A Week in Paris

Triumphal Arch•à The Arc de Triomphe•Location: Place Charles de Gaulle•Began Building: 15th August 1806•Finished Building: 29th July 1236•Height: 50m (164ft) •Wide: 45m (148ft)•Deep: 22m (72ft)•Arctitect: Jean Chalgrin, Louis-Étienne- Héricart de Thury

Palace of Versailles•à Château de Versailles •The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. •Versailles is famous as a building, and as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.

The Eiffel Tower •The Eiffel Tower was the tallest manmade thing in the world from 1889 to 1930.•It is an Observation tower, Radio Broadcasting tower and the symbol of Paris.•Began Building: 1887•Finished Building: 1889 •Opening: 31 March 1889•Antenna Spire: 324m (1063ft)•Roof: 300.65m (986ft) •Top Floor: 273m (896ft)•Floor Count: 3 - Elevator: 9•Architect: Stephen Sauvestre•Structural Engineer: Maurice Koechlin,• Émile Nouguier•Main Contractor: Compagnie des• Establissments Eiffel

Our Lady of Parisà Notre Dame CathedralAmong the most well-known churches ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris, it is the church that contains the cathedra (official chair) of the Archbishop of Paris, currently André Vingt-Trois.Began Building: 1163Finished Building: 1345Length: 128m (420ft) Width: 69m (226ft)Height: 69m (226ft – 2 towers)Spire: 1 – Spire Height: 90m (300ft)

Palace Garnier à Palais GarnierThe Palais Garnier is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house.Began Building: August 1861Finished Building: 5 January 1875Architect: Charles Garnier

• à The Louvre• The Louvre is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument.

• Established: 1793• Director: Henri Loyrette• Curator: Marie-Laure de Rochebrune

à DisneyLand•Disneyland Paris is composed of two theme parks, a retail, dining and entertainment district, and seven Disney-owned hotels. •Opened: 12th April 1992

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• January: Maison & Object - Furniture and interior decorating trade fair.

• February: Six Nations Rugby Tournament - France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy.

• March: Spring Fashion Week• May: French Tennis Open• June: The Fête de la Musique -

Celebrates the summer solstice (21st June) with this city-wide, free musical celebration. 

• July: - Bastille Day on the 14th of July celebrates the raid of the legendary Bastille during the French Revolution. There does be a fireworks display and a parade.

- le Tour de France - For most of the months, July and

August, parts of both banks of the Seine are changes from expressway into an artificial beach for Paris Plage.

• August:.During the last weekend in August, an outstanding music festival Rock en Seine draws international rock and pop stars to barges on the Seine near moored off of the 8th

• September: During mid-September DJs and fans from across Europe come together in Paris for five or six days of dancing and etc. All leading to the Techno parade - a parade whose route traces roughly from Pl. de Bastille to the Sorbonne, and around the same time the Jazz à la Villette festival brings some of the biggest names in modern jazz from around the world to perform and enjoy.

• October: The Nuit Blanche transforms most of central Paris into a moonlit theme-park for an artsy all-night event on the first Saturday of October.

- Fashion Week

• November: The third Thursday in November marks the release of Le Beaujolais Nouveau and the beginning of the Christmas season. This evening, the Christmas lights are lit in a ceremony on the Champs-Élysées, often in the presence of hundreds, even thousands of people and many important people, including the president of France.

5 Things to see in Cannes• Old town - The usual narrow winding

streets filled with restaurants and souvenir shops. The view from the castle ruins at the top is brilliant.

• Palais des Festivals - Down La Croisette is the famous Palais des Festivals, where movie stars gather and watch films screened during the festival.

• Covered Market (Marché Forville) – It is a food eating and viewing market in Cannes. The market is at the west end of rue Meynardiers, which is one of the Cote's best gourmet streets.

• Port - Admire the yachts of the rich and famous, though true mega-yachts will be found at the International Yacht Club down the coast in Antibes.

- La Croisette - Cannes catwalk beside the sea, is the center of the city's tourist activity and known for its luxury hotels and boutique shops.

- Festival de Cannes - The most famous film festival in the world takes place in mid-May every year. The world’s most famous celebrities are there to walk the red carpet, and thousands of films are screened in the festival and the Marché du Film, which is the world's biggest film market.

5 Days in Cannes• Trans Cotes d'Azur, Quai Laubeuf (Port

de Cannes): Mid-June to mid-September: Offers day cruises and excursions to Monaco, St Tropez, Iles de Porquerolles and other destinations.

• French Riviera Tours: A luxury ship offers a view of Cannes. You can choose to do either a lunch tour or an evening dinner tour. You receive lunch or dinner and a tour while enjoying live music.

• Tour du Masque: A popular attraction for history and literary people. The Tour du Masque is said to be haunted by the ghost of the mythical, mysterious figure known as the "Man in the Iron Mask."

• Molinard: Walk down this flower-scattered villa to learn how perfume is made and manufactured. It's an olfactory and visual feast, as well as smelling some of the world's best perfumes. Famous perfume bottles are also displayed.

• Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence, 2 rue Mirabeau. The museum retraces everyday life in Provence from prehistoric times to the present day. The Provençal way of life is displayed through furniture, pottery, paintings, traditional costumes and santons (Christmas crib figures). There's also an genuine formal garden to enjoy.