Exploring Paris: A Report on Tourist Attractions and Travel Options

This report explores the various aspects of a holiday in Paris, France, a major European city renowned for its fashion, art, culture, and gastronomy. It highlights key landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, Disneyland Park, the Palace of Versailles, and Mont Saint Michel, emphasizing their significance and appeal to tourists. The report also discusses the modes of transportation available within Paris, including trains, subways, and buses, and mentions the preference of some travelers to explore the city on foot. Furthermore, the report references several academic sources to support its information, providing a comprehensive overview of the city as a tourist destination and its attractions.

Holiday in Paris
France

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Paris, capital of France which is a major European city and is well known for its fashion,
art, culture and gastronomy & have total area of around 105 sq. km and approx population of
around 2,206,488. It is a well known fashion hub across the whole wide world and is considered
as one of the most popular city in Europe. There are various landmarks which make the place
more beautiful and attractive (Helander, Wansink and Chieh, 2016). Apart from all this, it has
been said that Paris is one of the most expensive place on a par with Hong Kong and Singapore.
Individuals have to pay huge amount of money in order to travel or experience the beauty of
Paris, as it comes under one of the most expensive country across the world. If an individual plan
its holiday in Paris, France there are various architectural landmarks and museums. One of the
most mesmerising and world famous landmark in Paris is Eiffel Tower. It is the tower which is
around 324 meter tall and is considered as one of the tallest structure within Paris. Eiffel Tower
has three levels for its visitors where in first and second level there is a restaurant. Visitors can
choose from stairs and lift according to their requirements in order to climb the tower. Apart
from Eiffel Tower, The Louvre is considered as one of the most visited art museum across the
world which is located in Paris, France. It is a historic building which is a well known royal
palace with around 210,000 sq meter area where 60,600 is for exhibitions purpose (Seraphin,
2017).
Furthermore, there are some places for children in Paris. There is a theme based park
which is popularly known as Disneyland Park, opened in the year 1992. It was designed & built
by Walt Disney Imagineering similar to the theme park located in California and Florida. It
includes 2 theme parks, various resort hotels, shopping, golf course, Disney Nature Resorts,
dining as well as entertainment complex. There is a place which is known as Palace of
Versailles which is more than a royal residence (Clout, 2016). It is well known for its formal
French garden which includes charming mountains, decorative pools, perfectly trimmed
shrubbery. There was a famous Hall of Mirrors where courtiers mainly wait for audiences with
the king. It is the palace which is considered as the symbol of power and set standard for princely
courts in Europe. There is a beautiful and most striking landmarks in Paris known as Mont Saint
Michel. This “Pyramid of the Seas” is a spiritual sight, based on a rocky islet and is surrounded
by bastions and walls. It has been said that at the time of high tide, it is considered as an island
but on the low tide, it becomes possible to walk on the sand for people. It is the place which was

built in 11th century, as the Abbey Church is considered as an essential pilgrimage destination
(15 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in France, 2019).
It is one of the most beautiful as well as expensive place across the whole wide world.
Along with this, it has also been identified that people would love to go there with their family,
friends and loved ones to gain experience and witness the mesmerising views of Paris, France.
On the other hand, if we talked about travelling within Paris, France there are various types of
modes used by travellers. These modes consist of train, subway and bus used by large number of
people who goes to Paris, France. By travelling through bus an individual will be able to witness
lot of beautiful views, monuments and places. In addition to this, it has been examined that most
of the youngsters prefer travelling by their own without using any mode of transportation, as it
assist them in order to explore new place. By travelling in Paris, I want to experience
mesmerising views along with this main aim behind visiting France is to explore new, unique
and unidentified places. By travelling at such places, individual will be able to change their
entire mood and can work with more efficiently and will be able to produce positive results
within time frame.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Helander, E. E., Wansink, B. and Chieh, A., 2016. Weight gain over the holidays in three
countries. New England Journal of Medicine, 375(12), pp.1200-1202.
Seraphin, H., 2017. Terrorism and tourism in France: the limitations of dark tourism. Worldwide
Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 9(2), pp.187-195.
Clout, H. D., 2016. The Geography of Post–War France: A Social and Economic Approach.
Elsevier.
Online:
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