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Paris like all the world's fantastic capitals lives at a fast pace, by day, by night and especially at rush hours. With lots of tourist’s entering whether it be by Eurostar at the Paris Gare de Lyon station, or by plane flying into Paris charles de gaulle airport.
The traditional separation of Paris into Left and Right Bank, between the world of business and the world of culture, is no longer valid. Granted, the Left Bank still groups most of the Universities and the famous Paris arts cafés at Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots) but today the Right Bank also has many addresses closely linked to the arts - as proved by the many events and productions at Bastille, Belleville and Ménilmontant especially.
Paris, world capital of art and culture, gathers some of the most famous museums and monuments in the world.
Not to be missed, The Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay. Visit any of the many others according to your tastes and interests, the Musée Picasso, Musée Rodin, Musée Carnavalet, Musée Marmottan and the Arab Institute are just a few.
Essential Paris monuments: the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe or the Grande Arche de la Défense.
The Paris Ile-de-France Tourist Information Center is located in the Carrousel du Louvre, and invites you to discover the capital of France and its surrounding region - the Ile-de-France, with its beautiful countryside, superb châteaux, river and canal cruises, culinary delights.
Forests surround Paris: Fontainebleau, Compiègne, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which attract Parisians in there thousands every weekend. There are interesting walks and hundreds of little paths where lovers of all ages leisurely walk down leafy avenues and breathe in the freshness of these green retreats from the big city.
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