AttractionsParis France

The following are my favorite sightseeing attractions in Paris:

Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown's thrilling bestseller The Da Vinci Code.

Paris Plage - Visit a beach in the heart of Paris!

Pére Lachaise Cemetery - Makes a nice walk, in the back are very beautiful memorials, some for the Jews killed during WWII others for the French resistance, and has lots of famous people buried there, La Fontaine, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison.

Cimetière du Montparnasse - This is the final resting place to Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Serge Gainsbourg and many others. The cemetery is near the train station of the same name.

Musée d'Orsay - Was once a train station, is smaller than the Louvre, that makes it less overwhelming and you can just about see everything in a day. The Musee d'Orsay and Louvre and are free on the first Sunday of each month(www.musee-orsay.fr).

Sacré Cœur - The view of Paris from here is as good as it gets, also so makes a nice walk as there are some squares that have street painters.

Jardin du Luxembourg and Jardin des Tuileries - Are nice places to have lunch in. Both have an amazing amount of a public chairs that are just asking to be sit in.

Day trips out of Paris

The Brame in Sologne – The Brame is a magical moment in a forest, in this case in the Sologne forest south of Paris. In the Loiret department about one and a half hours from Paris and 15 minutes from Orleans.

Chartres - A touristy yet small town with a very beautiful Cathedral.
Hotels in Chartres
Chateau d'Esclimont
le Grand Monarque

Versailles - Is astonishing and should not be missed. It gives you a first-class example of French architecture and garden layout, and you understand why there was a revolution(www.chateauversailles.fr/).
Both can be easily be gotten to by train from Paris, see the French rail company web site, www.sncf.com.

Restopolitan: Eat great food in Paris and get one free meal for each reservation with Card Restopolitan.

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