Our guide to Helsinki is almost ready to be published (it's been submitted to Apple and they just need to publish it now) and Trippa London is pretty much there as well. We announced last week that we'll be covering Paris next, with Trippa Paris being launched in a couple of months time! As we always do when announcing a new destination we're going to take a look at the top five sights that city has to offer.
Eiffel Tower
The most iconic building in all of Paris, the Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889. It's the tallest man made structure in Paris and gives an excellent view across the whole of the city. Our recommendation would be to visit at night when the tower is illuminated.
Arc de Triomphe
Sat at the end of the Champs-Élysées, the Arch of Triumph was built as a tribute to the the soldiers that died in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars. You can walk around the base to see engravings and sculptures or climb to the viewing platform and look down one of the most famous streets in the world.
Notre Dame
Probably the most famous Church buildings in the world (this probably has a lot to do with the Victor Hugo novel and Disney film about a certain Hunchback who lived here.) You can walk through the cathedral building and see the fantastic stained windows and 7,374 pipe organ or climb to the top of the stairs to come face to face with the city's scariest gargoyles.
Basilica du Sacré Cœur
Found at the highest point in the city (butte Montmartre) this 100 year old building has pletny to see inside. Photographs are prohibitted though with militant security checking on you as you walk around. You can pay €6 to climb to the top of the tower for the best view back across Paris, or just stand at the top of the steps for not a bad look back.
Moulin Rouge
Founded in 1889, this cabaret house close to Montmartre is the spiritual birthplace of the can-can dance and the setting for the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film of the same name. You'll find it easily, just look for the red windmill on the roof.
Those were our top five favourite sights in Paris, keep your eyes peeled for the launch of this which will be in the next month or two. In the mean time if you’re off on a little trip away then why not take a look at one of our other smart city guides like Trippa Cardiff, Trippa Berlin,Trippa Stockholm, Trippa Barcelona or Trippa Oslo.
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