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Compare Paris hotels online for great value deals. Fashion, gastronomic delights, french wine, world-renowned tourist attractions, top-class skiing and glamorous coastal resorts combine to make France officially the most popular holiday destination on the planet. Typically attracting over eighty million tourists yearly, France aims to please and does so effortlessly.

Even France’s campsites are unique and more akin to miniature theme park resorts. Add in the beautiful Mediterranean climate in the south of the country. With an average summer temperature high of over twenty-five degrees and the colder weather of the sun-capped Mont Blanc region, you need to see France at least once. Compare Paris hotels today to see how much you can save.

A travel guide to Paris

The attractions in Paris are truly spectacular. Who could fail to be impressed with such wonders as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Sacre Coeur Basilica, the Louvre Museum, the Palais des Papes, the Pont du Gard Bridge, Mont Saint Michel Island, Chateau de Chambord, the Palace of Versailles and the many D Day sights, including the sombre Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial!

Add in the chic beaches, harbours, promenades, nightclubs and casinos of the French Riviera (which typically gets over three hundred days of sun each year). The stunning ski resorts in the Alps, particularly Chamonix, with its Mont Blanc Mountain backdrop. Not forgetting the awe-inspiring national parks in Provence, the stately castles in the Loire Valley and of course the ‘romantic ambience’ of Paris, and you get just a tiny sample of what this very proud country has to offer the lucky visitor!

Paris for kids

And in case you think the kids might still be a little underwhelmed with all this extravagance, you can always bring them to Disneyland Paris to see Mickey Mouse, Minnie, the Disney Princess and friends. Then let them experience all the thrills and spills of the park’s Indiana Jones, Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, It’s a Small World, Tower of Terror, Buzz Lightyear, Ratatouille The Adventure, Star Wars and Phantom Manor rides!

Paris for food connoisseurs

France is gourmet heaven, with more world-class chefs and restaurants than any food lover could dream of seeing. Beef bourguignon, coq au vin, ratatouille, bouillabaisse (fish stew), cassoulet (bean and meat casserole), foie gras, crepes, croissants, crème Brulee, quiche, baguettes, escargots (snails), frogs legs, gratin dauphinoise and not forgetting the humble garlic bulb, are all French specialities of the house.

Paris for the wine connoisseur

The natural home of the grape, France excels in producing some of the most excellent wines in the World. So much so that many visitor itineraries are based on sampling as much of this exquisite elixir as possible. Tasting trips to vineyards in the more famous French wine-growing regions of Rhone, Burgundy, Alsace, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, and not forgetting Champaign are becoming increasingly popular.

Paris for shopping

And if fashionable shopping establishments are your thing, France will spoil you rotten. The country is the birthplace of Haut Couture and is home to many of the World’s most popular fashion brands, including Yves Saint Lauren, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Givenchy and Dior!

Paris for sport

The sporting enthusiast will also find much to be pleased about when visiting France, from the world-famous Tour de France bicycle race to passionate soccer or international rugby games in the impressive Stade de France. And if that’s not enough, there’s the French Open Tennis, Le Mans Car Race and Monaco Grand Prix (just across the French border in the French Rivera) to cheer with the crowds.

Getting around Paris

Another great feature of France is the ease with which visitors can travel between and within cities. France has almost thirty thousand kilometres of railway infrastructure and the infamous TGV train, which can travel over three hundred kilometres per hour. Add the many city underground rail networks (including the Paris, Lyon, Lille, Marseilles, Toulouse and Rennes metros), trams, cable cars, and motorways.

You can see why visitors repeatedly return to seek out the attractions still not ticked off their must-see French holiday list. We compare cheap hotel deals in Paris, French Riviera, Nice, Lyon, Chamonix and Cannes, to name just a few of the top tourist destinations in France.

Best tourist attractions in Paris

The most romantic city in the world, Paris, will enthral with its sophistication and unique attractions. One of the beautiful things about visiting Paris is the vast array of sights that do not charge an entrance fee. These include The Sacre Coeur Basilica, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Musee Carnavalet, and, of course, the many stunning formal and very colourful public parks, including Parc Monceau, Jardin des Tuileries and Parc des Buttes-Chaumont. See the main tourist attractions in Paris below.

The Eiffel Tower: Iconic Parisian, nineteenth-century, iron structure. Over three hundred and twenty metres high, the tower attracts around seven million visitors every year, so expect some queuing. Access is by lift or by steps for those without fear of heights. There are restaurants on two of the three levels.

Notre Dame Cathedral: Stunning gothic-styled, twelfth-century Roman Catholic cathedral with attractions including the many exterior gargoyles, a high altar with King Louis statues, and ten bells, including one that weighs over thirteen tons. It also has a seven thousand-plus piped organ and, of course, some beautiful stained glass windows.

The Louvre Museum is home to nearly forty thousand exhibits, including De Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting and the one-armed Venus de Milo statue. The museum is the most famous museum on the planet and attracts up to ten million visitors yearly: cafes, restaurants, and shops on site.

Arc de Triomphe: Located on the Champs Elysees, this imposing arch is fifty metres high, and underneath is the flame at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The structure has an exhibition, and its terrace offers amazing citywide views.

Musee D’Orsay: Located on the banks of the River Seine in a former train station building, this world-renowned art museum houses works by famous artists, including Van Gogh, Cezanne, Pissarro, and Renoir. Restaurant onsite.

Basilica of the Sacre Cour: Located proudly on Montmartre Hill, this picturesque Catholic church offers stunning views over the city from the top of its dome. Inside, the painted ceiling, crypts, and pipe organs are beautiful. The basilica looks stunning when lit up at night.

George Pompidou Centre: Infamous building with pipes and tubes protruding outside. This somewhat controversial structure is home to an enormous library and the National Museum of Modern Art. The Geroge Pompidou Museum exhibits contemporary art movements and has up to one hundred thousand items displayed by over six thousand artists.

Pantheon: Originally a church, the Roman-style Pantheon now operates as a mausoleum. Inside are seventy crypts, including those of Emile Zola and Voltaire. Compare cheap Paris hotels today for great deals and save.

For a more unusual and slightly morbid day out, take a visit to either Montparnasse Cemetery or Pere Lachaise Cemetery, where you can pay homage to the graves of The Doors’ Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, John Paul Sartre, and Simon de Beauvoir. If your legs haven’t given up the ghost, a nice long walk along the tree-lined Champs Elysees street, with its cafes, shops, and cinemas, or to Paris’ Latin Quarter on The Left Bank, with its trendy shops, cafes, restaurants, and bars, will be most rewarding. Thank you for visiting our hotel comparison site. We hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable trip. You can also compare car hire deals for Paris using our online engine.