06:47Details are lost of first visits to Paris since there is so much to be overwhelmed by the old world elegance of history all around the streets of Paris. A three-day visit hardly gives enough time to dig deep into the city of Paris, so my focus will remain on two or more subjects […]
08:53The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), is the world’s largest and most visited art museum. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The Louvre Palace is a vast complex of wings and pavilions on four […]
04:13The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, is the most-visited paid monument in the world, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The puddle-iron structure is composed of four immense arched legs, set on masonry piers that curve inward […]
03:31Arc de Triomphe – A unique viewpoint. From the top of the panoramic terrace, your eyes sweep over the whole of Paris. Standing at the western end of the world’s most beautiful avenue Champs-Élysées, at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l’Étoile — the étoile or “star” of the juncture formed […]
02:01Centre Pompidou, an icon of 20TH-CENTURY architecture opened 2 February 1977, becoming one of the most popular cultural venues in the world. It was a truly pioneering building for its time, an heir to the great iron buildings of the Industrial Age. In many ways futuristic, the Centre Pompidou in Paris is heir to the architectural utopias […]
Citadines Les Halles Paris is located in Paris beside the Forum des Halles and 550 yards from the Pompidou Centre. Apartments at Citadines Les Halles Paris are equipped with a telephone and flat-screen TV, private bathroom with bathtub and an equipped kitchen with a microwave, dishwasher and fridge. A buffet breakfast is served daily at […]
10:32The most visited cemetery in the world Père Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetière du Père-Lachaise) is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris. Père Lachaise Cemetery was opened on 21 May 1804. Napoleon, who had been proclaimed Emperor by the Senate three days earlier, had declared during the Consulate that “Every citizen has the right […]
04:09Lille is the largest city in French Flanders, situated on the Deûle River, near France‘s border with Belgium. The name Lille comes from insula or Isla, i.e., “the island” since the area was at one time marshy. This name was used for the castle of the Counts of Flanders, built on dry land in the […]
Seamless city centre to city centre travel, this is the most convenient way to travel to the continent to nearby Paris, Lille, Brussels and soon a direct link to Amsterdam Central from the heart of London. With speeds up to 334.7km/h ( 208mph), the Eurostar train from London to Paris/Brussels/Lille takes you under the English […]
Finding the Best Western Premier Why Hotel in Lille is an easy walk from any of the train stations, the facade already hints you are about to get into something unusual about a standard hotel, something it definitely is not. The lobby and entrance is to boast about, it has a restaurant on the main floor and outdoor terrace, a […]
09:56The capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, rich with royal palaces, abbeys and cathedrals. Paris is a major influence in politics, fashion, business, arts and science and boasts over 30 million foreign visitors per year. With such a large area to cover its best to plan your trip to Paris, though you […]
London gets knocked off the top spot in figures released from Euromonitor International Top City Destinations Ranking, covering 100 of the world’s leading and most dynamic cities in terms of international tourist arrivals. After recording a decline in 2009, international arrivals to countries regained growth in 2010. Star performers in 2010 were emerging city […]
A weekend break offers me the insight to discover the true value of a break in Paris and how it compares to London in 2010. There was a time when Paris was the clear winner as the most visited city in the world, but over the last four years, its has lost the title to London which […]
Hotel Eiffel Segur is set in Paris’ chic 15th arrondissement, just 0.6 miles from Champ de Mars and the Eiffel Tower. The hotel is 263 yard from Cambronne Metro Station and offers free Wi-Fi internet access. The air-conditioned guest rooms at Hotel Eiffel Segur include a flat-screen TV and a telephone. They each feature […]
05:50Described as an “eagle’s nest” because of its location overlooking a high cliff located 427m above sea level on the French Mediterranean. Highly recommended, Èze is a medieval village with its narrow lanes at the top of a hill overlooking the sea. Èze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south-eastern France, not […]
La Villa Nice Victor Hugo – previously known as Nouvel Hotel – built in Belle Epoque style, this two-star hotel is centrally located and good value, at least at the time when I visited. Ideally located on Victor Hugo Boulevard, Hotel La Villa Nice Victor Hugo is right in the centre of Nice, a 15-minute […]