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Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis is a region in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, which is precisely located at 9.4 km (5.8 miles) from downtown Paris. Saint-Denis is a former production areas that have undergone large scale urban renewal in 10 years. Besides Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of Saint Denis Basilica and also the location of the monastery in touch. It is also home to the French national stadium, Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

This area now has the Stade de France in the neighborhood where the new business district being built LandyFrance, with two RER stations (on RER line B and D) and possibly some skyscrapers.
And now Saint-Denis is one area that became the tourists. Many tourists come here to enjoy the beauty of the city and its cultural history.


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La Défense

La Défense is a very famous area in Paris even in the world, because it is a big and important business district for the city of Paris, which is the largest and most important in Europe, and even one of the largest business center in the world. The location of this place is centered on the highway that surrounds the commune of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. The district is located in the western axis of Historic Paris (approximately 10 km), which starts at the Louvre in Paris City Centre and across the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe. La Défense is named after the statue of the iconic La Défense de Paris, founded in 1883 to commemorate the soldiers who had defended Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

La Défense French government was inaugurated in 1958, with a 3.5 million m² of offices, which contain mostly high-rise business. Around its Grande Arche and esplanade as high as 100m ("le Parvis"), this district contains some of the tallest buildings in the Paris urban area, with an area of ​​77.5 acres, 72 buildings-and-iron glass including 14 buildings over 150 m, 150 000 workers daily and 3.5 million square meters of office.

So if now you are traveling to Paris, then do not miss to take a walk and relax in this area, because although the central European business, this place is one of the categories including scenic spots in Paris.





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Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter is a region in the 5th and 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, which is precisely located on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. This place is the center of 12th-century education that spans between the Left Bank Place Maubert and the Sorbonne campus. With the establishment of higher education, such as the École Normale Supérieure, ParisTech and the Jussieu university campus make major educational center in Paris.

This place is famous for a peaceful atmosphere and many bistros. It is also well known for theater, art atmosphere, cafes, and boutiques. And now this place has become one of the areas visited by many tourists if you are in Paris.



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