Paris is the capital of France and the most popular tourist destination in the world. In fact, more than 30 million foreign tourists choose this city to visit it. Located in the north of the nation, it has a population of 2,153,600 inhabitants.
Considered the most beautiful and glamorous city in the world, it is the one with the largest number of monuments in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most famous and representative of them all. In addition, it is an important economic center and one of the capitals of fashion , science and the arts.
Eiffel Tower
The climate is semi-continentalized oceanic since it is located far from the coast, far from the Mediterranean. Rainfall is usually abundant (not as much as in London obviously), with an average of 636 mm per year. They are distributed equally throughout the four seasons of the year.
When it comes to temperatures, they are quite mild throughout the year. In summer it can sometimes exceed 30ºC and sometimes also 35ºC. Storms are very frequent in this season.
Winter can be quite cold with average temperatures of 5ºC. The rains usually predominate over the snowfalls.
Lastly, spring and fall are mild and leave plenty of rainy days.
The great Ferris wheel of Paris
Paris is one of the main engines of the old continent. Almost half of the country’s GDP comes from the business sector and financial services . In addition, the city is one of the main manufacturing powers in Europe thanks to the large size of its economy and its central location in Europe.
Louvre Museum
Getting around Paris is a real joy thanks to the brilliant public transport network that operates in the city. The roads are kept in very good condition, the subway and commuter trains are connected and there are many bus routes to get around the city at low cost. As if that were not enough, the city has two of the most important airports in the world: Charles de Gaulle Airport (the second largest in Europe and located northeast of the city) and Paris-Orly Airport.
Arch of Triumph
Culture and art emanate from the streets of Paris. This city has seen the birth of great figures such as René Descartes, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, Alexandre Dumas Jr., Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Renoir, Louis Malle or Henri Cartier Bresson. In addition, artistic movements such as Surrealism , Fauvism or Expressionism were created there, which are perfectly reflected in museums such as the Louvre.
Moulin rouge
Paris is also a very cosmopolitan city. White French coexist with black French. One fact proves it: half of those under 15 years of age who reside in Paris have foreign ancestry. Most are from the Maghreb and other French colonies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Places of interest that you cannot miss
– Disney Land Paris
– Eiffel Tower
– Montmartre neighborhood
– Louvre Museum
– Notre Dame Cathedral
– Palace of Versailles
– Arch of Triumph
– Catacombs
– Stade Saint-Denis
– Rodin Museum
– Sainte Chapelle
– Vosges Square
– Grévin Museum
– Paris Cabaret
– Church of the Madeleine
– Bastille
– National Library of France
– Bridge of l’Alma
– Igor Stravinsky Square
– Basilica St. Denis
– Bourdelle Museum
– Avenue of the fields elisios
– Moulin Rouge
– The great Ferris wheel of Paris
Stade Saint-Denis