One of the best ways to appreciate the romantic style of Paris is to climb the Eiffel Tower when the sky is low. The sunset reflects the sunset glow and waits for the night view of Paris with alternating stars. This is the quiet beauty of Paris. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1886 for the subsequent 1889 World Expo. At that time, the architect Eiffel once boasted: For the glory of modern science and French industry, I want to build a building as grand as the Arc de Triomphe! Therefore, the Empire State Building in New York remained the tallest building in the world for 45 years from 1887 to 193 1, and it is still the most famous landmark in Paris, with tower souvenirs everywhere. The Eiffel Tower is 320 meters high. The most famous architectural design is the symmetrical reinforcement design to prevent strong winds, which has both practical and aesthetic considerations. The Eiffel Tower is divided into three floors, and the fees are different according to the destination floors of tourists. On the second floor, look around the scenery in Paris. At this time, the height should not be too high, and the main landmarks can be clearly identified. However, there are still many tourists who want to continue to attack the top. It is best to join the queue waiting for the elevator first, and enjoy the scenery while waiting in line, so as not to waste time. It is common to queue up for 1 or 2 hours in tourist season. After taking the express elevator to the 274-meter-high top floor, you can enjoy the scenery of Paris slowly, and you can see 72 kilometers away when you have a good view during the day. The best suggestion is to go at dusk, where you can enjoy different scenery during the day and at night, especially the brightly lit direction of the Arc de Triomphe, which makes people unable to move their eyes a little. The tower was built in 1886 and completed two years later, with a height of 2 12.27 meters. Later, it was added with a 20-meter TV antenna, making it the tallest building in Paris. According to the map of Paris subway, if you want to get close to this tower, you should get off at Champ De Mars Tour Eiffel.
But as far as the scenery is concerned, it is better to get off at Trocadero, because as soon as you get out of the subway station, you will find the Eiffel Tower on the other side of the Seine River. From a distance, the ugliness of the tower has turned into beauty.
Introduction of French tourist attractions: Champs Elysé es
17th century, since Le Nott, a landscape painter of Versailles Castle, planted a row of trees on the extension lines of 1640 Louvre and Tuileries Palace, the Champs Elysé es is just a long corridor in the center of an urbanized area. Its present outline (before it was called the "Star of the Summer Palace") was formed at 1724, which extended the view of Thuille Garden. Half a century later, its western part extended to the Seine River through the current la Grande Armé Street in Paris and Charles de Gaulle Street in Neuilly, but it was not long before Généraux wall in Fermier redefined it as a star square. Since 1828, the Paris municipal government has renovated it and built the earliest sidewalk. 1838, the architect Jacques Hittorff planned the Champs Elysé es (including street lamps still preserved today) (the garden was planned by Jean-Charles Alphand during the reign of Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte).
From 65438 to 0994, the Champs Elysé es was renovated with a huge investment (250 million francs). The main participants are Bernard Hutt (urban planning expert), Jean-Michel wilmot and norman foster (road and public facilities designer).
The Champs Elysé es is located in the eighth district of Paris, in the northwest of the city. It started in Place de la Concorde, where there is an obelisk. The street extends from east to west1915m. The first half is relatively flat, and then uphill to Charles de Gaulle Square (formerly known as the Plaza of Stars, located at the top of the highland where Xia Yue Palace is located). The Arc de Triomphe stands in the center of the square.
Her straight street allows us to see far away places: the Louvre and its pyramids, the small Arc de Triomphe, the Tuileries Garden, the obelisk, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Dionysus Arch on the outskirts of Paris. This is the historical axis of western Paris.
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In its heyday, there were many luxury shops and performance places (cinemas, Lido, Champs Elysé es Theatre), as well as many famous cafes and restaurants (Fouquet).
French tourist attractions: Seine River
Seine River originates from Le Lang Plateau (elevation 47 1 m), with a total length of 776 kilometers. The Paris Basin through which it flows is the most fertile agricultural area in France. Paris was gradually developed on the island of Seine and its two banks. The Seine River plays a special role in the formation, development, water transport, industry, life and even scenery of Paris. The Seine meanders 370 kilometers west from below Paris and flows into the English Channel. The river is more than 200 meters wide and 3 meters deep. The flow rate is stable, and it is navigable all the year round and unimpeded. General ships and tugboats can be traced back to Paris, making Paris the third largest French port after Marseille and le havre.
Introduction of main tourist attractions in France: Louvre
This world-famous art hall was built at the end of 12, when it was used for defensive purposes. Later, after a series of expansion and repair, it gradually became a magnificent palace. From the16th century, Francois I began to collect various works of art on a large scale, and later emperors continued this tradition and enriched the collection of the Louvre. Today, the museum has collected 400,000 works of art, including sculptures, paintings, arts and crafts, ancient orient, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome. 198 1 year, the French government carried out a large-scale renovation of this exquisite building, and the Louvre has since become a professional museum. It is worth mentioning that there is a transparent pyramid building at the entrance of the Louvre, and its designer is the famous Chinese American architect I.M. Pei.
At present, the Louvre has become one of the three largest museums in the world, and its art collections are rich in variety and high in taste. Among them, the most important three treasures of the town palace are well known to the world: Venus, the Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci and the goddess of victory of Samotra. Other famous works include The Shower in Di Anna, The Clown Actor, The Coronation of Napoleon I, The God of Freedom Directs the People, The Girl with Ribbon, etc.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame de Paris was founded in 1 163, and it took 400 years before and after its completion. It is a representative of the Gothic church, which is quite exquisite, especially the reliefs on the three big arches at the main entrance, with more than a thousand characters and very meticulous. The interior decoration of Notre Dame de Paris is rigorous and solemn, but the design of stained glass windows is the most attractive, some of which are oblong and rectangular, but one of them is the roundest, with a diameter of nine meters, commonly known as "rose glass window". During World War II, the Parisians were afraid that the Germans would take it away, so they took it down and hid it. Notre Dame de Paris has experienced many weathering, war and destruction since its completion, and now it has been rebuilt several times. But its legend is almost equal to Paris's reputation, and Hugo's "The Humpback of Notre Dame de Paris" is based on this. Everyone loves reading popular novels, and even Disney has adapted it into a cartoon, drawing the flying crib and monster exit of Notre Dame to life.
French tourist attractions: Arc de Triomphe
There is not only a Arc de Triomphe in Paris, but the most spectacular and famous one is the one in the center of Charles de Gaulle Square. 1805 65438+On February 2nd, Napoleon defeated the allied forces of Austria and Russia in the battle of Ostritz. 12 In February, Napoleon ordered the construction of the Arc de Triomphe to show off his military achievements. In August of the same year, ground was broken according to the design of the famous architect Shagelan. However, the construction was intermittent, and it took a full 30 years to hold the inauguration ceremony on July 29th, 1836. The Arc de Triomphe is 48.8 meters high, 44.5 meters wide and 22 meters thick, and the width of the middle arch is 14.6 meters. There are doors around the Arc de Triomphe, in which are engraved the names of 286 generals who followed Napoleon's expedition, and the French war history from 1792 to1865,438+05. One of the most famous is the "1792 Volunteer Expedition" (also known as "Masai") designed and carved by the famous sculptor Luther.
On the arch of the Arc de Triomphe, you can take the elevator or climb the stone ladder, with 273 steps. At the first stop, there is a small history museum with pictures introducing the history of the Arc de Triomphe. In addition, there are two film screening rooms with explanations in English and French, which specially show some information films reflecting the historical changes of Paris. Going up again, you can reach the top platform of the Arc de Triomphe, from which you can have a bird's eye view of Paris. Directly below the Arc de Triomphe is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which was built in June1920+065438+1October1. The tomb is flat, and the red epitaph is embedded on the ground: "Rest here for the country.
It is said that the unknown soldier who died in World War I is buried in the tomb. He represented 6.5438+0.5 million French officers and men who died in the Great War. There is an ever-burning lamp in front of the tomb, and a ceremony to fan the fire is held on time every night. Now, every July 14, when France celebrates its National Day, the French President passes through the Arc de Triomphe. On the last day of the French President's resignation, he will come here to present a bunch of flowers to the Tomb of the Unknown Boxing. It is said that there is another strange thing about this Arc de Triomphe, that is, whenever the evening of Napoleon's anniversary comes, a sunset will be reflected in the arch circle of the Arc de Triomphe from the Garden Avenue on the Champs Elysé es to the west.
A famous tourist attraction in France: Place de la Concorde.
Place de la Concorde was built in 1757. 1763, it was named "Louis XV Square", and there was a statue of Louis XV riding in the center of the square. During the Great Revolution, it was called "Revolutionary Square", and 1795 was renamed "Concorde Square". Later, it was renovated by architect Hitofer for 4 years, and finally finalized at 1840. The square is octagonal, and the 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk stands proudly in the center, which was presented to Charles V by the Governor of Egypt. The obelisk is 23 meters high and weighs 230 tons. The tower is carved from a whole piece of pink granite with Egyptian hieroglyphics engraved on it. The main content is to praise the great achievements of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II. The cornerstone of the obelisk records the difficult process of transporting it here and erecting it.
There are eight statues around the square, symbolizing the eight major cities in France. There are also flower beds, fountains and parade platforms, which are now places for Parisians to rest and visit. In the northeast is the Opera House, a luxurious building built by Napoleon in the third period.
French tourism: quiet and beautiful, Paris lifestyle
Some cities will remind people of romantic love feelings; Some cities are famous for their architecture; Residents in some cities are hospitable; Some cities have a strong cultural atmosphere ... and Paris covers all these characteristics.
18 and 13 districts are attractive because of their ethnic diversity and numerous downtown areas. In short, all the blocks in Paris are waiting for you to discover or walk; Or jump on the bus; You can also ride a bike or simply put on skates, and you can find a different beautiful Paris.
On the weekend morning, when the group members were still asleep, I had already set foot on the Champs Elysé es, which had just rained, like nobody's business. Through the uniform trees on both sides of the street, international first-line brand stores stand shoulder to shoulder, because the store doors are closed on rest days, which is both publicity and low-key. Sporadic cafes have open-air seats. The smell of coffee is rising, and walking in the street is like walking alone.
The buildings facing the street are all the same beige color, and the uniform and neat appearance is like a fairy tale world. No one disturbed, quiet and beautiful.
I walked cheerfully, but I wanted more. I went back and savored it again. The pace of life in Paris is so slow, but it does not lose quality.
Understanding Paris from Food
In order to be familiar with a place and local culture, it is undoubtedly a good choice to start with cooking. Therefore, gourmets will be attracted by the food tour in Paris.
What could be more delicious and tempting than dessert and chocolate? Lovers can go to Saint-Germain Depe and taste the latest desserts brought by top dessert chefs at Picasso Chocolate Shop or Bojus Bakery.
Visitors who like specialty foods and snacks can go to ancient cities and traditional pubs to find them. For example, from Concorde Square to Madeleine Square, you can taste foie gras, truffles and cheese. Walking from Invalides to Eiffel Tower, you can taste the famous snacks in Paris and Sava County.
Tasting top French wines is an essential part of visiting Paris. You can stay in the bright and airy "wine house" in the center of Paris. Or in Louis XV's wine cellar; Under the Eiffel Tower, on the wine pier on the Seine-Marne River; Or spend a leisurely time on a champagne cruise on the Seine-Marne River.
Visit the perfume museum
France has the best reference standard in the perfume industry, while Paris is a famous perfume manufacturing city, including the "Guerlain House". Guerlain has been a pioneer in perfume manufacturing since 1828, and it also represents the legend of a family business in Paris and a cultural heritage, because the five generations of perfume shopkeepers in Guerlain have prepared more than 600 kinds of perfumes, including the famous "Charade", "Parure", "Samsara" and "Shalimar".
The most famous perfume shop is naturally the "Guerlain House" on the Champs Elysé es. "Guerlain House" holds a course called "Exploration and Discovery" for the public once a month: take you to visit the perfume world and mix private perfumes.
In addition, if tourists are particularly interested in Parisian perfume, Frago Nader Perfume Factory, Molinar Perfume Factory and the Fifth Sense are also several classic places. You can not only walk into the factory, but also make a perfume, play a smell game, visit the perfume museum and start a fragrance tour.
There are four good places to buy perfume: big brand stores, large department stores, cosmetics chain stores and duty-free shops. These four types of perfume shops are located in the intricate streets of Paris.
Stay in the house and rent it.
Paris has landmark buildings like the Eiffel Tower, "beautiful and chic" neighborhoods like Saint-Germain Depreux, "civilian" neighborhoods like Montmartre Heights, shopping fun and museums to visit, but these are not enough to sum up Paris.
Accommodation and renting can help you blend into a typical world and unique atmosphere: the17th century historical mansion in Malai District, the barge near the Ossetian Museum, the romantic suite in the center of the Latin district on the left bank, and the artist's studio in the north of the right bank ... Choosing a residence is one of the ways to get to know Paris and Parisians.
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Shopping in Paris, the 8 th, 7 th and 1 districts are all good places to go. The fifth and sixth districts are no longer the exclusive world of college students-now, the streets there are full of windows of famous French brands and fashion designers. From the Bastille to Malai, along the 1 1 area, boutiques, fashionable cafes and restaurants in the 4th and 3rd districts have formed a new landscape.
In the flea market near Saint Vincent in the north of Paris, there are savvy second-hand dealers and very professional antique dealers who sell clothes and various items. This flea market is famous for its long history, numerous stalls and numerous tourists. In addition, the flea market in Wangwumen is also famous.
Travel tips
currency conversion
All banking institutions and post offices can exchange money, and exchange points can be found near large shopping malls, stations, airports and tourist places.
Museum pass
Visitors can buy museum passes at tourist information consultation points or major subway stations. With this pass, you can visit more than 70 museums and places of interest in the urban and suburban areas of Paris in a limited time. One-day ticket 18 Euro, two-day ticket 30 Euro, three-day ticket 36 Euro, four-day ticket 45 Euro, five-day ticket 54 Euro and six-day ticket 60 Euro. However, the first Sunday of each month is a free open day for museums, and most museums are closed on Tuesdays. If the use period of the pass includes these days, it should be carefully planned.
Roaming guide
Paris is centered on Xidi Island, and there are 20 districts arranged in a clockwise spiral. Knowing which district it is, it is easy to judge the general orientation.
1 to Zone 4: Located on the north bank of the Seine River, it is the area with the most concentrated places of interest and museums. The Louvre, Notre Dame de Paris and Pompidou National Center for Culture and Art are all in these areas.
Zone 5-7: Located on the south bank of the Seine River, there are many famous schools in Zone 5 and Zone 6, which is the region with the strongest cultural and artistic atmosphere. The Eiffel Tower, Orsay Museum and Invalides are all in the seventh district.
Zone 8 and Zone 9: North of the Seine, the Champs Elysé es runs across Zone 8, with high-end fashion shops, high-end restaurants and five-star hotels all over. The adjacent Zone 9 has department stores such as Spring Department Store and Galeries Lafayette, which is the most prosperous area in Paris.
10 to 12: The most famous scenic spot in 12 is the Bastille Square.
13 to 16: Located in the south and west of Paris, there is a Chinatown in 13, with many Chinese restaurants and Southeast Asian restaurants. If you are not used to western food, you can eat in this area.
17 to 20: It is the northern edge of Paris, and the scenic spots are concentrated in 18, including Sacred Heart Church and Moulin Rouge nightclub. □ Wen Letian
France is the most suitable country for women.
Women love France, and everyone says that France is the most suitable country for women to live in.
My friend carolina, everyone likes to call her Carol. She is a typical French girl, born and raised in Paris, with soft blonde hair, cat-like face and tall and slim. She has classes three days a week and works in a media company for the other three days. In her life dictionary, there is only happiness.
Beauty can't treat your appetite badly.
Besides China, the French are probably the people who love food the most in the world. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are the most important moments in daily life.
Every morning at 8 o'clock, Carol will appear in Chatelet, the subway interchange hub. Standing in front of the round table of the bakery "Good Day", like all French people who love sweets, she bought a cup of espresso with croissants as usual. At noon, she must go to the favorite restaurant on the corner to eat, order a prawn salad and add a glass of red wine, which is not sloppy at all; Then I returned to the company with a smile on my face, lit a cigarette in the smoking area, and talked and laughed freely and carefree.
For Carol, food and beauty are indispensable. Although coffee and tobacco are beautiful natural enemies, desserts are the easiest to make people fat, but French women seem to be born to keep fit, no matter how extravagant they eat, they will always have no regrets.
Is a natural shopaholic
Every year, 65438+ 10 and July are the days of national sales in France. Every year, on a designated day, shops all over the country start to offer discounts at the same time, that is, from that day on, France will fall into a month-long intermittent madness.
Carol taught me one thing early in the morning: if you want to buy cheap bags, you should go to Galeries Lafayette the afternoon before the discount starts. There will be counters selling brand-name bags at extremely low prices. The original price of a few hundred euros can be reduced to tens of dollars, which makes people vomit blood. Usually in that afternoon, as soon as the bag is labeled with a discount, it will be robbed by the battle-hardened Paris fashion girl. Carol had a painful experience of missing her favorite handbag because of a moment's hesitation, so she told me seriously: remember, remember.
In France, every girl is a spokesperson for natural beauty and has an unparalleled sense of fashion. Who calls this the center of fashion trends all over the world?
Life is for vacation.
The French people's longing for a holiday is indescribable. This is such an important thing in life, and work is often just to be able to have a better and farther vacation. There are also surprisingly many holidays in France, such as Christmas, Easter and spring break, which last for half a month.
For example, as soon as Carol entered the beginning of the year, she collected countless travel materials from a certain place, arranged her travel schedule for one year in advance, and then eagerly waited for the arrival of the journey. Every time she mentions the upcoming holiday, she can't help laughing and keeps saying to me, "Dear, the holiday will always be happy."
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Product culture
Paris is a city where art and history are intertwined. The streets are bustling, but the alleys have cultural connotations.
Cafe is a beautiful landscape in Paris. French literati have the habit of communicating or writing in cafes. Over the years, countless romantic talents have come and gone in these cafes, such as Wei Erlun, Malamei, Baudelaire, Sartre, Camus, Valerie, Hugo, Balzac and Rousseau. They sing elegance in poetry and taste elegance in coffee.
Pin fashion
Anything related to fashion always says "Paris".
To follow the fashion trend in Paris, of course, you should go to the Champs Elysé es. It is very important that most famous shops here are also open on weekends. There is also the Chatelet section of Li Shifu Street, which is also the gathering area of fashion shops. There is a famous les halles. Of course, if you want to experience the impact of the most upscale brands here, you must go to the Opera House, where the products are dazzling.
Taste wine
French people like to drink and drink authentic French wine.
The process of ordering wine in a French restaurant is very interesting: when delivering wine, the waiter will politely turn the bottle to the trademark side for you to see, then carefully open the bottle cap, pour a little into a special cup, and then it's up to the guests. Usually, first take the glass, shake it, smell the fragrance, look at the color of the wine, and then take a sip. Until you nod, the waiter will put the wine on the table with a smile.
Traffic in French Prose —— A Travel Guide to France
Traveling in France, the subway is undoubtedly the best means of transportation! Depending on the length of your stay there, you can choose to buy a ticket for the same day or a pass valid for three days or more. The network extending in all directions makes it very convenient for you to go anywhere you want; However, for tourists, that complex pier will make you dizzy. Many people have probably had similar experiences when they first arrived in Paris. When they arrive at the subway station, they can't change, let alone change trains. There is a trick: every hotel in Paris should have a city map with the names of all subway stations on it. Find your location first, then find the place you want to go, and find the corresponding station or transfer station according to the subway line between you. Of course, you should count the general platforms and remember your destination. Another option is to walk; French gardens are very famous, and the greening is particularly beautiful, which can be described as pleasing to the eye! Holding your lover's hand, strolling along the Champs Elysé es, the banks of the Seine, and even some unknown alleys ... that romantic feeling is hard to express in words.