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  • Gai Paris! The largest and greatest city in all of France is also the country's capital.

  • The comfortable style, the gorgeous wide boulevards, the art and culture and history of this great

  • city and its people all culminate in the Parisian's love of life - La joie de vivre! (the joy of living)

  • Paris is built on the banks of the River Seine and is one of the world's great cities. Wherever

  • you look there is action and movement, of people hurrying here and there. But behind

  • the hustle and bustle you will find that Parisians live life to the full and enjoy every moment.

  • It is this love of life that is expressed in the cafes and restaurants, the buildings

  • and monuments, and the culture and arts.

  • The Champs Elysees is arguably the most beautiful avenue in all the world and captures everything

  • that is Paris. A beautiful cobbled boulevard, roadside cafes, top class stores. It is the

  • Paris from the movies. With the Arc de Triumph at one end and the Place De La Concorde at

  • the other, the Champs Elysees is the heart of Paris.

  • Located in the heart of the city right beside the Seine, the Eiffel Tower is the tiara of

  • Paris.

  • Beautiful during the day, the Tower sparkles like a jewel at night.

  • The Louvre is the most famous art gallery in the world. The ultra modern pyramid in

  • the Cour Napoleon blends unusually well with the ornate design of the original buildings.

  • Located on the Ile de la Cite, le Notre Dame de Paris is the grand cathedral of Paris.

  • The power of the ornate Gothic architecture and incredible flying buttresses veils the

  • serenity of the cathedral's interior.

  • All around the grounds, you will find people celebrating life and enjoying the moment.

  • Paris is the city of light - and the city of love. Embrace Paris for only a moment

  • and she will embrace you for life!

Gai Paris! The largest and greatest city in all of France is also the country's capital.

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