Weekend Tours in Paris

Paris is located in the middle of the Paris Basin, about 65 meters above sea level. The boundaries of the city blocks are surrounded by a ring road, a length of 36 kilometers. The territory of the French capital includes the Bois de Boulogne - located in the west of Paris and the Forest of Vincennes - from the east of Paris. The total area of the city is 105 square kilometers.

The meridian of Paris has for many years been the zero meridian for French maps. This meridian line is marked along its entire length with various commemorative bronze marks on bridges, sidewalks, and buildings.

Paris has a moderate climate, the average annual temperature is about +11 degrees, and the average annual precipitation is within 586 mm. The microclimate of Paris itself differs from the air temperature in this region by an average of 2 degrees, lower humidity, brighter nights and less light days, which makes weekend tours to Paris very attractive.

Paris is home to about 19 percent of the Ile-de-France region and about 3.5 percent of the entire French population. The capital of France, Paris, is the most populous city in France.

Today there are about 310,000 foreigners living in Paris, a figure representing 14 percent of the population of Paris. Most of the emigrants come from Portugal, Algeria, and Morocco.

In the city there is a large number of unique attractions. These include both architectural buildings, as well as streets, bridges and squares, which are open to your eyes using a weekend tour in Paris.

The most famous Parisian landmarks are the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris, which was built on the island of Cité, and the Arc de Triomphe. The Eiffel Tower was designed by engineer Eiffel. Originally the structure was to serve as a temporary structure, for the entrance to the World's Fair in 1889, but as you know, the Eiffel Tower not only survived the event, but also remained the most famous landmark of Paris and all of France, and has become a true symbol of Paris. Away from the tower rise the Basilique Sacré-Coeur - built on the highest point of Montmartre Hill and the second tower of the Tour Montparnasse, which particularly stands out against the background of this flat area.

Weekend tours in Paris allow you to see the historic line of monuments, which starts from the center and continues to the west of Paris. This line begins from the world-famous Louvre Museum, continues toward the Tuileries Garden, the Champs-Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe.

In the heart of the historic part of Paris is the Maison des Invalides. In this House of the Invalids there is a military museum and the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte are buried here. There is also the Pantheon Church. The former royal palace of the Conciergerie is also located there. During the Great French Revolution, the former Conciergerie Palace became a prison for the queen of France, who was overthrown by the revolutionaries, later, it was from this palace that was later taken out for public execution.

The memory of the French people's fiery battles for freedom is kept alive by the Statue of Liberty, on Swan Island. A larger copy of this statue was given to the United States in 1886. Since then, the Statue of Liberty has been welcoming tourists to New York harbor.