Paris

Paris is never what you expect! Rough and tough in lines and traffic, soft and gentle in the parks and the cafés. You're in Paris and this is your city, the city that belongs to all those who...

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Paris is never what you expect! Rough and tough in lines and traffic, soft and gentle in the parks and the cafés. You're in Paris and this is your city, the city that belongs to all those who love it. Paris equals culture. Rainy days can be spent in more than 80 museums and 3 300 galleries. Few cities are as Paris connected with romance. Wine and good food in picturesque restaurant, served by a waiter wearing a beret. An evening stroll, hand in hand with your loved one, across one of river Seine's many bridges - maybe the oldest of them all, Pont Neuf. Each year over 30 million foreign tourists visit Paris, which makes Paris one of the most popular destinations in the world. Louvre, L’Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Montmartre, Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse are some of the "must see" in Paris. Previous capital, Versailles is mostly famous for royal residence Château de Versailles, that King Ludvig XIV built in 1682, and well worth a day trip. There's an enormous choice of gay culture, clubs, fantastic hotels and restaurants in Paris, most of them in the area of Marais. Bookshop Violette & co has one of Europe's best selection of lesbian literature.