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Paris - City of Heaven on Earth

Paris - City of Heaven on Earth. Paris is the capital of France, and there is no city that does not recognize this one. Paris is like a giant museum, because here there is the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge and The Cathedral of Notre Dame, Louvre, Arc de Triomphe. The town is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the region Île-de-France is known as the City Fashion / Fashion. Therefore, Paris is now the city's most popular tourist destination in the world, with 30 million foreign visitors per year.
And now Paris is also claimed as one of the cities with the best architecture in the world.
What are you waiting, I suggest you immediately with the family to come and vacation in the city on this one, because you will get a city paradise.

Monet's Garden

Monet's Garden is a garden or park is very famous. This beautiful garden is connected to the village of Giverny. A village located 80 km (50 miles) from Paris, west and slightly north, in the old province of Normandy. And this village also has a major attraction is the Museum Impressionism.
Monet's garden has a variety of beautiful flowers and colorful, and also a pool which made the atmosphere calm and peaceful. And this place has become a popular tourist attraction, especially in summer when the flowers are blooming. So that the tourists will be very comfortable to linger in this garden, because they feel comfortable and quiet with no atmosphere.

Saint Barthélemy or St Barts

Saint Barthélemy or St Barts is one of the most famous tourist destinations in natural beauty and its beaches, so it attracts about 200,000 visitors each year. And there was news stating that the tourist attractions including St. Barts for upper class people, regarded as a playground or a winter haven for the rich and famous. High tourism New Year's Eve, with celebrities and rich people gathered on the island on cruise ships up to 550 ft. long for this event.

The island is located 35 km south of Sint Maarten / St Martin, and north of St. Kitts is a volcanic island is completely surrounded by shallow reefs, and has an area of 21 km ² with a population 8823 in 2008.

Bora Bora

Bora Bora is a small island that has a very beautiful beach and famous, so that could be categorized as one of the best beaches in the world. The island is located into the French zone in the Pacific Ocean, to be precise about 230 kilometers (140 miles) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and barrier reef. In the middle of the island are the remnants of a volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 meters (2385 feet).

Now the island is a tourist destination of local and foreign tourists. Many activities can we do here, like one of them is snorkeling and scuba diving in the lagoon around Bora Bora, which became one of the popular activities.
And the main tourist attractions are well known for its aqua-centric luxury resort. So the last few years several resorts have been built on the motu (small islands) surrounding the lagoon.
Also tourists can come here to visit the places where the rest of World War II first.

Millau Bridge

Millau bridge is a bridge which crossed the wires bersanggahkan Tarn River valley near Millau in southern France. This bridge is a bridge "vehicular" highest in the world, with milestones peak at 341 meters (1118 feet), slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower and only 40 m (132 feet) shorter than the Empire State Building.

Millau bridge designed by French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux was officially opened on December 14, 2004 and opened to traffic on December 16, 2004. With a construction cost of approximately € 400 million. And the bridge is receiving Award 2006 IABSE Outstanding Structure.

Musée du Louvre / Louvre Museum

Musée du Louvre / Louvre Museum is one of the largest art museums in the world, and most visited. Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistoric times until the 19th century exhibited over an area of 60,600 square meters (652,300 square feet). Here you will find paintings of Mona Lisa (in Paris called "la joconde"), or may be interested in the book "The da Vinci Code".

The building is used as this is the palace of the Louvre museum (Palais de Louvre) which was built in 1190 and has become the stage of completion as the building looks today in 1870. And the museum was first opened on August 10, 1793 with 537 paintings exhibition. In 2008, the collection was divided among eight curatorial departments: Antiquities of Egypt, the Near Eastern Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art: Sculpture, Decorative Arts, Paintings, Prints and Pictures.

To be able to enjoy the museum is exhibiting more than 35,000 art objects from the prehistoric period until the 19th century, you should come around at 09.00, with pay 9 euros then you will be able to immediately enjoy the beauty of this museum.

Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde is one of the main town square in Paris, France. With an area of 8.64 hectares (21.35 acres) makes it as the largest square in Paris. This place is also making it as one of the sights in Paris.

Built in 1755, with the characteristic of this place is a monument and fountain. The name of this resort itself changed several times. Starting from the "Place Louis XV", "Place de la Révolution," and last "Place de la Concorde" as a symbol of reconciliation.

Champs-Élysées

Champs-Élysées is a broad avenue in the French capital, Paris. Being one of the elite in the Paris region are used as tourist attractions, is one of the most famous streets and beautiful in the world, and with a rental of $ 1.25 million per year for the field area of 1.000 square-foot shopping center (100 m²). Here we will menemkan theaters, fancy cafes, and shops in particular (specialty shop) that luxury.

With the influx of chain stores of the world in recent years have changed the original character of this avenue, therefore the first step to reduce this change, the City of Paris decided in 2007 to ban chain stores of the world to open branch in this avenue.

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, and became one of the places you should visit when in Paris. This building resembles a large gate, and was built by Napoleon in 1806 as a symbol of French victory.

Arc de Triomphe standing in the middle of Place Charles de Gaulle at the western end of Champs-Élysées. There is a small arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. Arc de Triomphe honor those who fought and died for France in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all the French victories and generals are listed on the surfaces inside and outside. Under the dome lies the Tomb of Unknown Soldier from World War I.

This monument stands 50 meters (164 feet) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 feet) deep. Large dome is 29.19 m (95.8 feet) high and 14.62 m (48.0 feet) wide. Small dome is 18.68 m (61.3 feet) high and 8.44 m (27.7 feet) wide.

The Catacombs

The Catacombs of Paris or Catacombes de Paris is the underground ossuary in Paris, France. Located at the south gate of the former city, ossuary holding the remains of about 6 million people and fill the renovated section of the caves and tunnels that are remnants of a stone quarry Paris.

Sure makes the atmosphere more scary. Most of the bones and the skull is derived from the Roman era, but there also comes from the citizens of Paris in the 19th century. Most of those who died in this place death is not natural. Most appropriate to visit this region is alone, without taking part in the group. Of course the effect will be more sinister.

Opened in the late 18th century, the underground burial into a tourist attraction on a small scale from the early 19th century, and has been open to the public on a regular basis from 1867. Following incidents of vandalism, they are closed to the public in September 2009 and reopened December 19 that same year.

Paris

Paris is the capital of France. Located on the river Seine, in northern France, in the heart of the region Île-de-France (also known as "Paris Region"). City of Paris on administrative boundaries (unchanged since 1860) has a population of 2,167,994 inhabitants (January 2006). Paris Unité urbaine (or urban area) extends well beyond the administrative city limits and has an estimated population of 9.93 million (2005). Paris aire urbaine (or metropolitan area) has a population of nearly 12 million people, and is one of the densest metropolitan areas in Europe.

Paris today become one of the leading business and cultural center in the world, and the mixture of politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and art, all contribute to its status as one of the world's largest global cities.

Paris is also the city's most popular tourist destination in the world, with 30 million foreign visitors per year. There are a number of famous land mark among its many attractions, along with famous institutions and popular parks in the world.
And the most preferred activities while in town this fashion is nothing but shopping, dining and exploring the various museums.