Top 5 Paris Attractions to visit during your Short Term Vacations
One of the most popular and romantic cities of the world, Paris -the city of lights continues to attract millions of people to its home. No one really knows what attracts the tourists to make their way to the city in droves though there are many who will vouch for its gourmet and fashion, its innumerable bridges over the River Seine, its rich history, wonderful architecture not to mention its heritage best evident in French music, art, movies and culture as their reason for coming to Paris. Several students and business travellers, who too constitute a major chunk of the tourist population would warrant for its excellent education system and work culture as their reason for coming down to the French capital again and again. While one can go on and argue on the reasons responsible for people visiting Paris, one thing is for sure, it is the eternal charm of the city which attracts people to visit the French capital again and again and seek accommodation in the numerous furnished serviced apartments that one can find located in almost all its major arrondisement.
If you are a tourist visiting Paris for the first time and are worried if you have made the right choice, be assured that you have made the right decision. La Ville Lumière (the city of lights) will enchant you with its various offerings and will make you want to come back again and again. The city has so many landmarks and attractions that you will be spoiled for choice wondering what to see and what to do. So, if you have rented a Paris holiday apartment for a short term duration, we would suggest that you extend your stay if you have the time else make it a point to book it or any other short term let for your vacation for we are sure that you too, just like the other innumerable tourists before will also definitely fall in love with Paris.
So, if you are in Paris for a short tour, we would suggest that you make the best of your trip out there. There are many things to do in Paris besides shopping for haute couture, dining in its various Michelin studded restaurants and seeing some of the city’s most memorable sights like Paris Disneyland, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Jardin du Luxembourg etc. The city of Paris has many hidden gems lurking in its corners and we would suggest that you try to take some time out of your schedule to visit these 5 unknown Paris attractions during your Short Term Vacations in the city. Who knows maybe a few of them might be located just right off your holiday rental.
Paris Top 5 Hidden Attractions
The Statue of Liberty, Paris - If you thought that the Statue of Liberty was in New York only think again! There are at least 4 statues of Liberty in the world –one in Liberty Island of New York and the rest in Paris itself, notably in:
Jardin du Luxembourg – The second largest public park of Paris which also happens to be garden of the French Senate, the Jardin du Luxembourg is where you will find the original statue. Standing 15 feet tall on its pedestal, it act as a bronze model for the New York statue which was a gift from France to America in honour of the Centennial of American independence. On its tablet is written 15 novembre 1889 the date at which the larger Parisian replica was inaugurated. The Jardin du Luxembourg is located in the 6th arrondissement where one can find various short term rentals to rent out f0r your holidays
Pont de Grenelle - This is where the second statue is located on the Île aux Cygnes. At 37 feet high, it looks down the river Siene and was featured in the movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
Musée des Arts et Métiers – Just right off the Musée des Arts et Métiers’s entrance, you will find a bronze statue made from the very original plaster off which the New York Statue was carved.
Flame of Liberty - A full-sized, gold-leaf-covered replica of the flame that is in the hand of the Statue of Liberty, New York, the 3.3 meters Flame of Liberty too is a symbol of Franco-American friendship just like the Statue of Liberty. Located right above the entrance to the entrance to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel near the Champs Elysees, many people view the torch as an unofficial memorial to Princess Diana wh o died in the tunnel way back in 1997.
Wallace Fountain - You might have seen them all over the city but have you ever wondered what made them special? These public drinking fountains in the form of small cast-iron sculptures can be best seen scattered across the numerous sidewalks of Paris. Named after Robert Wallace, these fountains were built to ensure that the poor and homeless had water to drink following the France Prussian War which left many aqueducts destroyed. Very much a symbol of Paris who will find them locatedred across all the major arrondisement and rues very much like the holiday apartments.
Catacombs of Paris - If you looking for something bizarre to visit, then make your way to the Catacombs of Paris. Not meant for the soft hearted, the catacombs are an underground ossuary where the remains of around 6 million people are kept.
Le Mur Des Je T'aime (I love You : The Wall) – If you are staying in a holiday home in Montmartre and feeling pretty romantic, then head off to the Square Jehan Rictus where you will find the Le Mur Des Je T'aime. A place for lovers to hang out this is where you will learn to say I love you in 250 languages.
Don’t wait, take out your camera, grab that backpack and head off on a beautiful discovery of a city loved by all.
