes and budgets. Whether you enjoy strolling along famous avenues, around trendy districts and major department stores, or prefer to explore little streets looking for more elusive stores, Paris satisfies the most varied tastes. There is a great diversity of shopping too: gastronomic, well-being, hi-tech or ready-to-wear, footwear and bags, nothing is lacking!

- Night :
From the early evening hours until the dawning of day, Parisian nights are all about pleasurable evenings, crazy clubbing, and original night-time activities. The club scene is a busy one with the latest music, electro or jazz in celebrated venues or at new more cosy addresses. For a night out with friends, the bars of the capital offer the pleasures of a drink in a cosy, arty, popular or trendy atmosphere. Seeing and being seen at hip clubs, dressing up as a rock star or a dandy for an evening, sipping a cocktail in the cafe of a museum or listening to live music at a hotel are some of the new codes of Parisian nights.

- Visits with a difference:
Reinventing the art of discovering Paris. There are hundreds of ways of discovering the capital. Thanks to the latest technology, numerous itineraries around the city can be easily downloaded from the Internet for a self-guided visit. For those who prefer to be accompanied, then professional guides or even the Parisians offer their services to visitors. As for getting around, on foot, on rollers, by taxi-bicycle, on the water … the number of modes of transport will satisfy sporty types as well as those seeking to be transported.