Once just a village that settled on the "Ile de la Cité" (City Island) on the confluence of the Seine's two branches, Paris has vastly expanded over the centuries, taking the surrounding villages under its wing and making them its own. Nowadays the City of Light-a name Paris earned during the age of the Enlightenment-is made up of several arrondissements or districts, numbered from 1 to 20 and logically... more local info

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Paris Neighborhoods

11th Arondissement - Bastille Canal St Martin

One of Paris' coolest neighborhood's to live and party in. Residential on one end and touristy on another, it is especially popular with young urban professionals or upwardly bound members of the... more neighborhoods

History

Cities with so many intact historical sites are rare. Monuments, museums, squares and gardens, in all their beauty, remind us of the extent to which Paris is and always has been in demand. It has been...

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