The tourist relevance or reputation of Paris
needs no argumentation, since the city in itself is the mark of excellence in terms of tourist performances. Paris is dubbed so many ways, its appellations ranging from the City of Light to the Capital of Fashion, but it's neither a truism, nor an overstatement to consider that Paris is, indeed, the one city which dictates the standards in fashion, art, cuisine, culture, design.
A trip to Paris may prove to be a truly life-changing experience, or at least one which, most certainly, will leave traces in the memory of the tourist. But besides being the spearhead in sundry modern and contemporary fields, Paris is a place where history is instantiated in its entire greatness by various landmarks which substantiate the glorious past of the city.
Even if the beginnings of Paris show the place as a Celtic-Roman settlement of no great importance, Paris has made its way through time as being one of the few cities from which history is decided, even if during certain ages Paris faced the real threat of being dominated or even occupied by, say, Englishmen, Russians, or Germans. What history teaches us about Paris is that the city has managed to be an impressive presence and both in its conquests and in its losses.
Given the fact that Paris welcomes several tens of millions of tourists a year, the city is fully “equipped” with whatever is necessary to adequately receive them. Thus, accommodation solutions can be identified without too many difficulties, but one should know that accommodation services are priced depending on the season – meaning that in spring and summer tourists should expect to pay more for an identical service – and on the location of the establishment as compared to the position of the main attractions and objectives.
Again, depending on the location, restaurants practice different prices for the same type of products and services. Moreover, even low rated establishments use the same policy, so tourists complaining about the low quality, but pricy, food in Paris are not few. The mark of the Parisian restaurants picture is that the city has the second greatest number of Michelin rated establishments in the world (next to Tokyo). The art of cooking in Paris is not necessarily about the local cuisine, but about the daintiness of the way to make a dish beginning with the selection of the freshest ingredients and ending with the presentation of the meal.
Paris is replete with tourist attractions, most of them having a cultural and a historical background. The Chateau de Versailles, which the former home of Louis XIV, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Saint Chapel, the Sacré Coeur, the Pantheon, the Louvre, the Georges Pompidou Center, the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Picasso Musem, the Garnier Opera, and last, but definitely, not the least, the Eiffel Tower – all these contribute to the overall generous offer of tourist attractions of Paris.
Paris hosts two Fashion Weeks, one in spring, the other in October, and these two events confirm the idea of Paris being the capital of fashion. Three major sports events take place in Paris, namely, the Six Nations Rugby Tournament, the Roland Garros French Tennis Open and the Tour de France. The Techno Parade, Rock en Seine, Jazz a la Villette and the World Music Day count as the more musical events of the city. But to really know Paris, besides visiting its objectives, means to get to attend to further manifestations like the Bastille Day, the Open Air Cinema or the White Nights Festival.
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